by Todd Shyiak | Jun 11, 2026 | Guest Columns
Steve Tabrizi’s recent column, “The M&A wave proves agents still run this business,” astutely articulated a reality that many seasoned industry veterans have quietly recognized for the past decade: the industry-wide obsession with pure-play, cloud-based...
by Todd Shyiak | Feb 13, 2026 | Guest Columns
Editor’s note: A recent $150,000 FINTRAC penalty against a C21 brokerage in Ontario, which has initiated the process to appeal the decision, has reignited debate within the industry about the scope and structure of Canada’s AML framework. In the following opinion...
by Todd Shyiak | Mar 28, 2025 | Guest Columns
As we navigate early 2025, many are wondering how economic and political turbulence—most notably the uncertainty surrounding new U.S. tariffs—will continue to impact the real estate market. If the mood feels familiar, it’s because we’ve been here before. Much like the...
by Todd Shyiak | Mar 27, 2023 | Columnists, Guest Columns
“It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming naked.” ― Warren E. Buffett For many realtors in Canada, the many years-long strong market conditions had some believing the tide would never go out. Now that it has...
by Todd Shyiak | Dec 14, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
The recent Liberal election promise to ban blind bidding was an appeal to Canadians frustrated with increasingly unaffordable home prices and angered by a lack of buyer-side transparency. At a time when most buyers were forced to enter bidding wars, in many cases...
