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Clarification

In the article about the London and St. Thomas Real Estate Board’s IDX system (REM, November), a quote of mine was taken out of context. It was, “The IDX doesn’t depend upon mls.ca…” This statement was made in response to a question put to me as follows: “So,...

Mary the Realtor

By Heino Molls – Mary became a Realtor back in the 1964 when she was 29 years old. At that time she lived in the same Canadian prairie town that she grew up in. It was a place she loved. It was home. For her the prairie sky was magic. The endless horizon...

Limit listings access to public

I would like to add my concern about the “free” access (for the general public) to information that I as a Realtor sometimes can’t get to because of time constraints.  I feel that limited information should be accessible to the Internet consumer, as well as a fee...

Believing in ourselves

Publishing Alister MacLean’s letter (Letters to the Editor, October REM) was right on, but it failed to draw the natural conclusion of what “could” be mandated in the New Standard of Business Practices. On our business cards and advertisements, the word REALTOR should...

Let’s get rid of outdated terms

Our organized real estate associations have been doing a pretty good job trying to enlighten the public that we “real estate agents” are a group of well educated professionals, but isn’t it time our profession moved with the times and elevated our image still a little...