by REM Editorial Team | Aug 28, 2009 | Featured, Profiles
One of Canada’s longest-serving executive officers has retired from the real estate industry. Ken MacKenzie was originally hired by B.C.’s Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) in 1979. During the 30 years since, MacKenzie and the FVREB have been prominently...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 7, 2009 | Profiles
By Gabriele Quinn The next time you feel life is treating you unfairly, count your blessings. Last night, you probably opened the refrigerator to reach for a bedtime snack – even though you really didn’t need it. Then you woke this morning in a warm, clean, bed to the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 31, 2009 | Profiles
Photo by Toshi Kawano By Katherine Fawcett Lisa Ames is fairly sure she won’t sell a thing during the better part of next February. She doubts she’ll show a home, write up any contracts, close any deals, or field more than a few vague inquiries during the month....
by REM Editorial Team | Jul 2, 2009 | Profiles
By Susan Doran I would be remiss as a journalist – a profession that dictates that you begin an article with a tantalizing tidbit to capture your readers – if I did not start here by telling you that Calgary mega-agent Sam Corea says he has to ask his super-wealthy...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 8, 2009 | Boards & Associations, Profiles
For 27 years, Pierre Beauchamp has been in an executive leadership position with the Canadian Real Estate Association – first as executive vice-president and then as CEO. For this 20th anniversary issue of REM, Beauchamp and REM senior editor Kathy Bevan discussed...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 27, 2009 | Boards & Associations, News, Profiles
Maureen O’Neill first began working for the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) in 1980, as corporate relations manager; this year, she is part-way through her second term as TREB president. She had just begun serving as president-elect in 2007 when the new president...
