Throughout the history of our country we have seen property ownership change hands through the force of war, racism and actions that have been nothing short of highway robbery.
There are thousands of people in Canada with legitimate claims of compensation for land that was taken away from their ancestors. People whose ethnic heritage connects [...]

In his guest column, Challenging the myth of unbundling, in the October 2002 issue of REM, Richard Forster refers to RECO’s insurance claims statistics. Unfortunately, Mr. Forster misquoted Alan Silverstein, chair of RECO’s Insurance Committee, regarding these statistics.
Mr. Forster wrote: “Recently it was announced, at the 5th Annual General Meeting of the Real Estate Council [...]

Anybody who wants to sell real estate needs to be highly mobile in order to meet clients and show houses. Often Realtors have to rush from one end of the town to the other. In order to be able to do all of this, they need a car and a valid driver’s license.
I mention the [...]

Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence, The Circle of Innovation) observed that the person least appreciated in the health care system – over worked and under paid – is the person with the most frequent contact with the customer – the nurse. Ditto for teachers in the education system. In real estate, it’s the REM [...]

eBay.ca has teamed with Harvey Kalles and Realtysellers, two Toronto-based real estate companies, to offer eBay users a range of real estate offerings.
“We are very pleased to work with eBay.ca on this new initiative that will benefit both the Realtor and the Canadian property buyer,” says Michael Kalles, M.B.A., president, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Limited [...]

Gordon Hovey, president of the Fredericton Real Estate Board, recently presented Liz Hawkins, wife of the late Dave Hawkins, with a letter that was read to her at the grand opening of the Dave Hawkins Memorial Pavilion in downtown Fredericton. The letter was sent to her from Tim Walsh, president of the Canadian Real Estate [...]

Harvey Kalles and Elise Kalles of Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. in Toronto (left) recently met with other real estate professionals from around the world at the Christie’s Great Estates Annual Conference at the Eldorado Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd. is an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates, the [...]

Prudential Relocation Canada Ltd. recently launched Relocation Centre Canada, a website for Canadian corporate clients and government agencies and their transferring employees. The platform makes the relocation experience less stressful and puts more control of the process in the hands of the client and transferee, the company says. It is a centralized, password‑protected
site that [...]

Robert Laing has been named executive officer of the British Columbia Real Estate Association, effective Nov. 15. He replaces long-time EO Robin Hill, who recently retired.
Laing has been with BCREA since March 2000 as director of government relations. Prior to joining the association, he was head of the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Commerce [...]

Toronto real estate broker/owner Edwin Brdlik recently launched Toronto Lofts Realty Corp., which Brdlik says is the first brokerage of its kind in Toronto that’s dedicated exclusively to lofts.
“With more than 12 years knowledge and experience in selling lofts and condos in the city, I am uniquely positioned to take Toronto Lofts to the forefront [...]