BCREA has reached a major milestone. Join us throughout 2026 as we look back at big moments for the Association and the real estate sector at large from the past 50 years.
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Since its incorporation on March 31, 1976, BCREA has consistently championed REALTOR® education and professionalism, delivered research-backed Advocacy, and contributed to a stronger, more resilient housing landscape in BC.
Explore our 50th anniversary content below and check back throughout the year as we add more.
How will BCREA honour and recognize reaching the five-decade mark? In this video, BCREA Senior VP of Government Relations, Marketing & Communications Trevor Hargreaves sets up the Association’s year-long celebration of a major milestone.
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In this video, BCREA Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson answers questions about the Association and the sector.
Enacted in 1977, the Heritage Conservation Act is being modernized with private-sector input.
In this video, Trevor Koot, Darlene Hyde, and Robert Laing answer the question: “What makes real estate special or unique?”
Learn about the beginnings of the Real Estate Errors and Omissions Insurance Corporation.
Recapping the BC real estate sector's response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we look back at the BC real estate sector landscape of 1986.
