by Susan Doran | Jun 2, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
“That’s you!” say the children of Anita Springate-Renaud, Engel & Vӧlkers Toronto Central owner and broker of record. They are referring to a scene in the movie American Beauty. In this particular clip, Annette Bening’s character, a real estate agent, is readying...
by Susan Doran | May 10, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
Anne Marie D’Amico managed to persuade relatives at her brother’s wedding to participate in a spur-of-the-moment group performance. She liked to bake macaroons and make goofy food creations with carrots for noses. Finding the perfect gift for every occasion was...
by Susan Doran | Apr 8, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
“I can negotiate anything. That’s my forté,” says Realtor Linda Pinizzotto. “I’m a very determined person.” I can’t dispute this, especially after I initially doggedly attempted to convince both myself and Pinizzotto that my interview with her for this article needed...
by Susan Doran | Mar 1, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
Marie-Yvonne Paint’s background story is like something you’d see on the Netflix series Selling Sunset. Except she’s not selling real estate in glitzy Los Angeles, but rather in the wealthiest neighbourhoods of Montreal. At only 4′11″, Paint, described in a newspaper...
by Susan Doran | Feb 8, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
Asked the secrets regarding what keeps a family-run venture alive and kicking for 50 years through three generations, Donna Gardiner Thompson, owner of Gardiner Realty in Fredericton, replies, “There are none.” It comes down to remembering the values you “learned in...
