by REM Editorial Team | Jun 17, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Jay Gregg Each year about 2.5 million children are injured or killed by hazards in the home. These terrible accidents can be prevented by using simple child-safety devices available on the market and by hiring an experienced home inspector to ensure your home is...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 13, 2014 | Advice for Agents
Happy 25th birthday REM! Elsewhere on this site, the powers that decide these things have selected the most influential people in real estate in the past 25 years. At the time of this writing, I have no idea of the final choice but I was honoured to be asked for my...
by Bruce Keith | Jun 11, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Featured
“More money, please” is a common refrain from home sellers. It is understandable and needs to be handled properly if they are to get the most money in the end. In handling objections, great salespeople use logic, not emotion. Here is a logical (and effective) solution...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 10, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Vicky Riley Keyes As a downsizing specialist, you would think that with my knowledge and experience of helping people clear out their homes, I would have the perfectly decluttered home. Well, that’s a funny story. When the last of my three daughters finally left...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 6, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Jerry Bresser Never look at being a real estate professional as a job; always as a business. You wear three hats: Your investor hat, your management hat and your agent/employee hat. Put on your investor hat for the moment. “I, the investor, am going to invest one...
by Carolyne | Jun 6, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Carolyne Here’s a multi-fruit dessert to keep on hand all year round. 2 medium large Bosc pears, cored and peeled 1/2 medium large red delicious apple, cored and peeled 1 medium large peach, peeled, pit removed 1/2 medium, medium ripe banana Chop the fruit...