by Diane Slawych | Sep 24, 2018 | Featured, Profiles
It’s shaped like a giant Hershey’s Kiss, has the silvery gleam of an Airstream trailer and a name that sounds like a laundry detergent. The Dymaxion House was conceived by architect R. Buckminster Fuller as the home of the future. It was designed in 1946 to be the...
by Danny Kucharsky | Sep 21, 2018 | Featured, News
The popularity of services like Airbnb for short-term rentals is likely what was behind a move by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) to force Realtors to register as travel agents, says the head of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). With more...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 20, 2018 | Featured, News
Right At Home Realty in Toronto has signed an agreement to send a direct listing feed to Zillow.com. The Seattle-based website says it will soon offer for sale listings from Right At Home. Earlier this year, Century 21 also agreed to provide listings to Zillow. Right...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 19, 2018 | Featured, News
The dispute between the City of Toronto and the provincial government over the size of Toronto’s council hasn’t left much room for other conversations as municipal elections loom. But The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Toronto Real...
by Natalka Falcomer | Sep 18, 2018 | Featured, Legal Issues
While mixing family and money is a cardinal sin, it’s being done in Canada on a daily basis. The reason: the Canadian housing market is so hot that millennials can’t touch it alone. Parents are “gifting” or selling their rental properties to their children for a...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 17, 2018 | Featured, News
Real estate brokerages in Ontario that work with consumers to arrange short-term accommodations are being told they must become licensed as travel agents. The Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) has begun a campaign targeting real estate brokerages with threats...