by REM Editorial Team | Jul 20, 2012 | Featured
Walter Schneider, co-founder and president of Re/Max Ontario-Atlantic Canada, was decorated with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of contributions made to the True Patriot Love Foundation in support of Canada’s military families...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 18, 2012 | Featured
By Chris Chopik Voluntary energy labelling of houses offers untapped potential for individual Realtors, brokerages and franchises to create value for home buyers and sellers. Think about the energy labels on appliances and cars and food. The market is used to seeing...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 16, 2012 | Featured, Good Works
The largest charitable bequest to a single beneficiary in B.C.’s history was undertaken by Real Estate Institute of Canada past-president William (Bill) McCarthy of WPJ McCarthy and Company in Burnaby, B.C. McCarthy, grandson of the late John Jambor and creator and...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 13, 2012 | Featured, Technology
A recent survey of more than 2,000 real estate professionals by U.S.-based ActiveRain Corp. says overall spending on technology and technology-related marketing services is increasing, especially among the most successful agents, but real estate professionals continue...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, Profiles
By Connie Adair Real estate has been very, very good to Vanessa Roman – as a buyer, a renovator, a seller, a lister and now host of a new television show, Reno vs Relocate. For nine years Roman bought, renovated and sold houses in Victoria. When she moved to Nova...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2012 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Susanne Morrow Over the years I have come to appreciate that a truly superb real estate professional is one who understands the importance of taking the necessary time to educate and protect their customers and clients, not only in the “legal” process of selling...