by Rob and Beth Andress | May 10, 2021 | Advice for Agents
As professional educators on violence prevention and personal protection within the real estate industry, we have been told of situations when a Realtor has been contacted by a predator – someone they feel may intend to do them harm. The normal course of action when...
by Rob and Beth Andress | Apr 6, 2021 | Advice for Agents
Way back in 1986 when I enrolled in the Ontario Real Estate Association Phase 1, 2 and 3 Real Estate Licensing Program, it took all of three weeks to be provided with a certificate and a license to enter the free market and begin dealing with, in most cases, an...
by John Dowbiggin | Mar 15, 2021 | Featured, Guest Columns
What drives housing prices? Public perception often points the finger at the real estate industry, but industry insiders know there are many other factors at play. Record-low housing inventory, stiff competition, rising prices and COVID-19 have left a disproportionate...
by Rob and Beth Andress | Feb 23, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Columnists, Featured
If you were to sit in a park and watch the people around you without being able to hear their voices or what they are talking about, could you tell if those individuals were happy, sad, upset, angry or disappointed? With only visual facial expressions provided to you,...
by REM Editorial Team | Feb 2, 2021 | Featured, News
Police in Saanich, B.C. have formed a new task force to investigate the murder of Lindsay Buziak, a sales rep who was killed while showing a home 13 years ago. The task force includes the FBI and the RCMP, which the Saanich Police say have helped develop new leads and...
