by REM Editorial Team | Jul 15, 2016 | Featured
Carl Oake, owner of Century 21 United Realty in Peterborough, Ont. was recently recognized for his outstanding community involvement over the last 30 years. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteerism at the Peterborough Civic Awards. Last year marked...
by Ian Grace | Jul 14, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
These days there is so much technology around that it is easy to get caught up in it and think it is the secret to real estate success. Sometimes it’s the absolute basics that can be so powerful – but they are often neglected or overlooked entirely. How would you like...
by Tony Palermo | Jul 13, 2016 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) has filed an application with the Federal Court of Appeal to stay the Competition Tribunal’s June 3 order, which requires TREB to, in part, stop its “anti-competitive practices” and not exclude sold and other disputed data...
by MarkWeisleder | Jul 12, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
Much has been written about the B.C. government’s decision to end the self-regulation of the real estate industry by appointing a new dedicated superintendent of real estate, thus putting the industry under “government oversight” in order to provide better consumer...
by Jean Sorensen | Jul 11, 2016 | Featured, News
B.C. Premier Christy Clark has stripped the Real Estate Council of B.C. of the privilege of self-regulation and a report by the council-appointed Independent Advisory Group (IAG) points to a lack of clout and culture as two main reasons the system failed. The...
by Connie Adair | Jul 8, 2016 | Featured, Technology
Your mother probably told you never to talk to strangers, that you should always walk with a buddy and not to let people you don’t know into the house. Yet real estate agents ignore those warnings every day. How do you protect yourself? CheckMate Professional is an...
