by REM Editorial Team | Feb 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Litigation can be a revolving door (REM, November 2001): Your readers should be aware that had a professional real estate appraiser been acting for the purchaser, it is possible none of the litigation would have happened. An appraiser routinely checks zoning and...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Forecast 2002: You asked people, “If you could change anything in Canadian real estate in 2002, what would it be?” The people you asked were general managers, presidents or vice-presidents of real estate companies or franchises. Apparently these are people of...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
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...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2001 | Letters to the Editor
So, Re/Max Cornerstone held their ratification vote and are now Local 2001 of the Brewery, General and Professional Worker's Union — Well, bully for you guys! You want a base rate of pay because you’re always being asked to work for less? My, my, what is...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2001 | Letters to the Editor
It is difficult to unite the real estate practitioners together because this industry accommodates too many part-timers. And real estate salespeople are in fact self‑employed businesspersons, although the outdated REBBA in Ontario does not conform to this reality. But...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2001 | Letters to the Editor
With regard to the article in REM about lawyers selling real estate, Mr. Silverstein, because of his position and knowledge of the real estate industry, cannot claim innocence or ignorance. He knew what was coming down the pipe line. There should be an article...
