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Blame the Act

I refer to the letter appearing in the Feb. 2002 REM, written by Graham Millward. He blames the real estate broker owners and the real estate associations for our dwindling real estate commission, from the good old days of six per cent to the present deteriorating...

Does RECO have the right?

Re: Was RECO penalty enough in `Oklahoma' Deal?, REM March 2002.   This very interesting article deals with the writer's concern over the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECD) penalty imposed on an individual, registered under The Real Estate and...

Don’t call us….

I read my first REM – picked up at the Toronto OREA office – and found it both interesting and informative. It was with interest that I read your commentary on recruiting new members into the profession. I believe that you are incorrect in stating that the...

No offense

Your readers may have been misled by a brief comment in The LeBow Report in the January 2002 issue. Mr. Lebow suggested the Appraisal Institute of Canada took exception to his comments in an earlier article regarding the appraisal industry and the need for change. Our...

Discount broker no threat

There I was, happy as if I had brains, filling in the REM survey in the November 2001 issue. And then, a slap upside the head. Question 5; the most important issues facing the industry. Among the issues, Discount Brokers. Since most of the choices were of bad things...