by Catherine Willems | May 29, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured
“Know a good real estate agent?” Pose this question to just about anyone you meet and chances are they will have a friend, aunt, brother, second cousin or neighbour in the business…or they know someone that knows someone. You get the picture. You’re competing with a...
by Susan Doran | May 28, 2019 | Featured, Profiles
Gurcharan (Garry) Bhaura’s busy term as president of the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) is drawing to an end and there’s something he’s really looking forward to once it’s over. “Relaxing,” he says. Representing the largest organized real estate organization in the...
by REM Editorial Team | May 27, 2019 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Re: Is it time for CREA to hire a lobbyist? The myths presented in the letter are erroneous. We don’t host cocktail parties. We have made over a dozen submissions on FINTRAC. We advocate regularly on the stress test. When it comes to lobbying expertise, CREA is ranked...
by Kevin Dunklee | May 24, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
As we transition in Ontario from OREA as the designated provider for real estate education, there is a lot of uncertainty for students. The Real Estate Council of Ontario has published sparse information about the new course of study and the only thing that seems...
by REM Editorial Team | May 23, 2019 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Some of you may have read my letter to the editor, regarding the stress (me out) test and CREA’s advocacy efforts to change it. It received some commentary from across the country, including some directly to my email. The opinions of the commenters ran roughly like...
by Anthony Hitt | May 22, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
Agents who do not focus on specialization will not survive. In fact, agents who operate as generalists are the most vulnerable to being replaced – whether by technology, or more likely, another agent who has developed a specialty niche in the market for themselves....
