by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Jun 1, 2018 | Housing News
RE/MAX has been named Canada’s #1 most reputable brand in real estate, and ranked #69 overall out of the top 100 companies Canadians admire most. The 2017 study conducted by Leger and National looks at the brand reputations of 234 companies in the country. Only...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | May 21, 2018 | A Day in the Life, Housing News
A brand is more than a name, a logo or a collection of products and services. It’s how people think and feel about an organization as a whole, and it’s the essence of what makes a business unique. A strong brand tells an organization’s story in a unified voice through...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | May 7, 2018 | Housing News, Real Estate Industry
Niagara Region is holding a public engagement forum on May 15th, 2018 at 5:30pm to discuss and recieve feedback on changes being made to the Vacant Unit and Vacant/Excess Land Subclasses Rebate. Since 1998, the Vacant Unit Rebate and Vacant/Excess Land Subclasses have...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Apr 28, 2018 | Housing News
Pondering the concepts I learned this week at the 1st Meeting of the newly launched ‘Business of AGEING Network Niagara’ (BANN)- co-project of Ageworks and Niagara College Canada. Our Keynote Speaker: Mark Venning of Change Rangers gave us an eye opening...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Apr 15, 2018 | Housing News, Real Estate Market Update
A recent RE/MAX survey conducted by Leger found more than one in four Canadian homebuyers report feeling pinched by the stress test, which came into effect in January of this year. However, projections for the spring market show optimism with most markets expected to...
by Cathy Berkhout-Bosse | Apr 12, 2018 | Community Development, Housing News
Throughout the early months of 2018, Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) conducted the Employer One Survey, and as of April 11, 2018, the results are now publicly available. The Employer One Survey is an annual labour market survey for employers throughout the...