by REM Editorial Team | Jul 12, 2023 | Boards & Associations, Letters to the Editor
We appreciate the continued dialogue around Realtor Cooperation as we get closer to the date that the new policy will come into force on Jan. 3, 2024. In his letter to the editor on Jul. 6, 2023, broker Cory Raven suggested the new Realtor Cooperation Policy conflicts...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 6, 2023 | Letters to the Editor
As many know, in January 2024, CREA will restrict the public marketing of exclusive listings not on MLS. I further wonder if, in January, there will be a change to the CREA Realtor Code. Article 3 currently reads, “A realtor shall protect and promote the interests of...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 7, 2022 | Letters to the Editor
A long time ago, Albert Einstein said: “Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” It’s a fact of life that you’ll find stup… (sorry, “dreamers”) in any profession and institution and, certainly, the...
by Shannon McFadyen | Apr 1, 2022 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
The article “Oshawa proposal is state-sanctioned surveillance by unaccountable enforcement officers,” written by columnist Chris Seepe, contains speculation on behalf of the author who has misrepresented facts and made numerous false and defamatory statements. We have...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2021 | Letters to the Editor
Why do out-of-town Realtors list some properties only on their board and not the local board where the property physically exists? Last week I was out showing houses in beautiful Brantford, Ont. As I was trying to get the lockbox to sync with my phone (a...
by REM Editorial Team | May 13, 2021 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Would you sell a house built in the 1940s to your mother without a home inspection? Would a happy buyer and the potential of repeat business be of higher importance and morally just, rather than a quick commission? One would think so, but it’s not always the case. The...
