by REM Editorial Team | Feb 5, 2013 | Publisher's Page
The Toronto Real Estate Board is big. While the board doesn’t boast or make such claims, it is said that TREB is the biggest real estate board in the world. TREB dominates the real estate community in Canada so much that about half the Realtors in the province of...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 11, 2013 | Letters to the Editor
Revised Governor in Council draft regulations for the anti-spam legislation have been pre-published in the Canada Gazette for a consultation period of 30 days beginning Jan. 5 and ending Feb. 4, 2013. They can be found on the Canada Gazette website, click here....
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 11, 2013 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Years ago, when our industry was managed by the provincial ministry, I was broker of record of my own company and I contemplated starting my own real estate for sale by owner (FSBO) website. I quickly realized when developing my marketing strategies for that website...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 9, 2013 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Do we need mandatory ethics courses by Stan Albert, REM December 2012: In his article Stan Albert comments on “the growing lack of ethics in our profession” and the need for a mandatory ethics course for real estate practitioners. Professional ethics are a core...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 4, 2013 | Publisher's Page
I don’t think it is as easy to get into real estate as the critics suggest. I am writing to those who have been through the process so I need not spell out the number, length and study time needed for all the courses or the amount of time that is needed just to attend...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 17, 2012 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Implied vs express consent We, as individual members of CREA, are traveling down a road that has more than just potholes. It could be said there are hazards a’plenty on this particular road. This has become all too apparent due to a lack of engagement by the ordinary...
