by Connie Adair | Apr 19, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
Realtor Carol-Anne Schneider made fellow agent Michelle Merritt cry. Merritt says she couldn’t believe all the nice things Schneider wrote about her when she suggested that REM feature her in a story. Usually it’s an agent who requests a story about themselves, not an...
by Susan Doran | Apr 8, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
“I can negotiate anything. That’s my forté,” says Realtor Linda Pinizzotto. “I’m a very determined person.” I can’t dispute this, especially after I initially doggedly attempted to convince both myself and Pinizzotto that my interview with her for this article needed...
by David Weir | Mar 29, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
During my 25-year real estate career in the Belleville/Trenton area, I found an increasing need for a style of accommodation that allows seniors to transition from a single-family home to a more ‘carefree’ lifestyle without having to go into an apartment or a...
by Connie Adair | Mar 19, 2021 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
Faiz Abhuani, a broker with Royal LePage Heritage in Montreal, has worked in the community sector for years and is putting that experience and a love for real estate to work to affect positive social change. His brainchild, Brique par brique, is a non-profit...
by Sohini Bhattacharya | Mar 16, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
“If you’re looking to invest in real estate, where do you go?” This was the question Paul Poliszot, CEO and broker of record at REXIG Realty Investment Group in Oakville, Ont. asked some of his small investor clients. He was astonished that they responded by citing a...
by Connie Adair | Mar 5, 2021 | Books, Featured, Profiles
Write what you know, as the saying goes. So Vivien Sharon wrote all about downsizing in her recently published first book, The Boomer’s 7-Step Guide to Downsizing: overcoming fear and discovering freedom. Not only has Sharon been through the experience herself, but...