by Marty Douglas | Aug 27, 2015 | Featured
The penultimate column. No, I’m fine thank you, health wise. In general terms, when asked, I refer to my physical condition as “old and fat” rather than attempt attribution to some new age plague or senior symptom of the month. Besides, most people asking, “How are...
by Marty Douglas | Jul 27, 2015 | Featured
I lost a salesperson a couple of months back. Not a new experience. I have helped people to the exit but when one of them chooses to go voluntarily to another broker, it’s a shock. It makes you evaluate and do a tally. I came to my current position as a managing...
by Marty Douglas | Jun 30, 2015 | Featured
What better way to celebrate Canada Day than by setting your hair on fire over another perceived threat? By the way, setting your hair on fire, while not recommended, is one of the few demonstrations available to Canadians without a permit and, if it goes badly, it’s...
by Marty Douglas | May 25, 2015 | News
In 1987 I was fortunate enough to attend the FIABCI World Conference in Copenhagen. Just in case your real estate acronyms are out-of-date like your FINTRAC manual, FIABCI stands for six words in French I can never remember but which, in English, translate to...
by Marty Douglas | Apr 16, 2015 | News
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming – Wow! What a ride!” – Hunter S....
