by REM Editorial Team | Sep 9, 2013 | Featured, News
By Jean Sorensen With all the wrangling that has occurred over Vancouver Island’s SookePoint and Silver Spray developments over the past 17 years, it’s a wonder that developer Michael Thornton didn’t pack up and run like hell. The developments left a trail of lengthy...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 5, 2013 | Featured, Profiles
By Connie Adair On June 1, the sales reps at Vantage West Realty in Kelowna turned off their computers and smartphones. They stayed dark for the entire month. It wasn’t due to a power outage, a fire or a flood. The brokerage’s 10 agents gave up technology to raise...
by Chris Seepe | Sep 3, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
By Chris Seepe The Competition Bureau, an independent federal agency responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Competition Act, is at war with Canadian organized real estate. The bureau claims, “The overwhelming majority of real estate transactions in...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 29, 2013 | Featured, Good Works
In a campaign dubbed “100 Days for Shelter,” which launched on July 2, the official 100th birthday of Royal LePage, offices nationwide are hosting fundraisers and organizing volunteer projects in support of their local women’s shelter. The campaign runs until Oct. 9....
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 26, 2013 | Featured, News
By Susan Doran Ontario’s 1.3 million condominium owners are “out on a limb” and have not been getting the protection and support they need, says Realtor Linda Pinizzotto, founder and president of the province’s Condo Owners Association (COA). Things appear to be...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 23, 2013 | Featured, News
Two Realtors who call themselves the Condo Chicks, Joy Paterson and Erica Smith, recently opened their own real estate brokerage, Stomp Realty, in the heart of downtown Toronto. The brokerage has locations in the Financial District and the Queen West area. “Stomp...
