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Letters: Lots of competition

With the recent buzz regarding the Competition Bureau alleging that CREA’s strict rules governing the MLS system makes it impossible for competitors to offer innovative services to consumers, I would like to note that there is competition in the current marketplace...

When the rain comes

It has been a mystery to me for many years why so many people think that a hot and sunny day is a great day. What in the world is the matter with these people? In the blazing heat without a cloud in the sky you have to squint all day, sweat buckets, withstand...

Letters: Canada’s favourites?

Re/Max has recently been practicing pure “puffery”, conducting a national radio and TV advertising campaign that claims they are, “Canada’s Favourite Agents”. While new agents are taught that you can’t make such claims unless the source or basis on which the claim is...

Are we professionals?

I read with considerable interest Michael Polzler’s opinions in the March 2010 edition of REM (Paid advertisement, page 2). Michael challenged us to make our voices heard. I identify very strongly with consumers when it comes to their relations with some so-called...

A tough time for newspapers

By Heino Molls A lot of newspapers are scrambling to be online because they fear that if they don’t do it, somebody else will take their news, put it on the Internet and become a more favoured place to go for updated information. It’s true that general newspaper...