by REM Editorial Team | Apr 4, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Christine Duhaime Last September, Global News reported the biggest real estate transaction in Canadian history – the sale of the top three floors of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver. The price? A cool $55 million, paid entirely in cash according to the...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 2, 2014 | Featured, Technology
By Des O’Kelly At least once or twice every year someone comes out with a newer, cooler, easier, prettier technology to purportedly give offices and agents a leg up on the competition. Most of the time the sales pitch for the new shiny penny is so good that you have...
by Yvonne Dick | Mar 31, 2014 | Featured, Profiles
Jordan Boyes is motivated to move you. Whether it’s something brand new or a little older, commercial or urban, rural or condo in the city, he’s comfortable and adept at finding a home for each of his clients. “I met Jordan in 2007. He phoned me up when he was still...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 28, 2014 | Featured
Re/Max Crossroads Realty won the award for Highest Net Growth for a Metro Office in Canada at the Re/Max International conference in Las Vegas recently. Broker of record Barney Johnson says, “The organization cannot recall any of its over 7,000 franchises being...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 25, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Ben Hanuka Non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, which are “restrictive covenants”, are used to restrict one party from competing with the business of another, usually during and after the termination of a business relationship. In the real estate...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 21, 2014 | Boards & Associations, Featured
The Realtors Association of Edmonton recently presented the highest honour of the industry, the Realtor of the Year Award, to Madeline Sarafinchan, broker at Jayman Realty in Edmonton. Sarafinchan has held a real estate license since 1989 and has been a Realtor since...