I find myself agreeing with Douglas Teddiman who expressed the need for an effective association representing the needs of Realtors in the field (REM April 2004).
I agree that we need an association to represent Realtors on the front lines, one that will lobby government effectively for us, get group rates and discounts for members, [...]

When I was a kid in downtown Toronto, my family used to go on Sunday afternoon picnics in High Park. In those days High Park was a forest. There were vast numbers of trees providing cool shade as well as places to play in and explore.
All those trees stood guard over ribbons of brooks [...]

RE: VOWs by Frank Kirschner, Feb. issue I am in total agreement with Mr. Kirschner on this most critical issue. I would like to suggest that we collectively go one step further and ensure that our MLS databases not be made available to non-members at any price, at any time. These databases are our stock [...]

My buddy Paul Martin — you remember, the prime minister of Canada — no doubt on his own road to Damascus, dropped by my favourite coffee shop in the Comox Valley the other day.
New readers to REM — I know who you are — will not be familiar with my annual correspondence to the [...]

By Kathy Bevan

Unfettered by its lawsuit against the Toronto Real Estate Board and CREA, which was resolved out of court in January, Realtysellers (Ontario) Limited has launched an aggressive expansion campaign.  The Toronto-based firm is hoping to attract 2,500 new sales reps and 100 new brokers across Ontario within the year, through two new recruitment [...]

Coldwell Banker Vancouver Island Realty, in Parksville, B.C. celebrated its new affiliation with a grand opening ceremony recently. Special guests for the grand opening included Coldwell Banker Canada president Gary Hockey. The former Central Island Realty is the oldest established real estate operation in the area and has a sales force of 14. Owned by [...]

The Toronto Real Estate Board reports that Maurice Stanley Lamond, a Realtor for over 50 years, passed away suddenly on December 26, 2003.
Maurice was born in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in 1926, and immigrated to Montreal with his family six years later. After positions with Coca-Cola and as a caterer in a wholesale food terminal at Yonge [...]

Royal LePage Relocation Services (RLRS) recently launched a new division to provide corporations with relocation management for temporary assignments.
RLRS Assignment Solutions manages every aspect of the relocation process for the employee who is on temporary assignment away from home, the company says — from management of the employee’s home, to finding fully equipped and furnished [...]

A prominent Realtor in the Hamilton, Ont. area has made a move to the competitive marketplace of Central Toronto, joining Bosley Real Estate Ltd. Paul Maranger has sold more than 800 properties in the last 6 ½ years, ranking him among Canada’s leading producers.
He says: “It is very exciting building a business from the [...]

Coldwell Banker reports a new office has opened in Oakville, Ont. Coldwell Banker Integrity Real Estate is operated by Bill DeJong and Toby MacLeod.