by Diane Slawych | Jul 17, 2020 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Profiles
While some real estate agents are waiting out the pandemic before getting back to business, others are working even harder and actually thriving. That’s what Glenn McQueenie discovered when, in the midst of the lockdown, he began calling some of his 550 associates who...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 15, 2020 | Featured, News
Desjardins Group has reached an agreement with Purplebricks Group plc in the U.K. to acquire its Canadian holding company and its two brands—Purplebricks Canada and DuProprio. Combined, the acquired companies have more than 500 employees in Canada, with over 300...
by Susan Doran | Jul 15, 2020 | Featured, News
“You are about to write one of the most important news articles in the history of real estate in Ontario,” Toronto-based financier James Zaza tells me when I call to interview him for this article. He’s referring to the news about personal real estate corporations...
by Jim Adair | Jul 14, 2020 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
Note: This story originally was posted on July 14 and was updated on July 23, 2020 and November 7, 2023. The Alberta Real Estate Association sued a former member of its Board of Directors and obtained an order directing civil enforcement agents to his home and office...
by Connie Adair | Jul 13, 2020 | Featured, Profiles
It’s great if you are able to say you had one successful career and did some good in your life. Sales rep Pam Norman of Exit Realty Oceans Edge in Bay Roberts, Nfld. is on successful career No. 3 and has been to Guatemala six times in the last dozen years to build...
by David J Rotfleisch | Jul 10, 2020 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
On June 25, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that it would carry out a tax review of six years of U.S. real estate transactions in order to find any tax non-compliance from Canadian taxpayers. CRA is looking for “real estate and property data in bulk form, in...
