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 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
The Publisher’s Page – I have always been fascinated by speech mannerisms and habits. I often wonder if I can detect a psychology within people’s use of phrases or the way they speak. There are interesting phrases used only within certain regions, even cities,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
Way back in the cobwebs of my mind, I recall a song by Joni Mitchell about a street corner musician who, in her words, “played real good for free”. I do not know the accuracy of the story but the way I heard it, Mitchell was in the back of a limousine on her way to...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
Over the years the idea of a real estate professionals hall of fame or the creation of an honour roll for real estate practitioners has been in these pages on more than one occasion. It’s time to make this a reality. In fact, it’s overdue. The issue has come to mind...
by REM Editorial Team | May 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
The Publisher’s Page – Over the years I have come to know a lot of Realtors who specialize in certain kinds of properties. They focus on condos, waterfront homes or farms. A few years ago I came across a wonderful fellow who specialized in bed and breakfast...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 1, 2004 | Publisher's Page
When I was a kid in downtown Toronto, my family used to go on Sunday afternoon picnics in High Park. In those days High Park was a forest. There were vast numbers of trees providing cool shade as well as places to play in and explore. All those trees stood guard over...
