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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Your National Board has recently returned home after spending two
grueling days working on the REIC Strategic Plan.
Strategic planning is very important to any organization and
especially so for REIC. We need many more members and we want to
retain those members we already have. How to do this?
Strategic planning requires a strong commitment from all of us. We, as
Board members, must lead, support, follow-up and live the results of
this strategic planning process.
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Lucien Roy, FRI(E) CPM®
CMOC
REIC 2007/2008 President
FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
A Change Will Do You Good
It’s hard to believe that 5
months has passed since the 2007 AGM in Ottawa. Where exactly did the
summer go? Then again it hasn’t exactly left us yet, around here the
summer temperatures continue to remain even though we are well into
the month of October.
They say change, although it can be a scary thing - is a good thing.
It is defined as “to transform or convert”. In the past several months
our organization itself has been experiencing many of its own
transformations and conversions.
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Maura McLaren
Executive Director
A New Direction – Strategic
planning session charts REIC on a New Course
As the old saying goes “it took a lot of
blood sweat and tears.” Alright there was no blood and the only tears
shed would be those of joy. Yet thanks to the Strategic Planning
sessions held in September REIC is set to embark in a new direction.
The two-day event which took place in Toronto on September 13-14
brought together the REIC Board of Directors, Executive Director Maura
McLaren, and members of the REIC management staff to help lay the
foundation for the future of REIC.
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CONDOMINIUM INSURANCE – Prudent
Seniors Dictate
Insurance companies started the slogan,
“Freedom 55”, but few people will ever achieve it. Legislative changes
prohibiting mandatory retirement at age 65 have allowed us to
recalibrate and now aim for “Freedom 75”. More and more people, even
though they are financially set, are choosing to work way beyond age
65. I know some who are working well into their 80’s and who still
climb the stairs two at a time.
With this changing trend, the market is cleverly responding with all
sorts of products and services to take the enormous amount of loose
change from the seniors’ pockets. For those without a lot of spare
cash and who painstakingly worked to pay off their mortgages, there’s
now the “reverse mortgage” with the jingle, “Wouldn’t it be nice”!
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the Complete Member Article
by John J. Molnar, BA
FRI CRP CPM®
O’Neill Pushed into the Spotlight
An Interview with new
TREB President Maureen O'Neill
When former Toronto Real Estate Board
President Donald Bentley surprisingly stepped down last month less
then three months into his term, to take a position overseas for
RE/MAX Europe, it thrust Vice-President Maureen O’Neil into the
forefront and a new position.
It is an opportunity that O’Neill relishes.
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Interview
Designation Profile:
The FRI – The Height of
Excellence for Realtors
The
FRI is one of the most popular designations within the world of real
state. Since its initial inception, real estate sales representatives
have earned this designation to help improve on their career success.
One of those gentlemen who have achieved such an honour is Ian Brown
FRI. A man who is extremely proud of his designation, Brown explains
exactly why he chose
to pursue this particular venture.
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More About the FRI Designation...
member Profile:
New
CPM Looking Towards the Future
Kenneth Finch has a full professional
life managing a portfolio of commercial, office and industrial
properties within the Greater Toronto Area for Delcom Management
Services Inc. and the satisfaction of his job is what drives him to
succeed.
“Working with a great team of property administrators, managers and
accountants, functioning together to achieve our goals, is what I find
to be the most rewarding part of my career,” Finch explains.
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the Full Member Profile...
Buildex Calgary 2007 set to Dazzle
the Real Estate World
t is not news that Calgary is undergoing
major transformation in this day and age. The economy is booming and
as a result, along with every other industry professional, real estate
and property management professionals are busier than ever. Every
minute counts!
Taking this into consideration, the eighth annual Buildex Calgary
Conference and Exposition (www.buildexcalgary.com) has paid special
attention in creating an event that will be worth every penny and
every minute of your time.
Get All The Event Details
REIC is looking to Market
Themselves through Pride
The Real Estate Institute of Canada, an
organization known for its reputation of helping prominent real estate
professionals earn distinguished designations is contemplation going
into the fashion industry, but its not what you think – It is a way to
show pride.
REIC is thinking of selling items with its logo on it to those members
who would be interested in promoting their association with REIC.
Learn About REIC"s Pride
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
On
behalf of the REIC's Board of Directors, members and staff, we extend
our congratulations to those individuals who have achieved their
designations in recent months, demonstrating their commitment to
professionalism and excellence in all facets of real estate.
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