by Martin Rumack | Oct 11, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
Oct. 17 is right around the corner. When that date arrives, it will usher in a profound change in Canada, because it marks the point that smoking cannabis will be legal. Under the federal Cannabis Act, Canadians will be legally permitted to buy, possess, use and share...
by Blain Martin | Oct 10, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
Samuel de Champlain and 32 colonists settled on the site of Quebec City in 1608. He and the surveyors that followed laid out farm lots for settlers, town sites, canals and railways. Surveyors were largely responsible for the creation of settlement patterns to...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 9, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
The outcome of the Competition Bureau’s case against the Toronto Real Estate Board has attracted significant media attention. The case, given its complexity, has been largely misunderstood. It’s important to note that TREB, though criticized for doing so, was...
by David Reid | Oct 4, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
Being a Realtor is about so much more than just buying and selling homes. It’s about the people behind the transaction – the young buyers looking for a place to finally call their own and the empty-nesters selling the family home, a place where they created their...
by Tina Plett | Oct 3, 2018 | Guest Columns
Vans and semis zoomed past me on the highway shoulder. I sighed and dialed my client. “I’m sorry – I’m going to be quite late for the showing. I’m stranded with a flat tire.” We can’t choose what happens to us. We do get to choose how we’ll respond though. I could...
by Christopher Alexander | Oct 1, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
Technology has disrupted virtually every service industry, from banking and retail, to taxis and travel. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t used Uber, Amazon or Airbnb in the past week – if not in the last 24 hours. So, what’s the difference between...
