b'INDUSTRY NEWS WINTER 2021RE/MAX addressesIndustry veteranhousing affordabilityChristophersen RE/MAX Canada has been calling for all levels of govern-ment to collaborate and develop a National Housing Strategy joins Weichertto add more supply to the market. The initiative is part of the Charlotte Christophersen joinedcompanys effort to address Canadas housing affordability Weichert Workforce Mobilitys Westerncrisis, which has been prompted by high demand andCanada team as a senior client serviceslow supply. director. She will lead the companys Calgary operations,RE/MAX expects the crisis to intensify as the country welcomes advising clients on all things related to talent mobility and1.2 million immigrants over the next three years. While larger ensuring their programs remain competitive and reflect bestcities will be heavily impacted, smaller cities and towns have practices. Chistophersen will also oversee a team of frontlineroom to grow. As a result, RE/MAX is encouraging govern-mobility professionals. ments to focus on ways to attract people to less-populated prov-In addition to 15 years of mobility and real estate experience,inces like Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland, Christophersen previously served on the CERC Board ofwhere affordable housing options are more readily available.Directors as its chair and is the current chair of the associationsAccording to the RE/MAX 2021 Fall Housing Market Outlook Education Committee. Report, high-end homes have already experienced a boost in activity by buyers relocating from more densely populated areas to less populated ones. Newfoundland and Labrador have some of the most attractively priced properties nationally onMcCain welcomes the market. new global mobility advisorMeanwhile the RE/MAX Canada 2021 Condominium Report found that buyers turned to condominiums in 2021 as freehold McCain Food welcomed Linda Hoy as its new advisor, globalhousing values escalated beyond their reach. The strongest mobility. Based in Calgary, Hoy will help grow advisory andgains in sales were made in western Canada, where Greater consultancy delivery through partnership with the companysVancouver and Calgary saw condominium sales rise 87 and 83 internal and external stakeholders. This will allow the company toper cent respectively between January 1 and August 31 of 2021, continue to evolve its global mobility function and transform itscompared to the same period in 2020. The GTA led the eastern process, programs and delivery.region in terms of percentage increases in condo sales at 71 per The companys director of global mobility, Jeff Houck, cent, followed by Halifax-Dartmouth at 36 per cent and Ottawa welcomes Hoy to the team. at 29 per cent. LEVEL relaunches brandLEVEL Furnished Living re-launched their brand as Level Hotels & Furnished Suites to better reflect their collection of unique nightly and extended stay accom-modations. With locations in Vancouver, Chicago, Los Angeles, and soon Seattle, the company offers a varied mix of fully furnished apartments with lifestyle amenities and 24hr guest services. In addition to their fresh new look, the brand will welcome two new properties in the coming months: Level VancouverDowntown Howe will open in December of this year, followed by Levels first Seattle location in early 2022, in the heart of the citys South Lake Union neighbourhood.10PERSPECTIVES Winter 2021'