by REM Editorial Team | May 21, 2013 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
By Danny Kucharsky Two Quebec real estate boards have decided to rejoin the CREA fold after quitting the national association at the beginning of the year. The 178-member Chambre immobilière de la Mauricie, based in Trois-Rivières, and the 102-member Chambre...
by REM Editorial Team | May 14, 2013 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
The Competition Bureau has appealed a ruling by the Competition Tribunal that dismissed the bureau’s complaint against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). “The bureau believes that the tribunal’s ruling was based on an overly narrow interpretation of section 79 of...
by REM Editorial Team | May 13, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Toby Welch Some homes are inherently fatally flawed. Consider the following: * A bungalow steps away from a railroad track. * A condo tucked behind a McDonald’s. * A house where a cult leader committed a mass murder-suicide. * A dwelling beside a cemetery. *...
by REM Editorial Team | May 8, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Lloyd R. Manning Here’s a true story from many years ago. As a commercial Realtor, one is often confronted with unusual situations. None were more unusual than the sale of Mickey Mouse Electronics. I have forgotten the company’s real name but Mickey Mouse is...
by REM Editorial Team | May 6, 2013 | Featured, Profiles
By Connie Adair Knocking on a stranger’s door to talk about real estate can be life changing. Just ask Jose Castillo and Claudia Pardo, who met while they were students in Montreal. One day Castillo appeared at Pardo’s door, curious about how much she was paying in...
by REM Editorial Team | May 3, 2013 | Featured, Profiles
Realtor Robert Buckler saw a void in the condominium market and stepped in to fill it. Buckler founded Beredan Management & Consulting Inc. in 2009 to help fellow Realtors, condo corporations, developers, management companies and others to navigate the confusing...
