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Money Laundering Act

My thanks for continuing to produce Canada's best real estate publication. Re: The article by Jim Adair about FINTRAC (another government agency — how many does that make now?) and how it wants me to become a quasi-policeman and report my “suspicions” to...

Could have avoided litigation

Re: Litigation can be a revolving door (REM, November 2001): Your readers should be aware that had a professional real estate appraiser been acting for the purchaser, it is possible none of the litigation would have happened. An appraiser routinely checks zoning and...

Why do winners win?

BY ALEX SZINEGH   During my travels across North America I have been asked many times, “Why do winners win?”  I have some opinions about this subject. Try this one on for size. I think there are three things everyone needs to be successful at anything:...

Forecast 2002

Re: Forecast 2002: You asked people, “If you could change anything in Canadian real estate in 2002, what would it be?” The people you asked were general managers, presidents or vice-presidents of real estate companies or franchises. Apparently these are people of...

Discount broker no threat

There I was, happy as if I had brains, filling in the REM survey in the November 2001 issue. And then, a slap upside the head. Question 5; the most important issues facing the industry. Among the issues, Discount Brokers. Since most of the choices were of bad things...