by Don Procter | Sep 28, 2018 | Featured, Profiles
It is a brand-conscious society, Brian Walker will tell you. That’s why the 61-year-old broker closed the doors a year ago on his long-time brokerage NRS – a name once recognized as one of the largest realty companies in Canada – and re-opened shop as a Re/Max West...
by Don Procter | Jul 18, 2018 | Featured, News
B.C.’s proposed speculation tax for owners of resort properties is well intended but if it goes ahead in its current framework it could hurt tourist-reliant communities and be punitive to long-term residents, says a B.C. resort developer/builder. While the proposed...
by Don Procter | Mar 27, 2018 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
Surrey sales rep Chuck Magnus thought his days riding a bicycle ended when he was a kid with a paper route, but after watching girls, boys, women and men cross the finish line of a bicycle race from Vancouver to Whistler in 2011, he was inspired to take to the saddle...
by Don Procter | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured, Technology
Robot real estate agents aren’t about to take over the industry, but more brokers and agents are seeing the benefit of chatbots – software programs that can engage in conversations – to help them do business. Halifax brokerage The Pike Group is a case in point. It...
by Don Procter | Nov 27, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Four years ago, members of the Canadian Real Estate Association voted against using a Realtor rating system on Realtor.ca, but times have changed. And rating services have evolved. The Association of Saskatchewan Realtors (ASR) moved ahead with one of those services –...
