1913
A.E. LePage established his real estate company ‘A.E. LePage – The Bungalow Specialist’ on July 2, 1913.
Our Story
1918
The A.E. LePage company enters the home construction business, building hundreds of homes in the west and north areas of Toronto.
1920
A.E. LePage, with an eye to establishing codes of ethical practice for the industry, was instrumental in the founding of the Toronto Real Estate Board.
1922
In a move to garner headlines, A.E. LePage builds a house in a day. Footage of the event was taken by Associate Screen News and shown in movie theatres across North America.
1923
Still keen to generate press coverage, A.E. LePage builds a fireproof home. The event was widely covered by the daily newspapers of the time.
1953
Following A.E. LePage’s retirement in 1953 the company, under new ownership, assembled 800 hectares of farmland, creating North America’s first planned development, in the town of Don Mills in Ontario.
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1950
The A.E. LePage company corners 80 per cent of the Toronto office leasing market.
1964
A.E. LePage offers a new service to help companies across Canada with employee relocations. (The service now operates under Brookfield Global Relocation Services.)
1960
The A.E. LePage company plays a pivotal role in the land assembly and office
leasing of the Toronto-Dominion Centre, the largest project of its time within the British Commonwealth.
1970
A.E. LePage rapidly expands its residential business through more than 140 acquisitions across Canada.
1974
The Survey of Canadian House Prices, later known as the Royal LePage House Price Survey, is launched. The quarterly report is relied
upon by financial, government and academic organizations and serves to establish Royal LePage as the voice of Canadian real estate.
1984
A.E. LePage and Royal Trust merge creating the country’s leading diversified real estate services organization. The new company is named Royal LePage.
1987
Royal LePage becomes a publicly-traded company, trading on the Toronto,
Vancouver and Montreal stock exchanges.
1994
Royal LePage offers a franchise system, and rapidly grows its network by attracting leading independent brokerages and those from competing brands, including Johnston & Daniel.
1995
Royal LePage launches www.royallepage.ca, Canada’s first national real estate website. The site becomes one of the most popular real estate Web sites in Canada.
1997
Realty World™ acquisition raises the company’s agent count to 7,200 agents from 5,500. By 2001, all Realty World™ offices had converted to Royal LePage.
1998
Royal LePage Shelter Foundation launched, creating the only corporately-branded
charity within the Canadian real estate industry.
2000
Royal LePage is Canada’s first national real estate company to offer property search and neighbourhood information via interactive mapping technology.
2003
Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Royal LePage enters a phase of unprecedented growth, reaching 10,000 agents across Canada.
2003
Royal LePage acquires Groupe Trans-Action, a Montreal-based real estate franchisor with more than 80 locations across Quebec.
2011
Royal LePage Shelter Foundation reaches a milestone, raising a record $2 million in one year (2011). Since 1998, the Shelter Foundation has raised over $24 million and is now the largest public foundation in Canada dedicated exclusively to funding women’s shelters and violence prevention programs.
2012
Royal LePage grows to 14,000 REALTORS®, in 600 offices across Canada and re-launches its commercial brand.
2013
Royal LePage marks its 100th year on July 2, 2013. To commemorate Royal LePage’s 100-years, a series of celebrations and special initiatives rolled out across Canada in 2013.
2014
Royal LePage reaches 16,000 agents nationwide. Royal LePage Sussex is formed in British Columbia's lower mainland giving Royal LePage #1 presence in a key trading area. Growth continues in Ontario with Royal LePage Terrequity joining the brand and many others adding to their rosters.
2015
Royal LePage’s national website marks 3 million visitors per month. Royal LePage demonstrates social media leadership with on 7 social media channels, expanding reach and connecting with more Canadians.
2015
Royal LePage National House Price Composite is introduced, building on more than 40 years of real estate market research with the Royal LePage House Price Survey. The Composite significantly increases the number of regions reported on to 53 markets across Canada.
2016
2.3 billion media impressions earned in 2016. Royal LePage is recognized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS) for overall excellence in media relations.
2017
Royal LePage grows to 17,000 REALTORS®, doubling our size since 2002. Phil Soper, President & CEO of Royal LePage named most influential leader in Canadian Real Estate by the Swanepoel Power 200.
2018
Royal LePage more than triples the size of its salesforce since the mid-1990s, and surpasses 41 million visits to royallepage.ca. The company is awarded for its marketing, media relations and philanthropic efforts.
2019
Royal LePage unveils sold property data and property valuation services on its website. The company receives IABC and CPRS media relations awards. Phil Soper, President & CEO appears on the Swanepoel Power 200 list for the 6th consecutive year.
2020
Royal LePage introduces its Work Safe program during the COVID-19 pandemic. royallepage.ca becomes the number one real estate company website and adds AI-driven comparable neighbourhoods technology. COO Carolyn Cheng joins Phil Soper, President & CEO, on the Swanepoel Power 200 list.
2021
Royal LePage launches its consumer-facing blog website, blog.royallepage.ca. The company’s commercial division becomes the fastest growing commercial brand in Canada. $38 million is raised to date for the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation.
2022
Royal LePage surpasses 20,000 real estate professionals, and launches its automated valuation model, QuickQuote™. The company continues to hold the number one position as the most quoted real estate company in Canada.
2023
Royal LePage celebrates its 110th anniversary as a leading Canadian real estate brand. Phil Soper, President & CEO, ranks in the top ten and Carolyn Cheng, COO, is recognized once again on the Swanepoel Power 200 list. The Royal LePage Shelter Foundation marks 25 years of helping women and children find safety, hope and healing after experiencing intimate partner violence.
