by REM Editorial Team | Sep 7, 2011 | Guest Columns
By Ari Lahdekorpi It is fascinating to ponder what ownership of property really is. On one side you can see the homeless in any of the major Canadian cities, clutching their cardboard, garbage bags and shopping carts. Their sense of security and shelter differs...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 24, 2011 | Featured, Guest Columns
By Ross Kay I am a third generation Realtor, the son of a local legend. My father is the guy people still tell stories about 30 years later. They tell of him knocking on doors in snow storms. His competitors remember when listings were tightly guarded secrets during...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 8, 2011 | Featured, Guest Columns
By Frank Kirschner Scores of economic prognosticators are continually trying to determine when the U.S market will level off. Many investors are asking, will there ever be a better time to buy? No doubt about it, there’s never been a better time to buy a U.S....
by REM Editorial Team | May 25, 2011 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Ari Lahdekorpi Over the years I have watched real estate practitioners come and go. Some have built amazing careers that seem to have no limit to their growth, and others never find any type of appreciable trajectory. The difference between those who reach the...
by REM Editorial Team | May 12, 2011 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Larry Bull In the 2009 federal budget, Canada’s finance minister announced his intention to establish a national task force dedicated to providing advice and recommendations on a strategy to strengthen Canadians’ financial literacy. Appointed in June 2009, the...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 4, 2011 | Featured, Guest Columns
By Michel Chevalier To be green, or not to be green? That is the question! The answer my friends, is not blowing in the wind, as many residents of rural Canada and elsewhere around the world are finding out – the hard way – by living next to giant industrial wind...