by REM Editorial Team | Dec 6, 2012 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Ari Lahdekorpi In my role as a managing broker, it is not unusual to hear complaints from agents about other agents acting “unethically”. On occasion I have to deal with members of the public expressing concerns about one of our associates acting in a manner that...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 23, 2012 | Publisher's Page
There’s been a lot of ballyhoo and hoopla down at the bottom of my street. It’s all about the airport across the water from me on the tip of the Toronto Island. They are going to build a tunnel underneath the water to join the Island Airport with the mainland and the...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 22, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
Check out this story: Number 458, November 2012 CAN YOU SELL YOUR HOME BY EMAIL? The New Brunswick Court of Appeal recently considered whether an exchange of emails between a prospective buyer and seller of residential property constituted a binding contract.1 The...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 9, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Montreal board will stay with CREA – for now (REM, November). Hmmm, 34 per cent of members voted in Montreal and of the 3,453 that bothered to log on to cast the electronic ballot, 59.7 per cent did NOT pick “leave CREA on Jan. 1”. Based on that, I think their...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 29, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
A recent article in the Ontario Real Estate Association publication The Edge ends with: “To see a discussion among REALTORS® on this topic, visit the OREA LinkedIn group. (You must have or sign up for a LinkedIn account to access this.)” Locking out any member who...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 26, 2012 | Publisher's Page
I grew up in Toronto. During my younger years I drove a taxi for extra money part-time on weekend nights. I know every alley way, every corner and every curb side in town. I raised my oldest son here. For all the heartache I have had in this city, I have to say that...
