by REM Editorial Team | Jun 23, 2010 | Publisher's Page
When I think about the innovation that has taken place in the construction industry over the past century, I am astounded. New homes and condominiums built in our cities today use technologies that are mind boggling. The construction process today is grander, in most...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 7, 2010 | Letters to the Editor
RE: FINTRAC fines brokerage $27,000 When I saw the headline I thought with relish that maybe some druggie had been caught – meanwhile it’s a fine by a bunch of tax paid bureaucrats for non-compliance with their rules. Not that drug and terrorist offences are not...
by Debbie Hanlon | Jun 4, 2010 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
By Debbie Hanlon When I started out in real estate I was 28-years-old. I was the single mother of three young children, living on social assistance, and I didn’t even own a car at the time. Yet within a year I was the top agent in my home province. Within a year I was...
by REM Editorial Team | May 31, 2010 | Letters to the Editor
Dear Ms. Aitken and the federal government: Make us an offer. It’s clearly obvious that the MLS system is NOT a monopoly, as alleged by our “federal friends.” There are many ways that consumers can list their property on MLS, from the traditional full-service model to...
by REM Editorial Team | May 25, 2010 | Letters to the Editor
The title of this letter is not only a play on words, but also a rather apt description of the Competition Bureau’s current agenda. It’s remarkable that the Competition Bureau wouldn’t dream of attacking either the legal or medical profession, but seems to think it’s...
by REM Editorial Team | May 21, 2010 | Publisher's Page
A wise person once said to me there should be a cap on the amount of time a police officer serves. This person suggested a time limit of five years for working the streets of a major city. The reason is that after five years a police officer would become jaded,...
