by Martin Rumack | Oct 14, 2016 | Featured, Legal Issues
Effective Sept. 6, the Ontario government implemented changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2006, which impacts both landlords and tenants in an important – and perhaps surprising – way. What has changed? The Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, 2016,...
by Zia Abbas | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Foreign buyers. There hasn’t been such a hot topic in real estate for a long time. Vancouver has pointed its finger and told local residents (and the world) that foreign buyers have been gobbling up homes and making real estate prices rise in lock-step with their...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 12, 2016 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The real estate transfer tax has a catchy name in Quebec. It’s better known as the “Welcome Tax,” named for Jean Bienvenue who introduced it in 1976. However, the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) says it’s not much of a welcome as residential property...
by Natalka Falcomer | Oct 11, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
Q: What’s the biggest fear most professionals have? A: Getting sued by a client. We all fear lawsuits because of what a lawsuit implies: Poor customer service; lack of knowledge; and overall failure to do what’s right and ethical. Q: What’s a growing trend? A: Clients...
by Diane Slawych | Oct 7, 2016 | Featured, Profiles
One of the rituals during the Jewish Thanksgiving (Sukkot), which happens from Oct. 17 to 25, involves the building of a temporary shelter. The sukkah is a hut-like structure designed to replicate the type of fragile dwellings that Jews lived in during 40 years of...
by Richard Robbins | Oct 6, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Your role as a salesperson is to motivate a buyer to make a decision that is in their best interest. Richard RobbinsAn international speaker, author and business coach, Richard Robbins’ organization is designed to share the most advanced real estate business-building...
