by REM Editorial Team | Jun 5, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Andy Herrington There are so many new and innovative ideas for sales reps to navigate through – and all of them take a whole lot of time. I hear the same thing all the time: how can I have a social media presence, a quality website, design my flyers, write ads,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 4, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Amanda Ross Those of you who know me are aware that I grew up in this business. My dad was licensed in 1971 and opened his own brokerage in the ’80s. He and I talk about the business all the time and especially about the differences between then and now. Here are...
by REM Editorial Team | May 27, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Ari Lahdekorpi com·pe·tence [kom-pi-tuhns] noun 1. The quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification capacity: He hired her because of her competence as a real estate agent. 2....
by REM Editorial Team | May 22, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Gian-Piero Furfaro Most of you have heard the phrase, “The one who speaks first loses.” Does this mean an equally matched negotiation results in two salespeople locked in a room staring at each other for hours on end? There is truth to silence as an ally but there...
by REM Editorial Team | May 20, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Publisher's Page
The real estate business is riding a wave of change these days. I am not a real estate agent – I have never sold property. I have, however, spent 35 years watching the real estate business in Canada. In all those years I have seen the number of people in the business...
by REM Editorial Team | May 15, 2014 | Advice for Agents
By Elden Freeman When you’re trying to change the world, they say it’s a good idea to start small. That’s what a handful of Toronto environmentalists did recently when they set out to plan, design and produce a green map of their community, which highlights a wide...