by REM Editorial Team | Sep 5, 2019 | Featured, Good Works
Wasaga Beach, Ont. Realtor Bruce Johnson has been named a finalist for the National Association of Realtors 2019 Good Neighbor Awards. NAR, the U.S. trade association for Realtors, uses the Good Neighbor Award to honour Realtors who have made a positive impact on...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Sep 4, 2019 | Featured, Legal Issues
What do you do when your purchaser refuses to close on an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) because the driveway is smaller than they originally thought? That was the central issue that the Court of Appeal grappled with in Himidan v. Farquharson, 2019 ONCA 575. The...
by Penelope Graham | Sep 3, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The First-Time Home Buyer’s Incentive – the federal government’s much-debated mortgage equity sharing program – went into effect Sept. 2. It’s designed to reduce monthly mortgage costs by boosting qualified buyers’ down payments with an interest-free cash infusion...
by Diane Slawych | Aug 30, 2019 | Featured, Profiles
When one of the reactors of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant near Pripyat, Ukraine exploded on April 26, 1986, residents of surrounding communities were told they would have to leave their homes for three days. Most of them never went back. The area surrounding what...
by Mark Brodsky | Aug 29, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured
In theory, technology is designed to make our lives easier, whether it’s having a computer in your pocket at all times, a car with a steering wheel that vibrates when you’re veering out of your lane or a piece of software that is designed to help you stay organized....
by Toby Welch | Aug 28, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Technology
When looking to up your social media game, consider using Twitter to make an impact. There are 326 million people on Twitter and more than 500 million tweets are sent every day. That’s almost 6,000 tweets a second! The trick to getting leads on Twitter is to connect...
