by REM Editorial Team | Aug 15, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Bill Johnston In the first two parts of this series, (Part 1 here and Part 2 here), we noted that the real estate professional’s success hinges on building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients, colleagues and sub-trades. Let’s take a look at...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 16, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Bill Johnston In our last column, which you can find by clicking here, we noted that the real estate professional’s success hinges on building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients, colleagues and sub-trades. The world of real estate...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Jamie MacMaster My suspicions were first aroused in the spring of ’07 when an organization calling itself SOS (Save Ontario’s Species) ran Ontario-wide radio ads hailing the McGuinty government’s new and improved Endangered Species Act – yet another law, in a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 27, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Ron Rossini Many Realtors ignore or lightly traipse through the yards of their showings. Buyers spend some time viewing the yard while the sales rep often becomes a ‘tag along.’ There are many perils in the outdoors that should concern all Realtors and most of...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 17, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Bill Johnston The real estate salesperson is the “general contractor” in the sale of property. He or she delivers some of the required services to the consumer directly (open houses, negotiation), and contracts out other key duties to the “sub-trades”. These...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 16, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Richard Silver Whether one likes the technology or not, email is here to stay and is not going away. Don’t plan on the horse and buggy making a big come back anytime soon either. That is today’s reality. Here is what I don’t get. I sell real estate and make a...
