Re/Max All-Stars Realty is expanding into areas directly north and south of the Markham home base. Recently the company opened a 3,200-square-foot facility at 2281 Kingston Rd. in Toronto.  The company’s new northern office is in Ballantrae.
Daniel Sarafian, co-broker, at Re/Max All-Stars Realty, says:  “The
economy is firing on all cylinders, the housing market is chugging
along [...]

Funeral services were held January 26 in Lower Sackville, N.S. for long-time Realtor Ray Marchand.
“Ray was an
inspiration to everyone who knew him, both here at Coldwell Banker
Canada and throughout our international network,” says a statement from
Coldwell Banker. “During a long and distinguished career as a real
estate entrepreneur and partner in Coldwell Banker Sackville
Associates, Ray was [...]

Manson Slik has joined Gordon Auctioneers and Realty in Kingston,
Ont. as an equal partner, joining Barry Gordon. Slik has been
associated with the 48-year-old company for the past 12 years and is
known to many of Gordon’s regular customers and clients. He has been a
real estate broker for 16 years, and formerly owned his own real estate
company.
The [...]

Since
its launch almost 17 years ago, REM has seen a lot of changes in the
Canadian real estate industry, and we’ve been inspired by dozens of
Realtors with extraordinary talents. Here’s a look back at issues 151
to 199.

151. January 2002–Tom Wright becomes the new president and CEO of the Real Estate Council of Ontario, replacing David Higgins.
Cover [...]

The Windsor-Essex
County Real Estate Board’s Realtor of the Year award for 2005 was
presented to Deborah Moore, a salesperson with Re/Max Preferred Realty.
She  has been active in the real estate
profession for 16 years. She is a past-president of WECREB and is
currently serving a second term as director, and she has chaired
several committees and served as a [...]

Penticton,
B.C. got a new real estate office in the fall: Realty Executives
Penticton. Owners are Trudy Jeeves, a Realtor and strata manager, and
Jenny Francisco, property manager. The managing broker is Bea Smith.
The office includes a busy property management department with six
full-time staff and three Realtors.

Front Gate GMAC Real Estate in Fredericton,
led by broker Terry Hunter, is the latest member of the GMAC family.
Hunter says the affiliation, along with providing integrated services
through  Front Gate Mortgages and a
strategic connection with Mortgage Alliance, will position Front Gate
for future growth in the marketplace. Back, from left: Kent Brewer,
Adam O’Donnell, Terry Hunter, Mike Lever. [...]

Since
its launch almost 17 years ago, REM has seen a lot of changes in the
Canadian real estate industry, and we’ve been inspired by dozens of
Realtors with extraordinary talents. Here’s a look back at issues 101
to 150.

101. November
1997–Senior management, lead by Coldwell Banker Canada president and
CEO John Bearden, acquires the Canadian master franchise rights for
Coldwell Banker [...]

Re/Max
Quebec is offering Google Earth technology that allows visitors to its
website to explore a neighbourhood by checking out nearby services,
such as schools and parks, in aerial photos.
“Along
with the descriptions of listings and virtual visits available at
www.remax-quebec.com, the explorer is a useful tool that simplifies the
pre-selection process,” says Sylvain Dansereau, executive
vice-president of Re/Max Quebec, in a [...]

Diane Finley, MP for
Haldimand-Norfolk, was named Minister Responsible for Canada Mortgage
and Housing Corp. when Prime Minister Stephen Harper named his new
Cabinet yesterday.
Finley, 48, is also Minister of Human Resources and Social Development.
First elected to
Parliament in 2004, Finley has served as critic for agriculture and
agri-food. She is a former administrator in the University of Western Ontario’s
French [...]