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Privacy and competition

Privacy and competition

Here are the three most important aspects about the recent Competition Tribunal hearing, in my sole and humble opinion. The first is that the outcome of these hearings will have the most profound impact on the industry since the advent of what people in the real...
Publisher’s Page: New rules in real estate

Publisher’s Page: New rules in real estate

We have all heard that the three rules of real estate are location, location, location. It’s been this way for years. That is, until today. It’s all changed now. Now it’s finance, finance, finance. It’s all about the money now. It used to be, “Call me for a waterfront...
Publisher’s Page: On meetings and Marty Douglas

Publisher’s Page: On meetings and Marty Douglas

If I had a nickel for every minute I have sat through meetings for work or with various community organizations, I swear I would be a millionaire. I am so wary of meetings now that when people ask me to come out, my first thought is to find a way to not attend. So...
Characters and leaders

Characters and leaders

Over the years I have met a lot of eccentric people in this business. Some were quietly methodical, some were wild, many were staggering, many of them were characters and I realize now, a lot of them were leaders. Many of our leaders today seem more quiet and stoic....
Licensing and business models

Licensing and business models

If you want to operate a taxi in a big city, you have to have a license issued by the government. I am therefore confused that there are people without taxi licenses who give people rides for money, just like a taxi, and they can do so legally. I am told they can do...