Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington explained

The REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) is the 3rd largest real estate board in Ontario and the 8th largest in Canada, representing over 2900 members^[1] in Hamilton, Burlington and surrounding areas.

In the community, RAHB is the largest fundraiser to the CHML/Y108 Children's Fund,^[2] a founding member of the Home Ownership Affordability Partnership (in conjunction with the City of Hamilton and the Threshold School of Building),^[3] and administrator of the Karan Barker Memorial Scholarship.^[4] In November 2006, RAHB grabbed national headlines for its pledge to send Tim Hortons gift certificates to Canadian troops stationed in Kandahar, Afghanistan.^[5]

Officially founded in 1921,^[6] the REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington was previously:

• the Hamilton Real Estate Board
• the Metropolitan Hamilton Real Estate Board
• the Hamilton-Burlington District Real Estate Board

The Association's landmark building on York Boulevard, was acquired in 1990 for $3.8M.^[7]

History

• 1874 - Hamilton Real Estate Association formed - a precursor to organized real estate in Hamilton^[8]
• 1921 - Hamilton Real Estate Board founded
• 1949 - first real estate group in Ontario to introduce the Multiple Listing Service
• 1951 - first Photo Co-op System (predecessor to modern day MLS) in Canada

See also

• Canadian Real Estate Association
• Ontario Real Estate Association

External links

• REALTORS Association of Hamilton-Burlington

Notes and References

1. Web site: About RAHB. 2008-06-18. dead. https://archive.today/20110530223533/http://66.197.25.174/about_us.htm. 2011-05-30.
2. Web site: AM 900 - CHMLAM. Corus Radio. 2007-10-31. dead. https://archive.today/20070812025618/http://chmlam.corusradionetwork.com/station/childrens_fund-realtors_auction.cfm. 2007-08-12.
3. News: McGuinness, Eric. City will sell aging social housing units to buy more economical townhouses. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524122823/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/hamiltonspectator/access/807177741.html?dids=807177741:807177741&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Mar+14,+2005&author=Eric+McGuinness&pub=The+Spectator&edition=&startpage=A.06&desc=City+will+sell+aging+social+housing+units+to+buy+more+economical+townhouses. dead. May 24, 2011. Hamilton Spectator. 2005-03-10. 2007-10-31.
4. News: Realtors mourn loss of E.O. Karan Barker. Real Estate Marketing. 2001-03-01. 2007-10-31. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071026052416/http://remonline.com/rem/news/newspage.aspx?pageid=1304&status=yes&top=75. 2007-10-26.
5. News: Hamilton-area Realtors to donate Tim Hortons gift certificates to troops: And they're easy to ship. National Post. 2006-11-04.
6. Board records date back to 1918. Web site: Hamilton Real Estate Board collection - 1918-1934. McMaster University. 2007-10-31.
7. Web site: Sales History Report. Teranet. 2007-10-31.
8. Book: Doucet, Michael J., Weaver, John C.. Housing the North American City. McGill Queen's Press. 1991. 0-7735-0825-2.