The Board of Governors of the Alberta Real Estate Foundation recently approved $103,225 in community investment projects at their recent meeting on Oct 19th, 2012.

Notable projects include:

$10,000 to the University of Alberta, School of Business (ualberta.ca) to enhance undergraduate student opportunities in the field of Real Estate education.

$35,000 to Alberta Real Estate Foundation (aref.ab.ca) for Industry and Community Sponsorships

$58,225 to the Centre for Public Legal Education (cplea.ca) for the Residential Tenancies Legal Information extension for 2014-2015.

Executive Director De Paoli remarked “even though interest rates remain low, the Alberta Real Estate Foundation continues to support community and industry projects throughout the Province. We look forward to continuing to support groups in 2013”

The Alberta Real Estate Foundation supports initiatives that enhance the Real Estate Industry and benefit the communities of Alberta. The Foundation was set up in 1991 under the Alberta Real Estate Act. Since then, it has awarded over 14.2 million dollars in community and industry grants to over 455 projects across Alberta.