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The broker cop

By Connie Adair A homicide in Scarborough. Sgt. Fanny Lau is one of several officers asked to canvas nearby houses to look for witnesses to a murder that took place in a driveway in a residential neighbourhood. Lau speaks to neighbours and finds a witness who says she...

Century 21 Canada redefines its brand

Century 21 Canada has unveiled a new branding direction as part of a multi-year online marketing strategy that it says has seen the number of visits to Century21.ca rise by nearly ten-fold since late 2007. “The goal behind our new tagline, Connected to More, is to...

Rankings stir up Canadian brokerages

By Jim Adair In the United States, research company Real Trends has been producing Top 500 brokers lists for 22 years, ranking the country’s real estate firms by sides (number of transactions) and closed sales dollar volume. This year the company made its first foray...

RCMP investigates mortgage fraud claims

By Jean Sorensen While the Bank of Montreal (BMO) claim of mortgage fraud losses of $30 million in Alberta has yet to be proven, Canada’s real estate industry is distancing itself from the actions of individuals and companies involved. The RCMP in Calgary has launched...