by Neil Sharma | Jul 25, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Saskatchewan is on the cusp of amalgamating three of its real estate boards, and if successful, it will provide its members with superior services, says the chair of the Rationalization Taskforce. Kevin Wouters says discussions about amalgamation go back about 15...
by Ross Wilson | Jul 24, 2017 | Featured
In this fifth of my series on our industry’s fee structure, let’s look at this highly controversial subject from the perspective of perceived value. After all your attempts to justify your usual fee seem to have failed, if your would-be sellers steadfastly demand a...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 21, 2017 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Richard Colbourne of Halifax has been elected president of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) for 2017-2018. He was formally inducted during the 2017 International Valuation Conference recently in Ottawa. Colbourne is currently the senior director valuation,...
by Robin Wilding | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured
Branding, simply put, is how you come across to the public – and how they remember you (or don’t!). It should include a logo, slogan, elevator pitch and differentiator. For more information check out my previous REM article, How to be a branded real estate rock star....
by Yulia Kozhevnikova and George Kachmazov | Jul 19, 2017 | Featured, News
Autonomous vehicles are already a reality. Driverless taxis exist in Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Singapore. An unmanned truck has made its first delivery in Colorado, while in London, an autonomous minibus has been successfully tested. BMW, Ford, General Motors,...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 18, 2017 | Featured
The New Brunswick Real Estate Association (NBREA) bestowed this year’s Dave Hawkins Award on Roland Couturier, a Realtor from the northern community of Kedgwick, N.B. with more than 28 years in the real estate industry. The award is presented annually to an individual...
