by Ross Wilson | Jun 20, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
At first blush, one might think that buying and selling privately, commonly referred to as “for sale by owner” or by its acronym FSBO, is advantageous to both parties. But it rarely is. Why? By their inherent nature, private sales are rife with challenges and are...
by Bob Aaron | Jun 16, 2016 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
With cottage buying season underway, now is a good time to recall that a property survey is the single most important document in the whole process. If the cottage building is sitting on land owned by the Crown or a local municipality or a neighbour, the otherwise...
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 Ari Lahdekorpi | Jun 7, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
There is an old saying in motivational circles, “Fake it till you make it.” When you encounter a high stress situation or environment where you will be judged on first impressions, the slogan is well intended. The implied wisdom is that you move forward in...
by Reuven Gorsht | Jun 3, 2016 | Columnists
A few weeks ago I visited my local Lululemon store and picked up a pair of jogging pants. As I brought them to the register, one of the associates intercepted me to ask if I’d like to have them hemmed for free. That caught me by surprise. Most stores would intercept a...
by Ron Hume | May 27, 2016 | Columnists
During the past two weeks, 18 real estate salespeople sent printed flyers to our Toronto home. They all looked pretty much the same and delivered almost identical messages. They’ve become an annoyance, and the individual salespeople sending them have blurred into one...
