by Paul Cowhig | Sep 24, 2019 | Columnists, Featured
Recently my brother Michael (pictured above) invited me to a Rotary luncheon where Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP for the riding of Vancouver Granville, was the guest speaker. The topic was “Ethics in Politics.” How could I resist? As it happened, I shared a table with the...
by Joseph Richer | Sep 20, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
Whenever I speak to real estate boards and brokers of record, I like to remind them that consumer protection is a shared responsibility between the provincial real estate regulator and the profession. In Canada’s largest province, the Real Estate Council of Ontario...
by Karen Cox | Sep 17, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
It is with a very heavy heart that the OREA family recognizes the loss of friend, leader and a true legend of organized real estate in Canada – Ettore Cardarelli. Ettore was a pillar in the real estate community for over 30 years and has excelled in some of the most...
by Phil Soper | Sep 13, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
For more than a century, Royal LePage has been a leader in the Canadian real estate industry. To build and sustain a great enterprise you must have great people, and there have been many who have left their mark on the firm. With history as our lens, a small handful...
by Bob Aaron | Sep 9, 2019 | Letters to the Editor
In the September issue of REM, Bill Johnston wrote that until April 1974, Ontario didn’t have a land transfer tax. The fact is that Ontario’s first Land Transfer Tax was introduced in 1921 and received Royal Assent on May 3 in that year. The rate was one-fifth of one...
by Christine Rae | Sep 9, 2019 | Columnists, Featured
The professional integrity and standard business practices of those working in the real estate industry (agents, lawyers, mortgage brokers, banks, title searchers) are understood to be ethical, honest and fair. Real estate professionals are bound by a strict code of...
