What REALTOR CANADA INC. does

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), founded in 1943, is the national trade association representing more than 160,000 REALTORS across Canada through 69 provincial and regional real estate boards and associations. It operates as a non-profit headquartered in Ottawa, with REALTOR.ca Canada Inc. functioning as a wholly-owned subsidiary responsible for operating the REALTOR.ca consumer portal and mobile applications. The organization serves a dual constituency: REALTORS as members accessing MLS® systems, professional tools, advocacy, and the REALTOR® brand, and Canadian consumers as users of REALTOR.ca for property search, market information, and REALTOR® discovery.

The core technology is the MLS® cooperative listing infrastructure, which feeds REALTOR.ca and downstream products. The product portfolio includes the REALTOR.ca website and iOS/Android applications, the REALTOR.ca Member App, the REALTOR.ca DDF® data distribution facility, CREA WEBForms® electronic forms, the MLS® Home Price Index, the Listing Stats App, and CREA Stats for monthly market reporting and forecasts. Distribution reaches REALTORS through local boards and the REALTORlink member portal, and reaches consumers through the public-facing REALTOR.ca website and mobile apps. As of May 2026, the platform carried 200,000+ listed properties and reflected a national average home price of $702,079 with month-over-month sales up 5.5%.

Revenue is generated through member dues flowing up from the 69 boards, REALTOR.ca and technology service subscriptions, and MLS® access and transaction-related fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by local board. Marketing spans content (CREA Café Blog, news releases, REAL TIME Podcast), paid social and search (with Google Analytics and Meta pixels in use for advertising), email newsletters, and a Speakers Bureau that engages the REALTOR® community at industry events. The organization is not publicly traded, has no parent or private-equity backing, and is governed by its member REALTORS.

Name

REALTOR CANADA INC.

Legal name

The Canadian Real Estate Association

Website

https://crea.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), founded 1943, is a non-profit national trade association representing 160,000+ REALTORS across Canada through 69 boards. REALTOR.ca Canada Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, operates the consumer-facing REALTOR.ca real estate portal, MLS® infrastructure, and professional technology tools for members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Association Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Traditional Residential Brokerage (Existing Homes) (BPAJAAAA)

Keywords

• Real estate listings
• MLS systems
• Housing market analytics
• Property search portal
• REALTOR association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ottawa

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: REALTORS® pay dues through their local real estate boards/associations which flow up to CREA, supporting the organization's operations, advocacy, and technology platforms.
2. REALTOR.ca Services: Technology platform services for REALTORS® including listing tools, mobile applications, and data distribution through DDF®.
3. MLS® Systems Access: Cooperative marketing system providing maximum exposure for properties listed for sale through participating REALTORS®.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CREA operates REALTOR.ca, Canada's national real estate listing portal aggregating MLS property listings for consumers, and provides MLS cooperative marketing systems, professional tools (Member App, DDF, WEBForms), and the MLS Home Price Index (HPI) analytics to its member REALTORS. The organization also conducts housing market research, advocates on behalf of homeowners and the real estate industry, and supports 160,000+ REALTORS across 69 boards and associations.

Product overview

CREA operates REALTOR.ca as its flagship national real estate platform, complemented by a suite of professional tools including the REALTOR.ca Member App, REALTOR.ca DDF® for data distribution, and the Listing Stats App. Supporting products include CREA WEBForms® for document management, the MLS® Home Price Index for market analytics, and CREA Stats for statistical reporting. The portfolio includes the REAL TIME Podcast for industry engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REALTOR.ca: Online real estate listing platform and mobile application serving Canadian property buyers and sellers
• MLS (Multiple Listing Service)
• CREA WEBForms
• MLS Home Price Index (HPI)
• REALTORS Care
• REAL TIME Podcast
• Powered by Purpose

Products and services

• REALTOR.ca Canada's national real estate portal providing comprehensive property listings, search functionality, market information, and REALTOR® discovery for Canadian consumers, with a companion app for REALTORS.
• REALTOR.ca Member App Mobile application for REALTORS to access listing tools, manage properties, and serve clients on the go.
• REALTOR.ca DDF (Data Distribution Facility) Data distribution system enabling the exchange of real estate listing data between REALTOR.ca and member boards and associations.
• CREA WEBForms Digital forms and document management system for real estate professionals to create, manage, and process real estate transaction documents.
• MLS Home Price Index (HPI) A sophisticated housing valuation measure that tracks price trends for residential properties across Canada using advanced MLS systems and benchmark property models.
• CREA Stats Statistical reporting platform providing monthly housing market statistics, quarterly forecasts, and downloadable data for Canadian real estate trends.
• Listing Stats App Mobile application providing REALTORS with real-time listing statistics and market performance data.

Quantifiable outcome

• National home sales increased 5.5% month-over-month in May 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Idealista: The dominant property portal in Spain, Portugal, and Italy, providing residential and commercial listings. Comparable to REALTOR.ca in serving as a primary consumer-facing real estate search platform in its regional markets.
• REINZ (Real Estate Institute of New Zealand): New Zealand's national professional body for the real estate industry, comparable to CREA as a member-driven trade association with data reporting (monthly NZ housing statistics) and member accreditation services in a single national market.
• Property Finder: Leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa, operating across multiple countries. Comparable to REALTOR.ca as a regional property listings platform, though serving a different geographic market with different regulatory dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• REA Group: Australian operator of realestate.com.au, the dominant residential property portal in Australia. Comparable to REALTOR.ca as a national consumer-facing property listings platform with deep MLS-equivalent data feeds from member agents.
• Zoopla: UK residential property portal owned by Silver Lake/Houseful, providing listings, valuation estimates, and agent advertising. Functionally comparable to REALTOR.ca as a national consumer-facing property search platform serving the UK residential market.
• Rightmove: The UK's largest property portal, operating a national residential listings platform comparable in function to REALTOR.ca. Rightmove demonstrates the scale potential of a national property portal business but operates as a publicly traded commercial company rather than a member association.
• Zillow Group: US-based digital real estate platform combining property listings, Zestimate valuation, and ancillary services. Operates a consumer-facing portal directly comparable to REALTOR.ca but with broader product scope and a publicly traded commercial structure.

Emerging players

• Compass: US-based real estate technology company that combines a national agent network with proprietary technology. While smaller and US-focused, Compass represents the tech-enabled brokerage model that competes with traditional REALTOR®-affiliated services.

Direct peers

• Propertymark: The UK's largest professional body for property agents, formerly the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA). Comparable to CREA as a national trade association setting professional standards, providing member accreditation, and advocating for the residential real estate industry in a single national market.
• National Association of REALTORS (NAR): The US national trade association for real estate professionals, operating a parallel MLS-style cooperative listing infrastructure and member platform model (realtor.com). NAR is the closest structural analogue to CREA as both are national REALTOR® associations that operate MLS/cooperative listing systems and own consumer-facing property portals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CREA_ACI
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CREACHANNEL
• Facebookfacebook.com/CREA.ACI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creaaci
• Instagraminstagram.com/crea_aci

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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