by REM Editorial Team | Feb 3, 2010 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
By John Polito It’s early in 2010 and real estate managers are once again dusting off that old chestnut, “You can’t be a success without goals.” They must be right because all the best-selling self-help book authors are singing the same song. There is no other way, so...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 28, 2010 | Guest Columns
By Jamie MacMaster As Napoleon entered Moscow in the fall of 1812, Czar Alexander and his commanders were discussing just when and where they should stand their ground. A pessimistic Russian field marshal noted the splendid successes of the Grand Armeé and speculated...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 22, 2009 | Featured, Guest Columns
By Gary Little CREA’s Realtor.ca interactive real estate map was a preemie, born a year ago on July 2, 2008, about six months before it should have seen the light of day. As a result, it suffered from a number of birth defects, most of which I chronicled here in the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 16, 2009 | Guest Columns
By Jamie MacMaster With the worn peaks of New York State’s Adirondacks quite visible on any clear day, it is difficult for Glengarry, Ont. folks to ignore the presence of our neighbours to the south. But proximity notwithstanding, my forays into “Merica” have been...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 7, 2009 | Guest Columns
By John Geha The federal budget tabled in January included several initiatives to stimulate the Canadian economy through home-buying initiatives, and rightly so. Real estate is a main foundation of our national economy, and all of us in the industry were pleased to...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 29, 2009 | Guest Columns
Here’s part of a recent conversation I had with Dr. Zvi Blank, a U.S.- based independent consultant and trainer with extensive experience in environmental issues pertaining to various types of real estate markets. Q. What specific environmental issue(s) do you...
