by John Gregory | Dec 6, 2021 | Columnists
The latest trend in building affordable housing is the Passive House. The certified Passive House is “the simplest, lowest-cost environmental solution to affordable housing,” says Medora Uppal, director of operations at YWCA Hamilton. Uppal helped shepherd the...
by Chris Chopik | Apr 22, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
This year we see a re-orientation of life toward family, friends, community and nature. As Realtors we are active contributors to our community. As such we have an important leadership role to consider. Are we agents of change? Deloitte’s 2021 Global Marketing Trends...
by Connie Jeske Crane | May 21, 2020 | Featured, News
At this disorienting moment in 2020, as our industry grapples with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to believe the dust will settle. But it will. For usually busy Realtors who are looking to fill the disquieting pause, there’s an unusual opportunity right...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 24, 2020 | Featured, News
A home recently listed by Engel & Völkers Halifax is made from 612,000 recycled PET bottles, says builder JD Composites. Listed by James Dwyer, the home at 39 Sunset Lane in Meteghan River, N.S. is priced at $490,000. The builder says the 2,000-sq.-ft....
by Don Procter | Jul 8, 2019 | News, Profiles
Climate change is an emerging risk affecting the value of real estate, which is why Chris Chopik wrote a 75-page paper on the subject for a degree in the Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation program at Toronto’s OCAD University. Chopik’s paper –...
