“Come on all you big strong men, Uncle Sam needs your help again He’s got himself in a terrible jam, way down yonder in Vietnam So put down your books, and pick up a gun…” From the I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag by Joe McDonald; copyright Joe McDonald and Alkatraza Corner Music. All Rights Reserved.
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I refer to the letter appearing in the Feb. 2002 REM, written by Graham Millward.
He blames the real estate broker owners and the real estate associations for our dwindling real estate commission, from the good old days of six per cent to the present deteriorating situation.
 
What he has failed to mention is the Competition Act, [...]

Re: Was RECO penalty enough in `Oklahoma' Deal?, REM March 2002.
 
This very interesting article deals with the writer's concern over the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECD) penalty imposed on an individual, registered under The Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (Ontario). The panel found the agent guilty of violating various sections of its code [...]

I read my first REM – picked up at the Toronto OREA office – and found it both interesting and informative. It was with interest that I read your commentary on recruiting new members into the profession. I believe that you are incorrect in stating that the brokers and sales reps should not be involved.
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Your readers may have been misled by a brief comment in The LeBow Report in the January 2002 issue. Mr. Lebow suggested the Appraisal Institute of Canada took exception to his comments in an earlier article regarding the appraisal industry and the need for change.
Our industry, like many others, is facing a changing marketplace and [...]

Many years ago, when pale-skinned bulky guys in black swimming trunks used to trash each other around in the “squared circle”, professional wrestling was a simplistic morality tale of good versus bad. Over the years the audience has become more demanding, jaded and sophisticated. The present day’s offerings of sports-entertainment are by tanned, muscular hard-bodies [...]

At the end of this column, I expect you to be pretty steamed, one way or the other. But I want you to respond with your thoughts on the matter and we’ll get something going. We begin with a question.
“Under what circumstances would an owner object to brokers — other than his own agent [...]

The executive officer of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver talks to REM’s Kathy Bevan about new MLS technologies, mandatory education, and the board’s threat to withdraw from the provincial association.
 
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver held its Annual General Meeting at the beginning of March.  The board’s threat to withdraw from the [...]

Dr. Ward ZoBell, an optometrist from Southern Alberta, could not believe his good fortune when he was contacted by HomeLife/Higher Standards Lethbridge Realty broker/owner Gordon Davy, who informed him that he was the grand prize winner of the 2000/2001 HomeLife $10,000 Cool Cash or Pure Gold Sweepstakes. ZoBell entered his name via the Internet, as [...]

Among other awards announced at its 19th Annual Awards Conference in Kelowna in February, Re/Max of Western Canada honoured:  Barbara Waddell of Re/Max Fort McMurray Realty, Alberta as the top individual award winner in the residential category; Terry Paranych’s team at Re/Max River City in Edmonton as the top residential team; and Tim Walsh of [...]