by REM Editorial Team | Oct 15, 2012 | Publisher's Page
The other day I found myself in a conversation with a security guard at a shopping mall while I was waiting for my daughter. He told me he was a former member of Canada’s armed forces. I immediately put out my hand and thanked him for protecting my family. I make a...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 12, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
Consider this: I am a member of the Toronto Real Estate Board and am aware of the Competition Bureau’s actions against the Board. It costs me approximately $1,300 a year to belong to the board and pay for errors and omissions insurance as well as CREA and OREA fees...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 28, 2012 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Don Kottick The landscape of real estate is changing, and it appears to be changing quickly. The downward pressure on commissions by the consumer, scrutiny by the Competition Bureau, the precarious state of the global economies, the threat of rising interest...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 24, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
The Rate your Realtor program is simply a bad idea. Let’s just look at the results of two large organizations, the California Association of Realtors and the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards. Quebec set up a new designation or certification program called...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 13, 2012 | Publisher's Page
In my 33 years of working in this business community, these are the most exciting times I have ever seen. We are on the verge of so much change, so many new concepts and such potential for everyone in the industry that I wonder if we will recognize this business in...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 5, 2012 | Letters to the Editor
To the president of CREA: In your recent Letter to the Editor in REM, you said: “Given the passionate views about the industry expressed here and elsewhere, I look forward to members’ participation in these forums. It’s your chance to shape the future of our...
