Over the years the idea of a real estate professionals hall of fame or the creation of an honour roll for real estate practitioners has been in these pages on more than one occasion. It’s time to make this a reality. In fact, it’s overdue.
The issue has come to mind again for me as [...]

The following are selected highlights of low points in the life of a sales manager. My ulcer can attest to the fact that they are not fiction.
Monday: I prepared a really good sales meeting for this morning. Besides covering the latest real estate developments, I also lined up an interesting guest speaker. Although everybody knows [...]

Century 21 People’s Choice Realty recently opened in Toronto. Virendra Srivastava, broker/owner of the new office, entered the real estate industry in 1999. As a sales associate, Srivastava received numerous prestigious awards and earned a top producer award in 2002.
Brian Rushton, senior vice-president of Century 21 Canada, says, “This new office, strategically located in the [...]

First Paul Martin came to my place, then I went to his.
I was paid to travel to our nation’s capital for a long weekend — paid by your national organization, CREA, in case you had forgotten. There’s no need for you to go there in late March if all you want to know is [...]

By Kathy Bevan

 
It’s not unusual to hear about business people heading back to university to upgrade their skills.  What’s a little different in Ron Kubek’s case, however, is that he enjoyed one particular university so much that he’s now on the faculty, and teaching others has become his main job.
Granted, this is Keller Williams University [...]

To help its members comply with the Competition Act, last year the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board (GMREB) launched the François Rioux Competition Compliance Program. The ongoing annual program was successful as 121 offices representing 1,800 Realtors participated.
The François Rioux Competition Compliance Program was named as a tribute to François Rioux, a lawyer with the [...]

Royal LePage recently recognized the 10,000th sales rep to join the company. In 2003, 1,209 agents joined Royal LePage as “new to business” sales agents, compared to 626 in 2002, an increase of 93.1 per cent, year-over-year.
“It is an opportune time for individuals entering the workforce or for those who are looking for an occupation [...]

Re/Max Chay Realty in Barrie, Ont. has expanded to a new office at the Crossroads Plaza in Innisfil, Ont. The new building comes complete with a wireless Internet connection and state-of-the-art office furnishings, says broker Corby Adams. “As the residents of Innisfil already know, with its proximity to highway 400 and the many lifestyle advantages [...]

Maxwell Realty recently opened a new franchise office in Medicine Hat, Alta., under the ownership of Erich Gross.
“We are the fastest growing real estate franchise in Alberta,” says Maxwell co-owner Dick Oakes. “With a total of 538 Realtors, we have grown by 30 per cent since we launched our enterprise in September 1999 and [...]

Lane Barnett, a real estate industry veteran with nearly two decades of experience, has been named president and CEO of the GMAC Real Estate Franchise Business Unit, which includes more than 1,300 offices throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Barnett was formerly executive vice-president, Support Services Group. He joined GMAC Home Services in [...]