by Dan LeFave | Jun 10, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
In what kinds of situations are you most productive? What factors strengthen or undermine your motivation? Most of us answer these questions in very different ways, and that’s at the heart of effective management over your own productivity or someone else’s. It’s not...
by Bruce Keith | Jun 9, 2016 | Featured
The people around you have a significant impact on how you think and how you act … and who you are. As Earl Nightingale said many years ago, “Your income will be the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” So, no matter how you try to shield...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jun 8, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
We all hear about the big commercial deal where millions or even billions of dollars exchanged hands. What we don’t hear about is an unusual document that can make or break that deal. Yet, few agents know about this document and even fewer address it during lease...
by Ari Lahdekorpi | Jun 7, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
There is an old saying in motivational circles, “Fake it till you make it.” When you encounter a high stress situation or environment where you will be judged on first impressions, the slogan is well intended. The implied wisdom is that you move forward in...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 6, 2016 | Featured, News
The Toronto Real Estate Board has served a Notice to Appeal to the Commissioner of Competition, alleging that the Competition Tribunal erred when it ruled against TREB on April 27. The case has been ongoing since 2011. On Friday, the tribunal ordered TREB to allow...
by Tony Palermo | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured, News
Update: The Competition Tribunal’s order has been released and can be read here. After hearing nearly a full day of oral submissions from lawyers for the Competition Bureau, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) and CREA on proposed remedies for TREB’s...