by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I read with interest Malcolm Morrison’s article in the July issue of REM (Get ready for inevitable interest rate hikes). Gavin Graham, vice-president and director of investments for the Guardian Group of Funds, says in the article: “Anybody who hasn’t locked in their...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2004 | Guest Columns
By Jerry Heed The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board has approximately 2,000 members. Each year members pay about $4 million to create and maintain the MLS database, which is the main function of the board. That works out to $2,000 per member. There are some...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
I am both pleased and shocked to advise you that this column marks 25 years for me in service to the real estate industry. My last job at a “main stream” newspaper was with the Globe and Mail in 1979. It’s an old line, but I cannot help but say it. It seems like...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 27, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I read with interest the last issue about real estate agents getting together to lobby to have MLS info delayed to the public. My first thought was, how would this sit with the Competition Bureau? Secondly, what would our clients think? We accepted a duty to act for...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 27, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
I was just speaking to my colleagues today, saying, “How many professions give away their valuable information for free?” We are all saying a hearty yes to the suggestion of a user pay system for mls.ca. Another issue we discussed is our relationship to buyers. Under...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 27, 2004 | Letters to the Editor
Real estate is and should continue to be the business of professional Realtors, but with ready access by the public to information about listings, home buying and home selling, consumers will perceive that they need the service of a trained professional less and not...
