by Jim Adair | Nov 23, 2015 | Boards & Associations, Featured, Profiles
Pauline Aunger loves being president of the Canadian Real Estate Association. She thinks more Realtors should get involved with organized real estate. Why? “Everybody says it’s to give back to the association, and that it’s rewarding both personally and...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 20, 2015 | Featured
Eleven years ago at the age of 27, Stephen Chow opened Century 21 Atria Realty in Toronto. Now his office has 260 sales reps at three locations. Chow’s firm was named Century 21’s 2015 Franchisee of the Year recently. The award considers all aspects of a Century 21...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 19, 2015 | Featured, News
Statistics Canada recently released a report that says total operating revenue for the real estate agents and brokers industry group was $10.4 billion in 2013. Total operating expenses were $7.7 billion, yielding an operating profit margin of 25.7 per cent. It says...
by Peggy Blair | Nov 18, 2015 | Featured
Auto-correct is not always our friend, colleagues, as demonstrated in this new batch of listing bloopers. For example: “This spacious property was formally a bakery.” Although there is something rather charming about a “formal” bakery, don’t you think? I have visions...
by Ross Wilson | Nov 17, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
[pull_quote_center]“Don’t fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it.” – Amy Cuddy[/pull_quote_center] Communication isn’t all verbal; it’s also visual or physical. Your body can speak volumes and doesn’t naturally lie. Grasp every opportunity to personally...
by Martin Rumack | Nov 16, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
An owner of a condominium unit may feel secure in the knowledge that he owns title to his little piece of the building and can do as he wishes, subject to certain reasonable rules and general constraints on use and behaviour that apply to all owners, and which are...
