OREA & Ontario Licensing

[Claude Lawrenson]

Here's a news release from OREA (Ontario) regarding licensing home inspectors.
https://www.orea.com/About/News-and-Press-Releases/Press-Releases/February-21-2017

[Garry Sorrells]

Interesting, especially if they make the wording, ".. program that would make it mandatory for all home sellers to conduct a home energy audit before they list their home. "

It would create a boom in FISBO sales (for sale by owner). No listing therefore not required.

[Jerry Peck]

Interesting, especially if they make the wording, ".. program that would make it mandatory for all home sellers to conduct a home energy audit before they list their home. "

It would create a boom in FISBO sales (for sale by owner). No listing therefore not required.

Depends on how they define "list" their home - any "list" the FSBO "lists" their home on could be considered as "listing" the home, it didn't say 'list with MLS' or 'list with a real estate agent' did it.

[Garry Sorrells]

Yep. Never know how the French - English conversion/translation effects things. You could be including the home in the list of other homes found in the classified section of a news paper, as one interpretation. When someone can say "it depends on the definition of "is"" anything goes.

[Claude Lawrenson]

What seems to be interesting with this release is others ready to line up to mandate radon, IAQ, etc should be a one-stop review of conditions. Now if this is expected to be part of a home inspection, I can see where certainly the cost of a home inspection may become unaffordable, or perhaps even waived due to increased cost.