by REM Editorial Team | Jun 27, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Carl Langschmidt It is amazing to me how many pre-construction condominiums have prices that are out of whack! By out of whack, I mean disconnected from prices in the resale market. Don’t get me wrong – a new condo is obviously better than a 20-year-old condo, but...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 26, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Re: Who had the biggest impact on the real estate industry during the last 25 years? From my university business-educated and corporately trained point of view, the biggest failure in the history of organized real estate is the total disregard of...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 24, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Karen Donaldson “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill Look around. Surrounding you is a mixed bag of great feats of heroism and success, and defeat and misery. Business...
by Debbie Hanlon | Jun 23, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Debbie Hanlon We’ve all been there. Every real estate agent at some point in their career has to try and move inventory that simply does not have a unique selling point (USP). You get a listing in a subdivision and that house looks suspiciously like the house up...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 20, 2014 | Advice for Agents
Remember the good old days when people used to slather their bodies with suntan lotion and sit out in the sun? While a tan was at one time a symbol of health and beauty, the residual effects turned out to be not so good for us after all. Translate that thought to your...
by Stan Albert | Jun 19, 2014 | Advice for Agents
Here are my votes for the people who had the greatest impact on the real estate industry during the past 25 years: – Toronto real estate lawyer and columnist Bob Aaron for his insightful articles relating to the real estate industry. He hits the mark on a lot of...
