by REM Editorial Team | Feb 24, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns, News
The Canadian housing market and where it is headed has been the subject of heated debate among investors and Canadians in general for several years now. With constant cranes going up in Toronto and Vancouver and rock bottom interest rates, it appears as if it shows no...
by Ross Wilson | Feb 23, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
What do you do? It’s a common inquiry. You could say you’re a human being that lives, loves and grows, or a human being that subsists and struggles for survival. However, to elicit such an esoteric response isn’t the usual reason for such an innocuous inquiry. From a...
by Lorne Collis | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Dominion Lending Centres has purchased Mortgage Architects, making it the largest mortgage originator in Canada. Quoting from a recent REM article, “Dominion Lending Centres (DLC) says it is now the largest mortgage originator in Canada after acquiring Mortgage...
by Paul Cowhig | Dec 14, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
There are no MLS rules that say a listing has to provide what you expect to receive for acting as a buyer’s agent in a transaction, other than it must be greater than zero. The rules say that before you begin to act as an agent for a buyer or seller, you fully explain...
by David Collini | Dec 9, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
Every year, potential home buyers flock to realtor.ca in an attempt to land their dream home with turn-key expectations. Focused on the home’s location, the decor of the kitchen and lot size, buyers can easily become distracted with the layout of the home and not...
by Kim Rempel | Dec 7, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
There are lots of stories online and in print touting the benefits of selling your home yourself, without using a real estate salesperson. Do-it-yourself property sales companies promise that you’ll save thousands of dollars in commissions. What most home sellers on...