by Gerald Tostowaryk | Mar 20, 2024 | Columnists, Letters to the Editor
On February 22, REM published a well-researched and well-argued article about the public outcry against ever-increasing property taxes. One small, innocuous phrase that says so much caught my attention: The Montreal mayor was quoted as stating we are facing...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Feb 29, 2024 | Columnists, Legal Issues
Once again, anti-competitive accusations are being leveled against our industry, this time in the McFall case. I remember back in the early 1990s when the first discount broker of substance came to our market. We were all upset, I still think rightfully so, and there...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Nov 23, 2023 | Columnists
Like many of us in Canadian real estate, I have been watching the conversation around the Ontario Realtor Wellness Program (ORWP) in REM. By now, we are all aware of the recent court case challenging the ORWP. The plaintiffs are alleging human rights violations...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Oct 19, 2023 | Columnists
It is said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. As an ethics instructor, I’ve met a lot of people over the years who had the best of intentions but were somehow barrelling down the wrong road. Have you ever found yourself in a situation with a client...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Jul 24, 2023 | Columnists
I recall a number of years ago hearing of a real estate training session by a well-known real estate trainer wherein he advocated showing buyers four homes and then asking which one they wished to buy. If they wanted to see more homes, his training was to let them go...
