by REM Editorial Team | Dec 21, 2016 | Featured, News, Profiles
This has been perhaps the most tumultuous year ever for organized real estate in Canada. Record setting sales and prices in Vancouver led to dozens of negative headlines about the shady practices of real estate salespeople, ultimately resulting in the industry’s loss...
by Zia Abbas | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Foreign buyers. There hasn’t been such a hot topic in real estate for a long time. Vancouver has pointed its finger and told local residents (and the world) that foreign buyers have been gobbling up homes and making real estate prices rise in lock-step with their...
by REM Editorial Team | Oct 5, 2016 | Featured, News
British Columbia has appointed Micheal Noseworthy as the new superintendent of real estate. His appointment takes effect on Oct. 19. Noseworthy is an experienced regulator and public sector leader, having recently served as a senior government regulator for Yukon. He...
by Ari Lahdekorpi | Oct 4, 2016 | Columnists
In B.C., real estate sales reps are getting slammed in the media on a daily basis. While its not unusual to get the bad news bubble stories, recently the pitch of the negative press has increased in its intensity. The government has also jumped on the agent bashing...
by Tony Palermo | Apr 11, 2016 | Featured, News
Significant deficiencies in how some salespeople and brokerages in the Vancouver area are handling their obligations under Canada’s anti-money laundering law has prompted Canada’s financial intelligence unit to increase the number of examinations it performs in the...
