1960

• VIREB votes to allow Sunday showings between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

1966

• VIREB starts its Multiple Listing Service® and is formerly registered as a Society.

1968

• VIREB forms a Salesmen’s Division.

1972

• VIREB launches its videotape education program and travelling seminars.

1974

• VIREB opens its new office on Metral Drive.

1975

• VIREB sets up its first IBM computer system.

1976

• VIREB awards its first REALTOR® of the Year Award.

1979

• Dorothy (Smith) Whittome is acclaimed VIREB’s first female president.

1980

• VIREB begins allocating funds towards community projects in each zone. The Nanaimo Zone decides to purchase the Maquinna Mask.

1983

• VIREB initiates the Realty Watch Program and shares the idea with other boards. This is the start of RealtyWatch in BC.
• The board approves a building extension to accommodate new computer technology, including Xerox copiers for in-house printing.

1986

• VIREB votes to adopt CREA’s Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics in order to create a nationally recognized standard of protocol.

1991

• VIREB celebrates its 40th anniversary. The zones host All-Candidates Meetings as part of the provincial election process.

1995

• VIREB launches its first website and partners with an ISP to market listings online.

2003

• VIREB provides input into the new provincial Real Estate Act.

2004

• VIREB creates its first Commercial Division to address the unique needs of commercial real estate.

2005

• Real Estate Council of British Columbia (now the BC Financial Services Authority) imposes mandatory continuing education for licensed representatives.

2007

• VIREB launches the REALTOR® Care Award to showcase philanthropic good works and community service done by REALTORS® across Vancouver Island.

2008

• VIREB establishes an endowment fund at Malaspina University College, renamed Vancouver Island University (VIU), later that year.

2011

• VIREB celebrates its 60th anniversary.