by Samantha Long | Jul 17, 2025 | Advice for Agents, News
Realtors are experienced in dealing with two of society’s biggest stressors — money and relationships — but many working in the field have little formal training on handling situations that threaten their own safety. Agents are often expected to meet clients...
by Voices by REM | May 16, 2025 | Community, News
(Alan Carson with Karen Yolevski. Photo credit: Avanew Studios) In the mid-1970s, long before “home inspection” was a profession in Canada, Alan Carson and Bob Dunlop were fire protection engineers inspecting industrial buildings for insurance companies. Their...
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...
