by REM Editorial Team | Apr 15, 2013 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
By Jim Adair The Competition Tribunal has dismissed the Competition Bureau’s complaint that the Toronto Real Estate Board’s policies are anti-competitive. It’s a huge win for TREB and for CREA, but that may not be the end of the story. The bureau’s application before...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 15, 2013 | Advice for Agents, Featured
In my many years in the real estate and appraisal business, from time to time it was necessary to discharge an employee. I found it difficult the first time and equally hard the last. If you must discharge a sales agent or a clerical employee, particularly one who has...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 12, 2013 | Featured
The Invidiata Team, lead by Christopher Invidiata of Re/Max Aboutowne Realty Corp. in Oakville, Ont., was named the No. 1 Re/Max Team Worldwide for 2012 during the Re/Max International convention held in Las Vegas recently. The Invidiata Team was also awarded with the...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 8, 2013 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
By Tony Palermo The CREA Futures Implementation Team (FIT) Rate Your Realtor proposal was voted down at CREA’s March 24 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ottawa. “The membership has spoken and the proposal was turned down,” says FIT chair Cliff Iverson. Noting his...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 5, 2013 | Boards & Associations, Featured
The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recently presented its highest honours for community giving. For the first time, the individual and corporate Realtors Make Good Neighbours awards recipients were from the same office. The individual award went to Lucky Gill, with...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 3, 2013 | Featured, Technology
By Christina Pellegrini David Ursino’s next client will likely be a recent visitor to his website or a new connection on LinkedIn. That’s because one of every two homes sold by the Royal LePage sales representative is from an online referral by a search engine or...