You can’t read REM in Saskatoon anymore.
The Saskatoon Real Estate Board will no longer distribute REM to real estate offices, because when we use the terms Realtor or MLS in our editorial copy (the stories and articles), we do not use the ® symbol with them.
Why don’t we? Because REM is a newspaper. We follow [...]
By Stan Albert
“It is possible to fail in many ways, while to succeed is possible only in one way.” – Aristotle
Why do real estate agents rank so low on the Ipsos Reid Canada Speaks Survey,When It Comes To Professions, Whom Do We Trust?
We’ve moved up significantly since last year, mind you. Yeah, sure, from 28th [...]
It was with regret that I learned of the death of REM columnist Albert R. Teichner. As fate would have it, I was in Banff at the Western Connection in a leadership session discussing, among other things, disclosure and agency and had he been there, I’m sure Albert would have said a thing or two [...]
Help or hype in today’s market?
By Maya Bailey
One of the most popular movies circulating these days is The Secret. Everyone in every profession is watching this movie and wondering, can the Law of Attraction really work for me?
If you are a real estate agent, this article will describe how I have used the law of [...]
The Windsor-Essex County Real Estate Board recently held its Annual Appreciation Luncheon.
The board’s Distinguished Realtor of the year award was presented to Anna Vozza, a salesperson with Bob Pedler Real Estate Limited. She is currently serving a second term as a director for the board and has chaired several committees, as well as serving as [...]
I’ve been enjoying REM for many years but was appalled to get the most recent edition in a plastic sleeve! Eeeegads, how many ten of thousands of issues across Canada sealed in plastic that must now be disposed of?Please, reconsider this environmental waste!!!
Uta KayserBrokerRe/Max Real Estate CentreGuelph, Ont.
Publisher’s note: Thank you Uta. We have reconsidered [...]
The Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board (GTREB) recently hosted Ontario Realtors at its inaugural Technology & Trades Show at Blue Mountain. The successful show featured 70 exhibitors. Of the province’s 43 real estate boards, the 400+ attendees represented 41 of them, including board presidents and presidents-elect attending an Ontario Real Estate Association event. “Combining [...]
Carolyn Pratt is the new president of the Edmonton Real Estate Board, succeeding Madeline Sarafinchan. Pratt served as president of the Edmonton Realtors’ Charitable Foundation in 2000 and was elected to the EREB Board of Directors in 2002. She has served on various committees and has been involved with local service clubs and political organizations. [...]
The Durham Region Real Estate Board (DRREB) held its 2006 Christmas Dinner, Election Meeting and Charity Auction in support of the R.S. McLaughlin Durham Regional Cancer Centre and Cancer Lodge recently. Long service pins and certificates were awarded to members who have been with DRREB for 25, 30 and 40 years. Bill Schatzman was [...]
Mike Cusano of Stoney Creek, Ont. is the 2007 president of the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB). Succeeding Gary Herron, Cusano is a 16-year real estate veteran and has assumed leadership of the 2,400 plus member association – the second largest in Ontario. Before becoming a Realtor, he worked in the television production industry [...]
