by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Re: CREA moves to protect integrity of MLS (June): I am glad that finally, our leaders in the organized real estates have the courage to say, “we have had enough” to our government. The saddest thing in our industry is the continued erosion of our hard‑earned...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2002 | Publisher's Page
The Publishers’ Page – In my working life, I have belonged to a union three times. I have been a card-carrying member of the United Auto Workers Union, the Guild of Newspaper Workers and the Brotherhood of Teamsters. I should mention that I did not have a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Your May article on mandatory continuing education rightly pointed out the advantages of online courses. I was disappointed to see, however, that the Ontario Real Estate Association was not mentioned as a major provider of such courses. OREA was a pioneer in the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Competition laws regarding price fixing are in place to prevent monopolies and lack of choices. The MLS system, however, is just one of many marketing vehicles. To place a minimum rate for advertising on the MLS does not impair choice in any way. I personally advocate...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 1, 2002 | Publisher's Page
Committees are formed to work for a host of needs and reasons to help their organization. The key word is work. The reason that many committees break down is that committee members don’t realize that there is real work, hard work, to be done. Committee meetings are...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 1, 2002 | Letters to the Editor
Re: Would you let me advertise your listings (Metes & Bounds by Marty Douglas, April): I guess we are all entitled to our bad‑hair‑day now and then, and this one was yours! I’ve saved (for about 25 years now) an incredibly stern warning from Council back then...
