by REM Editorial Team | Aug 15, 2016 | Letters to the Editor
It has been a couple of years since I semi-retired and set up my own independent brokerage that doesn’t belong to organized real estate. Location, location, location has been the mantra for buying real estate since time began, but the key importance of “location” used...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2016 | Letters to the Editor
I write on behalf of the Canadian Mortgage Brokers Association, which is an association representing mortgage brokers and their lender and service partners throughout Canada. We are concerned that this article (“Help your clients with mortgage shopping”)...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 8, 2016 | Letters to the Editor
I wanted to clear up a bit of confusion with respect to the Edmonton Journal article on condominium size issues in Edmonton (Alberta Real Estate Association to look into property measurement issues). The November 29 Edmonton Journal article detailed the issue of...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 8, 2015 | Letters to the Editor
I would like to congratulate columnist Kim Rempel on her lofty ambitions (Writing a blog that people are dying to read, December REM). There are a couple of things she forgot to mention, more on the mechanical side of things. Blogging is very important, especially if...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 14, 2015 | Letters to the Editor
Regarding the article, Opinion: A new name for “unprofessionals” by Chris Seepe: You had my interest right up until “realturd”. This kind of unprofessional nonsense is unbecoming of our industry and should require a retraction. While I dislike bad, unethical behaviour...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 9, 2015 | Letters to the Editor
I smiled when I read the REM article, Leave it to the local sales reps, urges broker Marion de Wever. I have 30 years of experience in the business. I visited Marion’s office a few weeks back and sat on one of her nice couches. Stratford (population 32,000) is 60 km...