by Yousaf Iqbal | Nov 18, 2022 | Guest Columns
Canada’s new foreign buyer ban will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023, with a whisper rather than a bang. Like most experts, at IQI Canada we believe the ban will have only a small effect on transaction volume. When it comes to price trends, the impact will be almost...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Sep 6, 2022 | Columnists
Building community is an act of giving for which we don’t generally expect rewards. Even so, it can have unexpected impacts that help you build your business. You may already host client appreciation parties or celebrations of new offices, with prominent local...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Mar 30, 2022 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Real estate teams got their start in the early 1990s, when agents realized that if they didn’t have an assistant, they were one. Since then, teams have grown to become the dominant form of organization for the most successful brokers and agents. But what makes a team...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Nov 11, 2021 | Featured, Technology
The pandemic compressed 10 years of technological adaptation into just months. After a year and a half of COVID-19, virtual tours have gone from fringe product to a mainstay of property marketing. Juwai IQI hosts more than 5,000 virtual tours on its portals, Juwai.com...
by Yousaf Iqbal | Aug 31, 2021 | Columnists
I have some data in front of me that compares today’s home prices in 21 global cities to those same cities’ prices before the COVID-19 pandemic. The numbers make clear that Canada’s rapidly rising home prices are no anomaly. In fact, in three out of four of the...