by REM Editorial Team | May 27, 2019 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Re: Is it time for CREA to hire a lobbyist? The myths presented in the letter are erroneous. We don’t host cocktail parties. We have made over a dozen submissions on FINTRAC. We advocate regularly on the stress test. When it comes to lobbying expertise, CREA is ranked...
by REM Editorial Team | May 23, 2019 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Some of you may have read my letter to the editor, regarding the stress (me out) test and CREA’s advocacy efforts to change it. It received some commentary from across the country, including some directly to my email. The opinions of the commenters ran roughly like...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 26, 2019 | Letters to the Editor
I was just reading Christopher Alexander’s article on stress testing potential home buyers out of the market and it is putting stress on sellers also. He is right. The government has to find ways to give incentives to help first-time buyers. If this country would...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 14, 2019 | Letters to the Editor
I had the opportunity to take the CREA Realtor satisfaction survey the other day and noticed that our national organization seems quite proud of their advocacy and political action efforts on behalf of Realtors. I confess I’m not sure why – for this reason: General...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 25, 2019 | Letters to the Editor
I generally enjoy reading the articles here and I appreciate your efforts. I just fail to understand the reason to choose to include this article (Warning: This ad may offend you) as the headline piece for this week’s publication. I’m not certain, but it seems to me...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 23, 2018 | Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to the article published on your website on July 9, Purplebricks purchases DuProprio/ComFree. I think it is relevant to point out, for the benefit of your readers, that the actions taken by a for-sale-by-owner assistance company such Du...
