BY HEINO MOLLS – Last year I had the privilege of sitting in the Mississauga Living Arts Centre and I heard an angel’s voice. I was attending the performance of Canada’s premier soprano singer, Lesley Andrew.
If you have ever been in this place, you know that it was built with acoustics in mind, not [...]

BY ARI LAHDEKORPI
 
The other day I was chatting with a buddy about some of the changes that were occurring at a local business that is “right‑sizing”. This corporation needed to trim itself up to meet new fiscal realities.
The topic of our discussion revolved around how this process was being done, and the effects of [...]

We want to thank you for the coverage on one of our Affordable Housing Initiative projects in Edmonton (July issue).
I would like to clarify a couple of points in the article.  The amount of assistance received was not in the millions but rather thousands of dollars. The contributions, primarily donated goods and services (not cash), [...]

When I first announced my intention of going into real estate, my friends and relatives reacted with surprise and disbelief. I can’t really blame them, because at that time I was (and still am to this day) somewhat of a dreamer; fond of opera, history and classical literature. Unknown to me, it was my mother-in-law, [...]

METES & BOUNDS – Nothing. No idea. No kernel – or colonel – of wit erupts Vesuvius-like from my overheated cranium. It’s 35 C or so on the Wet Coast of Canada and the natives are whimpering. The other day, one of our sales team was showing property to a couple retiring from Dubai. They [...]

David Rossi of Toronto is the new chair of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), and Ken Hajas of Ancaster is the new vice-chair. The 12-member RECO board also includes three Ontario government appointee positions, two of which have been filled to date. Barrister and solicitor Audrey Loeb is the business appointee; barrister and [...]

Derek Lester, a member of the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) and the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB), has been named Volunteer of the Year for 2002 by The Calgary Homeless Foundation. Lester has had a special interest in affordable housing since he joined the real estate industry 15 years ago. In 1998, he became [...]

The Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) recently announced the winners of its annual Pursuit of Excellence awards in Calgary. The awards recognize excellence as demonstrated by chapters, real estate boards or associations, real estate and/or related trade corporations and individual members. Individual awards went to Alice Costantino, of A. Costantino Real Estate Ltd. in [...]

 Bovie Realty, of Lindsay, Ont. recently merged with Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate. The new Lindsay office is the fifth location for Coldwell Banker R.M.R. Real Estate. The other four offices are in Oshawa, Port Perry, Roseneath and Whitby. The new office is managed by broker Beth Bovie, former owner of Bovie Realty. It will [...]

Coldwell Banker Confidence Realty, owned by broker John Waite and accountant Heather Reda, recently opened its doors in Orillia, Ont. Waite and Reda are life-time residents of Orillia and both plan to take an active role in the marketing and operations of the new real estate brokerage. Waite is president of the new company and [...]