by Derek Moran | Aug 7, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
As a professional realtor, you’d best stick to real estate, right? Invest in what you know. Or … from an unbiased perspective, is the RRSP (registered retirement savings plan) a good idea? Many of us have heard of huge tax bills owing on an RRSP at death. A common...
by Derek Moran | Jun 11, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
The thought of retirement is daunting. As a realtor, even more so because your pay is sporadic. You have no formal work-funded pension plan and may often wonder, “When can I quit?” Ultimately, the goal is to work because you want to, not because you have to. Each...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Dec 13, 2023 | Announcements, Profiles
It’s with “very mixed emotions” that Don Frederiksen, Campbell River, British Columbia-based realtor, retires. The Parallel 50 broker is possibly the longest-standing B.C.-licensed realtor, at over 60 years. He has several decades of experience in real estate areas...
by Connie Adair | Dec 7, 2023 | Announcements, Profiles
After almost 50 years in the industry, Jamie Johnston, broker of record/owner of Re/Max Condos Plus Corp. in Toronto, is hanging up his real estate hat. Over a long and storied career, Johnston has pioneered many concepts, including the use of the lawn sign-and-post...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 17, 2023 | News
In a landscape marked by recent interest rate hikes, Canadian homeowners are grappling with unforeseen and substantial increases in their monthly mortgage payments, leading to a widespread sense of mortgage malaise, according to a recent survey conducted by The Real...
