by Natalka Falcomer | Feb 8, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The legal marijuana business is booming and landlords are taking notice because these businesses have a solid cash flow and are able to pay a premium in rent. Too good to be true? Of course! Unless the following critical steps are taken to avoid risk. Important:...
by Dennis McCloskey | Feb 7, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
Trudy Wilson works and lives 10 km north of Peterborough, Ont. in Bridgenorth (pop. 2,200), which is situated on Chemong Lake, part of the cottage-country Kawartha Lakes District. When the Re/Max Eastern Realty broker decided to create a charity event to raise money...
by MarkWeisleder | Feb 6, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
We have already witnessed the federal government targeting the real estate industry when it comes to money laundering and Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) compliance. Large fines have been levied against brokerage firms that have...
by Dan LeFave | Feb 3, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Do you have your goals all set for this year? Have you planned for your successes by creating a roadmap to hit them? Goals are great, but without a roadway to reach your destination, you’ll struggle to get there. Do you have daily, weekly and monthly actions that you...
by Vito Campanale | Feb 1, 2017 | Columnists, Featured
After more than 32 years in the brokerage business, I know that changing the way organized real estate and the Realtors who work in the industry do their business is not an easy proposition, even when it may be better for the industry itself and the consumers who rely...
by Tony Palermo | Jan 31, 2017 | Featured, News
In spring 2016, a spokesperson for the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), Canada’s financial intelligence unit, told REM that significant deficiencies in how some real estate salespeople and brokerages in the Vancouver area were handling...
