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What agents wish consumers knew

By Wes Hoover 1. We are not overpaid.  Anyone who thinks this just doesn’t understand how our business works. Most real estate agents in most parts of the world work on a contingent fee basis. That means we work for free, we list houses for free, we show houses for...

Strawberries: A special super easy dessert

By Carolyne Try this: sprinkle sugar to taste over quite-ripe chopped fresh berries, then cover with ordinary two-per-cent milk. Let stand a few minutes, then mash and stir. Refrigerate. A chemical reaction takes place and the mixture begins to thicken. It tastes even...

Buying real estate in Mexico

By Linda Jones Neil Mexico is a beautiful country. If you enjoy a visit here, you may begin to think about acquiring a bit of our paradise. We have mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, deserts and seashore in Mexico. We also have history, ancient cultures, handcrafts,...

Where will our children live?

From the Toronto Star, June 7, 2014:  “Sales in the GTA soar to over 11,000 – an 11.4 per cent rise in sales over  the previous year…average sale prices rose by over 11.8 per cent, with average selling price of $585,204.” As I asked in a recent article, where’s the...

No need to reinvent the deal

By Debbie Hanlon Not long ago, a sales rep showed a house I had on the market to one of his buyers. Twenty-four hours later, when I still hadn’t heard from him about what his client thought of the house, I called him and asked how it went. Well, by the way he answered...

Use your untapped potential

By Jerry Bresser Everybody has vast untapped potential. (Thank you, God!) You have heard this: A man walking down the street in New York City asks someone how to get to Carnegie Hall and gets the answer, “Practice, baby, practice!” Salespeople get paid based on the...