by Bob Van de Vrande | Feb 28, 2022 | Columnists, Featured
What will it take? Having been an advocate of comprehensive data sharing for more than 20 years, this is a question I have often asked myself. For many years I, perhaps naively, thought that when the directors of real estate boards and associations realized that for...
by Connie Adair | Dec 1, 2021 | Featured
Selling an exclusive listing can be challenging – agents are asked to promote the property without advertising that it is for sale and to get the word out only to relevant people. Eric Skicki says that’s the value of BrokerPocket, an off-market listing portal strictly...
by Diane Slawych | Sep 30, 2021 | Featured, News
Eight Ontario Realtors who sent a letter to the Canadian Real Estate Association this summer asking for changes to a problematic listings issue are not happy with the association’s response. The group is seeking to make it mandatory for Realtors to list a property on...
by REM Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2021 | Letters to the Editor
Why do out-of-town Realtors list some properties only on their board and not the local board where the property physically exists? Last week I was out showing houses in beautiful Brantford, Ont. As I was trying to get the lockbox to sync with my phone (a...
by Ted Greenhough | May 28, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Featured
“So, what exactly are you doing to market my property?” The implication is that you’re doing diddly-squat. But this question isn’t really about marketing. It’s about a lack of communication. Here’s my translation of the dreaded question: “What exactly do you do all...
