by REM Editorial Team | Jun 7, 2010 | Featured, Profiles
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...
by REM Editorial Team | May 31, 2010 | Featured, News
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...
by REM Editorial Team | May 26, 2010 | Featured, News
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...
by REM Editorial Team | May 25, 2010 | Featured, News
A survey by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals (CAAMP) says Canadians appear well prepared to face the new phase of the residential mortgage market, in which interest rates are rising and house activity is expected to ease. The survey found:...
by REM Editorial Team | May 20, 2010 | Featured
Canada’s resale home market will move towards balanced conditions over the next two years as MLS sales ease and inventory levels increase, says Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s (CMHC) second quarter Housing Market Outlook, Canada Edition. In late 2009 and early...
by REM Editorial Team | May 17, 2010 | Featured, News
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...