I have to admit that the typical Canadian Real Estate Association AGM can be a bit of a dry affair. The most interesting aspect of past AGM’s for me have been with the installation of RE/MAX affiliates as the CREA President (by the way, CONGRATULATIONS to RE/MAX River City, Edmonton, sales associate, Wayne Moen, on Read more >
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CLICK HERE to watch Elton Ash’s opening speech at the RE/MAX of Western Canada’s no limits conference in Victoria, BC, 02/09/2012 CLICK HERE to watch Noel Nissen and Elaine Langhout’s Advertising and Technology Presentation at the RE/MAX of Western Canada’s no limits conference in Victoria, BC, 02/09/2012. Jackie Ostash Public Relations Coordinator RE/MAX of Western Read more >
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I just returned from a Franchisors meeting with the Senior CREA Leadership Team in Toronto. We had very good discussions about the Futures Project, the Data Distribution Facility (DDF), Federal Affairs, MLS® Home Price Index, the CREA Stats Boutique and the REALTORs® Care Foundation. Generally the discussion was cordial with a fair amount of agreement Read more >
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Regional Director Opening General Session Welcome Speech Feb 9, 2012 Once again welcome to Victoria and our Annual Western Canada Conference. We view this conference as the most important Western Canada event each year. It gives us the opportunity to communicate to you new programs and services. It gives you the opportunity to build referral Read more >
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Over the years I have always been very proud of the way RE/MAX affiliates share information to assist each other to reach greater success. This is a reflection of the synergistic philosophy RE/MAX has been built on, where you are in business for yourself but not by yourself. Bill Coughlin of RE/MAX Little Oak has Read more >
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The Quebec conference has come and gone and we are all back to our day to day activities. The feedback I have received to date was that the overall conference was one of the best ever; the content and entertainment fabulous and interesting. Ken Schmidt’s story about the Harley Davidson’s history and business model was Read more >
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I have had a couple of personal experiences in selling and buying real estate this past year; one where I was personally involved in selling and buying a home, the other with a personal acquaintance. In both instances I was surprised with the manner the REALTORS® conducted themselves. There was no question they were well Read more >
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Two news stories were released this week, one was a press release from CREA the other as a story with input from BMO and TD economists. They are somewhat contradictory of each other. From a consumer point of view this can all be very confusing. Added to this, it has been another grim week of Read more >
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I just returned from the Summer Conference held in Los Angeles. There was a good turnout of nearly 800 broker owners and managers. The sessions were very good with a great exchange of information on office management procedures, recruiting and new technological trends that will affect our business. Beyond the sessions it was obvious that Read more >
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RE/MAX of Western Canada is looking for a dedicated professional wanting to assume a key role at the corporate head office of Canada’s number one real estate organization. . . Nilda Palladino Sr. Manager, Regional Administration RE/MAX of Western Canada Phone: 1.800.563.3622 npalladino@remax.net
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Hello, is there anyone out there? On a weekly basis we wrestle on how we can effectively communicate to our membership. This is nothing new as we have been doing this for the past 17 years that I have been with the region. However, there is increasing importance to this question as all of us Read more >
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For the past couple of years we have heard clearly that our conferences need to change to meet the ever changing Realtor® environment. Costs and time were the primary concerns being expressed. In planning our 2012 Annual Conference coming up in Victoria next February 9 & 10, we took these concerns seriously. Since we book Read more >
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We are all familiar with the evening news snippet that comes on during a program break with a quick verbal highlight on some item, being quickly followed with the phrase “film at 11”. Of course it is all meant to keep our TV viewing eyes on that particular channel. Similarly, each week we hear and Read more >
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Growing up, I enjoyed watching Wayne and Schuster on CBC TV. They were true Canadian Icons who truly understood our national identity and delivered a reflection of ourselves, in true Canadian comedic style. One of my favourite skits was their rendition as Julius Caesar and Brutus in a skit called, “A funny thing happened on Read more >
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Trevor Getz, October 23, 1950 – June 21, 2011: Co-Worker and Friend As many of you know, this past week was an emotional one. We lost a true and trusted friend and co-worker. Trevor came to the Region in 1994. He brought with him a wealth of experience from the travel and event planning Read more >
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CLICK HERE TO VIEW PDF PICTURE TRIBUTE TO TREVOR For those of you who wanted to know where a donation can be made for Trevor . Central Okanagan Boys and Girls Club 1434 Graham Street, P.O. Box 20222 Kelowna, BC V1Y 9H2 Phone: 250.762.3914 Fax: 250.762.6562 Please be sure to attach a note or Read more >
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A couple of weeks ago I proudly announced our new listing syndication partnership with Zoocasa. After that announcement and subsequently going live we immediately experienced a surge in consumer activity on our listings. Shortly thereafter we received a 10 day notice from the REB-4 (Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Calgary and Edmonton REBs) that we must shut Read more >
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As Western Canadian consumer confidence continues to build there is renewed interest in recreational property. Over the past couple of years we have seen a strong southerly flow of Canadian dollars as many Canadians have been taking advantage of the discounted prices in the US Sunbelt to buy a second, “winter” home. However, this trend Read more >
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The Real Trends Canadian Top 200 was released this week. Of course there is no surprise that RE/MAX offices dominated the entire report. This year our overall rankings improved as 137 RE/MAX brokerages (68.5%) made the list surpassing last year’s 130 brokerages (65%). It is really interesting when you delve deeper into the numbers and Read more >
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We are very pleased to inform all Western Canada sales associates that on behalf of your broker owners (1) we have contracted with Zoocasa to display all RE/MAX of Western Canada listings on the Zoocasa site. This marketing arrangements guarantees that all leads generated by the Zoocasa web site will flow directly back to the Read more >
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