REIC Blog

The Behaviour Behind Effective Lease Negotiation

Feb 13, 2018

To effectively and successfully negotiate, real estate practitioners must understand how human behavior influences the deal-making process. It’s...

Feb 08, 2018

Traditional advertising is no longer enough to stay competitive. Agents need to harness the potential of social media to connect with potential...

Jan 25, 2018

There is no doubt these are evolving times for all real estate professionals. The nature of transactions as well as the regulatory environment...

Jan 23, 2018

Even the most seasoned property managers find good decision-making to be a life-long learning experience in an ever-changing industry. While...

Jan 03, 2018

It’s no secret that the real estate management profession is aging more quickly than other occupations. You are probably seeing that in your own...

Dec 22, 2017

Thanks to a $1M donation by W. Dean Weidner of Weidner Investment Services, Inc. to MacEwan University in Edmonton, we will soon see students...

Dec 04, 2017

Instead of putting up an inspiration board for this New Year, I took it down. Because it got too depressing. And, as it turns out, I’m not alone....

Oct 05, 2017

In this time of social media and digital communications, online networking and self-promotion have become a necessity in order to stay in touch...

Sep 27, 2017

As a lawyer, manager of a brokerage and a member of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC) I’m surrounded by rules of professional conduct...

Aug 10, 2017

Every now and then I think back to when I was taking accounting courses at University, occasionally my mind recalls the five goals of an...