by Stan Albert | Jan 8, 2013 | Advice for Agents
“Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning usefulness in which mankind agreed.” – Cicero Friendship! What does that word mean? Does it mean you have 574 “friends” on Facebook? But do you actually know them personally? For most of us the answer would be no –...
by Stan Albert | Nov 27, 2012 | Advice for Agents
By Stan Albert Just this week, my colleagues and I were mulling over the discussions on LinkedIn regarding a mandatory ethics course here in Ontario for all registrants. I was pondering what my comment would be when the following appeared my desk courtesy of a...
by Stan Albert | Oct 31, 2012 | Advice for Agents, Featured
By Stan Albert Selling a stigmatized home, office or apartment can be downright tough. Some agents puzzle about why a property has so many showings with no offers, or why people in an office feel weird sensations… or wondered if maybe, just maybe, they felt a...
by Stan Albert | Oct 2, 2012 | Advice for Agents
Every so often, as managers, we get inundated with agents who foolishly insist on selling properties that they have no expertise in selling. As one of a few examples (our editor only allows 700 words!), I was consulted on the sale of a rural property, a cottage in the...
by Stan Albert | Sep 11, 2012 | Advice for Agents
By Stan Albert How does parasailing compare to para–selling? Recently on our annual visit to my sister-in-law’s summer home at Presqu’ile (near Brighton, Ont.), I encountered a young man about to launch himself on a parasailing chute. I’d never seen how these brave...
