by Nicole Attias | Aug 28, 2020 | Columnists
Is it a conflict of interest to operate multiple businesses while working as a real estate agent? Many Realtors find that having a few non-conflicting contracts is quite helpful and motivational. With a slower market in commercial office leasing, for instance, this...
by Sean Morrison | Aug 28, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) exists to help our members succeed in building stronger communities. We are always looking to improve our product offering to members and we have an incredible opportunity before us at OREA to invest in new member services....
by Ted Greenhough | Aug 27, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
[quote_box_center]“To bus bench, or not to bus bench? That is the question.” – Ted Greenhough[/quote_box_center] OK, it’s not quite as profound as Hamlet’s soliloquy. But it’s massively more important from a Realtor perspective. Are bus benches worth the expense, or...
by David Stroud | Aug 26, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
COVID-19 hit some large cities early in the pandemic. Most will recall that New York City was hit particularly hard. Based on this information, many people concluded that cities are more vulnerable to contagion. As well, the real estate industry has observed that many...
by David Larock | Aug 24, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
Mortgage rates continue to fall, and the mortgage stress-test rate that is used to qualify mortgage applications also fell from 4.94 per cent to 4.79 per cent. This marks the first drop in the mortgage stress-test rate since COVID-19 began. By comparison, actual...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 10, 2020 | Letters to the Editor
I read the story about Mr. Lowe’s conflict with Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and the follow-up article in REM attempting to place some context around his accusations and felt the need to comment and make a defence of the good people and important work that...
