by REM Editorial Team | Mar 20, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Bob Aaron An Ontario Small Claims Court decision in January illustrates the complexity of using email to conclude real estate contracts and how easy it is to mess up a perfectly good real estate transaction. “This case,” wrote Deputy Judge J. Sebastian Winny,...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 17, 2014 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
Getting people into homes is important to a real estate broker, but for Michele Holmes, getting them out and about is a priority too. For every home she sells, Holmes donates a wheelchair to a person in a developing country. Because of mobility issues, some of the...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 13, 2014 | Featured
David Jamieson, a sales rep with Atlas Realty in Medicine Hat, Alta. was recently presented with a Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. The award recognizes individuals who volunteer their time to help others build a smart and more caring nation. Jamieson was a...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 10, 2014 | Featured, News, Profiles
By Jim Adair Martin Charlwood knows he has big shoes to fill in his new role as CEO of Charlwood Pacific Group’s real estate division, which includes Century 21 Canada, Centum Financial Group and Real Canadian Property Management. He spent six years preparing to take...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 7, 2014 | Featured
Toronto remains North America’s high-rise boomtown going into 2014. With 130 projects, the city heads a ranking compiled by Emporis, a provider of building data, of the North American cities with the most skyscrapers and high-rises currently under construction. New...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2014 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Publisher's Page
The Publisher’s Page There are people who swear that door knocking is the best way to start a real estate career or a political campaign. I have done a lot of door knocking in my time, starting back in 1957 when I was in short pants selling apples door-to-door for my...
