by Danny Kucharsky | Sep 21, 2018 | Featured, News
The popularity of services like Airbnb for short-term rentals is likely what was behind a move by the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) to force Realtors to register as travel agents, says the head of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). With more...
by Danny Kucharsky | Aug 14, 2018 | Featured, Profiles
A Vancouver seniors’ community is giving new meaning to the outdated concept of old folks homes while stopping real estate speculators in their tracks. Opal, a 130-unit project that is set to open in early 2019, provides an “aging in place” concept that allows older...
by Danny Kucharsky | Jul 25, 2018 | Featured, Technology
McGill Real Estate in Montreal recently introduced a new way to sell condominiums by using a large-screen immersive experience to show projects that have yet to break ground. The system allows clients viewing a large screen at a sales centre to see exactly what their...
by Danny Kucharsky | Jun 20, 2018 | Featured, News, Technology
Tech disruptor real estate brokerages can survive and prosper but only if they have the right business models, says Romana King, director of content at Zolo. She was commenting on last week’s closure of TheRedPin, which shut its head office doors at Church and Front...
by Danny Kucharsky | Jun 5, 2018 | Featured, News
Engel & Völkers is on track this year to match or surpass its Canadian growth in 2017 when it opened 11 new shops and increased its sales transactions by 90 per cent, says CEO Anthony Hitt. “We’re still very much in expansion mode,” he says. For example, Hitt says...
