by REM Editorial Team | Nov 21, 2008 | Publisher's Page
Now that the dust from the federal election is starting to settle, maybe we can all get back to work on fixing the economic troubled waters that we are sailing through. It all starts with real estate and the purchase or sale of property through a licensed real estate...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 5, 2008 | Guest Columns
By Leon d’Ancona In many U.S. MLS territories, last month distressed sales represented an alarming per cent of total sales. For example, in Las Vegas, September had 35.4 per cent of its sales in distressed properties. In Phoenix this total was 46.8 per cent (see...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 29, 2008 | Letters to the Editor
REM’s recent habit of highlighting a Realtor’s avocation or hobby on the front page is a useful reminder to us that we all need an interesting pursuit in life unrelated to real estate if we are to live healthy lives. Interesting as such pieces may be, they can also...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 7, 2008 | Publisher's Page
By Heino Molls I often joke that there are few consolations to getting old but I am serious when I say that one of them is that at the age I am now, I can look back on many years and many elections. I truly believe that we are about to have one of the most important...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 29, 2008 | Letters to the Editor
I want to congratulate George Roach for speaking out regarding the FINTRAC requirements now imposed upon real estate agents (REM, August). I usually accept change very well. Especially when it makes sense. This new set rules from FINTRAC, however, is preposterous,...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 23, 2008 | Publisher's Page
It takes a lot of nerve to be a letter writer. Most people won’t do it. When you a write a letter you are giving someone hard copy, something they can hold on to and show around. They can prove to others that you said this and you said that. They have documented...
