Trends Archive

TREB may take action to avoid legal battle with Competition Bureau

In light of a recent challenge by the Competition Bureau, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) is considering opening up its listings to a greater extent within weeks. On May 27th, the Competition Bureau took legal action, alleging that TREB, which represents 31,000 Realtors and operates the

On Internet Explorer 6? – Upgrade Now!

10 years ago, Microsoft came out with the browser – Internet Explorer 6. Now that we’re in 2011, in an era of modern web standards, it’s time to say goodbye. Microsoft and everyone active online – wants to wave good-bye to IE 6. So far, most Canadians

Video Testimonials – Are You Doing Them?

Testimonials are a great way to demonstrate your success rate, the satisfaction clients have had when working directly with you, as well as, the style and way that you accomplish and get business done. Testimonials have typically always been “read” – as this is usually the way

What to Expect from the Web in 2011

Well another year has come and gone. What does that mean for us here at Redman and for the whole of web design and development? Quite a bit actually. Web technology is a constantly evolving and fast moving monster that can get away on you if you

Open Data and Real Estate

In our previous post “An Introduction to Open Data” we introduced the concept of the Open Data movement in all levels of government around the world. The basic idea is that governments are releasing libraries of timely, machine readable, and license-free data for public use. In this

An Introduction to Open Data

Local, state, and national governments all over the world have begun to participate in a movement known as Open Data. The idea behind Open Data is to let citizens, non-profits, and corporations have access to the public information collected or maintained by government. The number of governments