London St Thomas Association of REALTORS

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	About the LSTAR RCC
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About LSTAR

The London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® (LSTAR) is one of the 15 largest Boards in Canada with a membership of over 1,450 Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons working out of 135 offices. LSTAR is a professional organization committed to serving the real estate needs of the community and to providing its Members with the services and education required to promote excellence, knowledge and a high standards of ethics and business practices.

Our Members are licensed professionals governed by a high standard of professional service and a strict Code of Ethics and are committed to providing the best possible service to their clients and customers.

Member Services

One of the primary functions of LSTAR is the operation of the Multiple Listing Service® or MLS®, a co-operative marketing system used only by Canada’s real estate boards to ensure maximum exposure of properties for sale. Almost all resale homes in Canada are sold through MLS®. Using MLS®, REALTORS® can access sold prices, list prices, average time on the market, historical data and conduct comparative market analyses. MLS® is the cornerstone of organized real estate’s tremendous success, both its most valuable tool and your best chance to optimize your buying or selling experience. It is also a powerful driver of the economy, both in terms of economic spin off and the creation of both direct and indirect jobs.

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Leadership

Guided by a thirteen member Board of Directors and administered by a team of professional staff specialists, LSTAR strives to deliver excellent service to its Members, including not only its core service, MLS®, but also Arbitration, Education, Professional Standards, Communications, and Government and Community Relations. It is nationally recognized as a leader in technological innovation, political action and community service.

Our History

Chartered in 1936, the London Real Estate Board amalgamated with the St. Thomas Real Estate Board in 1969 to become the London and St. Thomas Real Estate Board. (The name of the Board was officially changed to the London and St. Thomas Association of REALTORS® in the Autumn of 2006.) Our MLS® was initiated in 1951 as the Co-operative Division; in 1962, the Division was renamed MLS®. In 1984 the Association’s first in-house computer system was installed. Today, its MLS® is provided by Filogix and is Internet-based.

All of the Association’s listings may be found on the REALTOR.ca , or on the websites operated by our brokers, the vast majority of whom are participating in the Association’s Internet Data Exchange (IDX) program.

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