by REM Editorial Team | Oct 15, 2014 | Letters to the Editor
Listening to the news I frequently hear or read articles by economic experts who quote statistics to support an imminent crash in housing prices that is defined as a correction. It seems these dire predictions are no more than means to get attention by using a lot of...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 23, 2014 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Time to rethink FINTRAC (September REM) As an established consultant in the anti-money laundering compliance field here in Canada, I have made it a practice to be open to the opinions from professionals working in the various sectors governed by Canada’s money...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 10, 2014 | Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor Mortgage rate wars are in full swing, opening lucrative possibilities for condo investors. There have been many surprises from lenders. We have even observed the return of interest rates as low as a 2.99-per-cent fixed rate for five years....
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 31, 2014 | Letters to the Editor, Profiles
Someone who should be added to REM’s list of The Difference Makers (June): Hanna Ostrowiecki founded Leading Edge Software in 1989 and was the company president until 2009 when illness forced her to retire and move quick!Office Commander products to Emphasys...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 22, 2014 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Planning an exit strategy (REM, July) Just read the exit strategy for retiring from one’s brokerage business, but what about a semi-retirement strategy for senior Realtors or associate brokers? At 70, my business has slowed down considerably during the past two...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 26, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor Re: Who had the biggest impact on the real estate industry during the last 25 years? From my university business-educated and corporately trained point of view, the biggest failure in the history of organized real estate is the total disregard of...
