by REM Editorial Team | Dec 31, 2006 | Guest Columns
By Louise Parker I once listed an abandoned farmhouse in need of a lot of cosmetic work. I advertised it as just that, hoping to appeal to the fixer-upper buyer, but no luck. It was in a pastoral setting, serene, with mature trees and a babbling brook nearby, and I...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 18, 2006 | Guest Columns
By Bill Mullen In the mid-1970s, a few savvy entrepreneurs began offering a new service to prospective home buyers. The practitioner would inspect the house being sold and report on its conditions for a small fee. In time, the few grew to be many and a need arose...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 12, 2006 | Guest Columns
By Lana Waters Many Canadians think buying a home is a safe investment. Since the 1980s, when Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) ended its consumer protection role through construction inspections, housing quality has suffered. For instance, CMHC...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 4, 2006 | Guest Columns
By Megan O’Toole On Nov. 25, the government passed Bill C-37, effectively giving force to amendments to the Telecommunications Act – resulting in what is more commonly known as the “Do Not Call” legislation. The regulations to the act still need to be written...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 1, 2005 | Guest Columns
No. Mls.ca helps the parent MLS brand By Ken MacKenzie A rose by any other name… That in essence is the principal point in the discussion over the branding, or re-branding of the mls.ca web site. The current concerns are focused on consumer confusion...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 1, 2005 | Guest Columns
Yes. Why spend money explaining the difference? By Richard Silver Yesterday a seller called, wanting to know why his photos were not on MLS. I had uploaded them myself to the MLS system the day before. Today, a buyer thrust two listings into my hand and...
