by REM Editorial Team | Feb 5, 2021 | Featured, News
A new Ontario regulator, providing protection for new home buyers, has launched in Ontario. The Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) is now responsible for regulating and licensing the people and companies who build and sell new homes in the province. “The...
by Connie Adair | Feb 4, 2021 | Featured, News
Jordan Boyes, president/broker of Boyes Group Realty in Saskatoon, recently made a record-breaking sale. A 2,444-square-foot condo suite sold for full price – a whopping $2.085 million – beating the previously highest condo sale on the province’s MLS by $810,000. And...
by Natalka Falcomer | Feb 3, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
While I’ve always been an advocate of acting in good faith, a new Supreme Court ruling has driven the point home and reaffirmed a slightly different rule – the duty to act honestly. This duty is especially important when negotiating agreements of purchase and sale and...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, News
Police in Saanich, B.C. have formed a new task force to investigate the murder of Lindsay Buziak, a sales rep who was killed while showing a home 13 years ago. The task force includes the FBI and the RCMP, which the Saanich Police say have helped develop new leads and...
by Connie Adair | Feb 1, 2021 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
Emmanuelle Meyer was at the store, and the cashier was afraid to touch her grocery bags for fear of catching COVID-19. The cashier was afraid of people and the virus, and her anxiety kept her awake at night. It broke Meyer’s heart. “It was so unfair,” says the broker...
by Mary-Anne Gillespie | Jan 29, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The last year has been challenging for every industry, real estate included. Realtors were forced to become more adaptable than ever before. Every time a plan was made, the world would shift and throw the plans off course. While it was a tough year, it was also an...
