by Tony Palermo | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns, News
Zoocasa’s broker of record Darryl Mitchell wants to set the record straight. Since it launched in 2009, the Rogers-owned site has created a lot of controversy in the real estate community. It began when Century 21 successfully sued Zoocasa for scraping listings from...
by Glenda Brindle | Jan 12, 2015 | Guest Columns
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) is planning a new registration education program that will ensure the continuing success of the real estate profession. But before I get into the details, I’d like to look back at how the sector has changed. When I entered the...
by Ozzie Logozzo | Jan 9, 2015 | Guest Columns
What goes up must come down. Literally! This is a fundamental law of physics. Board a plane and take flight. Inexorably, at some point, planned or otherwise, you are coming down. Scientists have harnessed nature’s physical forces for our betterment. We are grateful...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 19, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Real estate professionals are popular people. No matter where you are or who you’re speaking with, the subject always comes back to housing. Name another sales business where potential customers can’t wait to talk to you and get your advice. Your ability to respond...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 18, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Don Kottick The real estate industry is being inundated by organizations, groups and individuals promoting or announcing new certifications, accreditations or designations. Do these acronyms at the end of your name accomplish or mean anything? Does the consumer...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 29, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
By Phil Soper Back in 1967, when Canada was celebrating its centennial, the periodical Industrial Canada compiled a list of the 119 companies that had survived the nation’s first 100 years. While predictably many on that 1967 list have now faded away, a subset of...
