The Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund says that royalty revenue for the year ended December 31 increased 9.1 per cent over 2005 to $29.7 million, exceeding the fund’s target of five per cent. The increase in royalty revenue reflects growth in the fund’s network of Realtors, and continued strength in the residential resale housing market, the [...]
In an open letter to Toronto Mayor David Miller, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) has raised concerns about a possible home-buying tax in Toronto. The city is looking at new ways to raise revenue to ease the burden on property taxes, including the possibility of a new land transfer tax, which would be levied [...]
Richmond Hill
real estate broker Brian Walker became president of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) at its annual conference on February 28. Active in the real estate profession for 27 years, Walker is owner of NRS Select Ltd., and is a member of both the Toronto and York Region Real Estate Boards. He is a [...]
“In the field of observation, chance favours only the prepared mind.” – Louis Pasteur 1822-1895
Ever heard of The Long Tail? It’s the name of a book that you should read, written by Wired Magazine’s editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson.
This article was partially gleaned from the website Prof-IT, The Technology and Marketing Newsletter for Real Estate Professionals. (Issue [...]
HomeLife Realty Services has expanded its international presence with the opening of HomeLife Elite Gulf Properties in Dubai, U.A.E.
“Our members continue to play a major role in our expansion and development of our HomeLife brand, both nationally and internationally,” says HomeLife founder and CEO Andrew Cimerman. “We want to congratulate Raza Mohammad and his partner, [...]
Michel Beauséjour, the CEO for both the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board and the Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards, is the recipient of the first AEC Award of Excellence. The award was created in 2007 to replace the Frank Johns Award.
The Association Executives Council (AEC) includes executive officers, managers and staff of real estate [...]
I have an Internet column with advice for the real estate consumer. You could look it up (www.jurock.com/askexpert). The following is an actual inquiry with some editing, mostly to protect me.
“Dear Marty:
“I hope you can steer us in the right direction regarding choosing a realtor to sell our house. Our home was listed previously for [...]
Ken and Liz Clark have opened the first Realty Executives franchise in Winnipeg. Ken has 20+ years of real estate experience and is known locally as “The Condo King”. Liz is the customer care manager.
Realty Executives Premiere opened at 130-1600 Ness Ave. on Feb. 19, and hired its first new sales rep on Feb. 21.
By Kathy Bevan
The federal Competition Bureau has served the Canadian Real Estate Association with a court order to produce documentation relating to the MLS Rules and Regulations, and the related interpretations that were ratified by the association’s membership at its AGM in March.
In the March 13, 2007 filing presented to the Federal Court, senior [...]
By Kathy Bevan
Canada’s highest court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Quebec court that ruled in favour of a brokerage versus the Quebec real estate association. The Supreme Court of Canada granted the right to appeal to the Association des courtiers et agents immobiliers du Quebec (ACAIQ) on March 8, in its ongoing [...]
