by Callum James | Mar 9, 2017 | Featured, Guest Columns
The delay by the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) in announcing the winner of its initial licence training Request for Proposal should ring alarm bells. RECO may be about to attempt its biggest cash grab since it required that all registrants buy their E&O...
by Dennis Irwin | Feb 28, 2017 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
Just because the pond looks inviting on a hot and humid day, don’t dive in, ignoring the warning signs, until you know what lies under the surface. The pond may have hidden dangers lurking right below the surface that you’re not aware of. Do not ignore the possible...
by Tim Syrianos | Dec 19, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
I just finished an office meeting with most of our agents in attendance. I always look forward to discussing the many hot topics and trends that are evolving in the marketplace. Being in a room together also creates the synergy and feedback that is needed compared to...
by Zia Abbas | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Foreign buyers. There hasn’t been such a hot topic in real estate for a long time. Vancouver has pointed its finger and told local residents (and the world) that foreign buyers have been gobbling up homes and making real estate prices rise in lock-step with their...
by Jim Reid | Sep 15, 2016 | Guest Columns
Legalized bondage is nothing new as millions of workers used to be called “indentured servants”. The fact is they were under contract to serve someone else, just like “independent contractors”. Of course the laws compressing their lives were quite...
by John DiMichele | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Since TREB announced its appeal of the Competition Tribunal’s decision, we’ve become aware of much confusion and misunderstanding of our position; I’d like to set the record straight. TREB has never been opposed to any innovation in the real estate marketplace, nor...
