President’s Toronto SUN Column: New Beginnings At The Toronto Real Estate Board

Posted by: Toronto Real Estate Admin / Category: Toronto Realtor

TREB President’s Column as it appears every Friday in the Toronto Sun’s Resale Homes and Condos section.

July 5, 2013
New beginnings at the Toronto Real Estate Board, Dianne Usher, an accomplished leader will represent Greater Toronto REALTORS® as our professional association’s President throughout the next year.

Dianne began her career as a real estate salesperson just north of the city in 1978, earning a broker designation and managing a small sales group shortly thereafter. It wasn’t long though, before her career with Royal LePage brought her back to the central core.  

Today, she serves as Vice President of Royal LePage’s Johnston and Daniel division, a fitting position for a strong female leader given that the division traces its roots to Robert Johnston and Eggerton Daniel, who in 1950 pursued the novel idea of hiring the women who lived in Toronto’s most prestigious neighbourhoods – Rosedale, Moore Park, Forest Hill and Lawrence Park – to sell homes.

Despite the demands of her position, Dianne routinely offers her time to advocate for Greater Toronto Area home buyers and sellers on issues that affect your life’s most significant transaction.  A registered lobbyist, Dianne has shared the perspectives of Greater Toronto REALTORS® and their clients with legislators on numerous issues including the Toronto Land Transfer Tax, the Condominium Act and standards for home inspectors.

With Ms. Usher as TREB President, you can count on the fact that making your voice heard at City Hall, at Queen’s Park, and on Parliament Hill will be a priority.

She is also committed to supporting the professional development pursuits of Greater Toronto REALTORS® so that they continue to have the tools and know-how to represent your needs amid the fast evolving technology advancements and legislative requirements of our sector.

Having previously served as a Director of the Canadian Real Estate Association, a Director and President of the Ontario Real Estate Association, and a Director and President of the York Region Real Estate Board, Dianne is no stranger to taking the reigns and working to achieve consensus among large groups. 

Her recent contributions to TREB alone include Chairing the Communications, Education, Consumer Relations and Condominium Committees. This year, she has served as Chair of the Government Relations Committee and Vice-Chair of Finance.

Confident that in the months ahead, not only will Greater Toronto REALTORS® benefit from her depth of experience, so too will you as she shares her insight in this column on emerging issues and helpful tips you can use in your next real estate transaction.

To learn more about the process of buying and selling a home, talk to a Greater Toronto REALTOR® and be sure to visit www.TorontoRealEstateBoard.com where you will find updates on the market, information on government programs that may benefit you, and plain language explanations of commonly used real estate forms.

Dianne Usher is President of the Toronto Real Estate Board,
a professional association that represents 36,000 REALTORS®
in the Greater Toronto Area.

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