by REM Editorial Team | Mar 19, 2007 | Guest Columns
By Brian Hirtle A listing is born! We have all been there for that magic moment when it all begins. The listing is initialed and signed by all parties and the true copies are given to the sellers (got to love those rules and regulations). Then there is the moment...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2007 | Guest Columns
By James MacMaster The just-before-Christmas National Post headline, Rural Canada in Crisis was an eye-catcher, if for no other reason than the word “rural” so seldom graces any of the cover sheets of our major dailies. A Senate Committee had just released an...
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...
