by REM Editorial Team | Jan 31, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Publisher's Page
Back in my day, people sometimes held back their very best things for special use. Ordinary days meant ordinary things in the house and ordinary routines without using the good stuff that had been put away. It was all saved for when company came or special occasions...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 23, 2014 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Can We Call Ourselves Professionals? (REM, November and December 2013) Professionalism is a hot topic these days, so it’s encouraging to see debate on the importance of professionalism and the challenges facing the real estate sector in the pages of REM, most...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 7, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Publisher's Page
Well here it is. We are starting our 25th year of publishing. This June we’ll roll out a special issue that I urge you to watch for as it will have some significant articles that you’ll enjoy reading to commemorate our anniversary. As for the rest of the year, we’ve...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 10, 2013 | Publisher's Page
All of my friends will both tell you that I do not care for going to lunch with potential customers or people who wish to sell me their services and products. I do my best not to go to business lunches or dinner meetings. I try to avoid sitting down for a meal with...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 29, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
By Phil Soper Back in 1967, when Canada was celebrating its centennial, the periodical Industrial Canada compiled a list of the 119 companies that had survived the nation’s first 100 years. While predictably many on that 1967 list have now faded away, a subset of...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Columnists, Featured
By Vito Campanale Ontario Minister of Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles recently introduced Bill 55 to amend the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 in three basic areas. The proposed amendment will now allow commissions payable to a brokerage to be a...
