Rebecca Alberico is a freelance multimedia writer from Toronto, and a former senior writer at luxury lifestyle publication Dolce Magazine. In 2016, Rebecca was awarded the 1st place Golden Circle Award by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for her editorial on Femvertising. She currently manages a creative team for an innovative, sustainability-focused beverage brand, while keeping her own creative juices flowing through various freelance endeavours.
Renee is a Toronto-based writer and content strategist covering finance, real estate and lifestyle. She's been published in the Globe and Mail, Forbes and Canadian Living.
Rita is a 30-something real estate professional who loves writing, interior design and of course a nice glass of wine. She has experience in real estate markets across Canada and has built a network of REALTOR® connections along the way. Rita’s advice is always well researched, but never sugar-coated. Ask her anything—she’s here to give you real answers and relatable advice during your journey to homeownership.
Ross McWhinnie is a fourth-year advertising and marketing communications student from Ottawa, Ontario. He loves writing, collaborating, and daydreaming about projects for the future. Ross loves making ideas come to life on the page.
Sara is a Winnipeg-based content spinner, brand strategist and philanthropist. Her writing has covered topics ranging from home design and personal finance to community, culture, and adventure travel in Canada's North. She seeks to find and tell stories that enlighten as much as they entertain.
Sarah Doktor brings her experience as a small-town journalist and national online editor to the Canadian Real Estate Association as a Communications Advisor. Sarah helps facilitate conversations between CREA and our members, boards, associations and the public via our online communities. She also helps coordinate the content presented to you here on the CREA Café. In her spare time, Sarah can be found at the gym, running on a trail or watching Netflix with her cat, Libby.
Sarah Houghton is a copywriter based in Ottawa covering topics from home design to community features and has contributed to Canadian home and destination publications. As a city girl relocated to the country, she quickly became familiar with the ins and outs of old farmhouse restoration and is fearless with a drill. With big dreams of owning an old townhome with original hardwood flooring, she’s inspired by the juxtaposition of modern trends with traditional home design.
Scott McGillivray’s passion lies in educating people to make smart investment and renovation decisions and how to succeed in the uber-competitive world of real estate. Scott has been a top-rated HGTV star in the U.S. and Canada since 2008, starring in more than 300 episodes of television, and is best known as the star and award-winning Executive Producer of HGTV hit series’ “Income Property”, “Moving the McGillivrays”, "Buyers Bootcamp" and most recently, “Scott's Vacation House Rules”.
Formerly an operations manager with Kodak, Scott is 15 years into a second career as a freelance content creator – writing, photographing, and recording music for television. Stuck somewhere between minimalist and maximalist tastes, he loves the history of design, even if he can’t quite establish his own.