by REM Editorial Team | Dec 13, 2024 | News
The regulator for Ontario’s real estate industry is preparing for a major leadership change. Michael Beard, CEO of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), is announcing his retirement effective February 2025. Beard, who took the helm in 2017, reflects on his...
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...
