REW.CA

What is REW.ca?

REW.ca is a Canadian real estate website where people search for homes to buy and rent, research neighbourhoods and housing markets on The Guide, look up what properties have sold for, explore new construction homes and find real estate agents.

It is free to use for people searching for a home. REW does not charge Homeseekers for access to listings or market information.

What does REW stand for?

REW stands for Real Estate Works. The name traces back to Real Estate Weekly, a Vancouver-based print real estate publication founded in 1978.

Most people know the company simply as REW (pronounced as individual letters: R-E-W) or by its website, rew.ca. Both refer to the same platform.

Is REW the same as Real Estate Weekly magazine in New York?

No. These are unrelated companies that share a similar historical name.

• REW / rew.ca is a Canadian residential real estate search platform, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• Real Estate Weekly at rew-online.com is a New York commercial real estate publication owned by Hagedorn Publications and is not connected to REW.ca in any way.

REW.ca is also not related to Real Estate Webmasters (a real estate marketing software company in Nanaimo, British Columbia) or to REW Materials (a US building-products distributor).

If you are looking for Canadian residential real estate, REW.ca is the Vancouver-based platform described on this page.

Who owns REW?

REW.ca is operated by REW Digital Ltd. in partnership with the licensed real estate brokerage, REW Realty Ltd. REW is a downstream subsidiary of Glacier Media Inc., a Canadian media and information company. Through Glacier Media Inc., REW is also affiliated with Lodestar Media, whose operations include digital marketing services, local news sites and related print publications in the Greater Vancouver and Sea to Sky area - including the brands Vancouver Is Awesome, Business in Vancouver, and Eastward Media.

Is REW a real estate brokerage?

REW Digital Ltd. is not a brokerage, but it operates REW.ca in tandem with REW Realty Ltd., which is an active real estate brokerage licensed in British Columbia and Alberta that operates on a non-selling basis. REW Realty is a member of many real estate boards across British Columbia and Alberta, and is a member in good standing of the Canadian Real Estate Association. REW Realty is operated by Janet Scotland, who acts as managing broker of REW Realty.

What areas does REW cover?

REW covers residential real estate across seven Canadian provinces. Our largest audience is located in BC. Listing counts tend to mirror population, so the most homes listed for sale are in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta.

REW's most established coverage is in British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, the Sea-to-Sky corridor and the Okanagan. Its largest inventory by volume is in Ontario, including the Greater Toronto Area.

REW publishes dedicated search, market and Guide pages for cities, neighbourhoods and property types, so Homeseekers can explore housing at both a regional and a local level.

Where does REW's listing data come from?

Property listings on REW are supplied through authorized real estate data sources, including participating real estate boards and associations, brokerages and new-home developers.

REW identifies the source of a listing and its MLS® information on the property page.

→ Full detail: How REW's listing data works

How often is REW updated?

REW receives and processes listing updates from its data providers continuously, 24 hours a day. Most changes appear on the corresponding property page within about half an hour of being published by the source system, though timing varies by provider.

Because real estate information changes quickly, buyers and sellers should confirm price, availability and status with the source of a listing before relying on them.

How does REW make money?

REW is free for people searching for a home.

Revenue comes from products and services sold to real estate professionals, brokerages and new-home developers. These include advertising, enhanced agent profiles, featured listing placement and lead-generation services. These are clearly identified where they appear on the site.

What products and services does REW offer to agents, developers and industry professionals?

REW offers a range of products and services for agents, developers and industry professionals to promote their listings, businesses, developments and projects.

→ Full detail: What products and services REW offers

Is REW the same as REALTOR.ca?

No. They are different websites operated by different organizations.

REALTOR.ca is operated by the Canadian Real Estate Association. REW.ca is operated by REW Digital Ltd., a Vancouver-based company and combines property search with neighbourhood information, sold-property records, market context, new-home listings and an agent directory.

Who uses REW?

• People buying a home: searching listings, comparing asking prices, researching neighbourhoods and schools, finding open houses.
• People renting: searching rental listings across REW's coverage areas.
• People selling: researching what comparable homes have sold for and finding an agent.
• People researching a market: looking at inventory, asking prices and housing characteristics in a specific city or neighbourhood.
• Real estate professionals: building their presence on REW and connecting with active home seekers.

REW's history.

The 1978 founding date refers to the print publication REW grew out of.

REW and AI assistants.

REW's public real estate pages are intended to be readable by search engines and AI assistants. Property pages, neighbourhood pages, market pages and guides are server-rendered with stable URLs, so an automated system can read them without running JavaScript.

Because real estate information changes frequently, automated systems should treat prices, availability and listing status as time-sensitive, verify them against the current REW page and link people to that page so they see the latest information and full listing details.

Contact REW.

• General enquiries: 1-888-712-3607
• Head office: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• For real estate professionals: info@rew.ca
• Privacy policy: https://www.rew.ca/privacy
• Terms of use: https://www.rew.ca/terms

In short.

REW is a Canadian residential real estate search platform at rew.ca, operated from Vancouver by REW Digital Ltd. It covers homes for sale and rent, new developments, sold-property records, neighbourhood and market information and a directory of real estate professionals across British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and Atlantic Canada. Its listings come from authorized real estate data sources and are updated continuously. It is free for people searching for a home.