by Seyfi Tomar | Feb 8, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Technology
Smart cities are like modern, high-tech communities. They use digital technology, artificial intelligence (AI) and lots of data to make life in the city better. Think of them as using smart tech to make everything work smoothly — from running buses on time to making...
by Susan Doran | Feb 6, 2024 | Advice for Agents
If you’ve listed a property for a couple locking horns in a hostile divorce, you know it’s not a job for the fainthearted or inexperienced. In some cases, you may merely witness a little bickering. Alternatively, you’ll watch plates fly. One agent describes leaving a...
by Danny Kucharsky | Feb 5, 2024 | Advice for Agents, News
Ontario’s extremely tight housing market has made it much more difficult for realtors to sell tenant-occupied properties and to find rentals for certain tenants, realtors say. They report everything from tenants refusing to allow showings of their homes to racism with...
by Jamie Burke | Feb 2, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Sales & Marketing
In 2023, HubSpot reported that the main reason 63 per cent of realtors were using social media was to promote their property listings. Given today’s digital landscape, this hardly comes as a surprise. But does social media really lead to leads for realtors? An...
by Justin Konikow | Feb 1, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
The celebritization of our industry has reached a breaking point. In 2022-2023, many newer agents came into this business with the dreams of Selling Sunset. Now, they’re facing a new reality. The highlight reel of life promised by Instagram comes with some fine...
by MarkWeisleder | Jan 30, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Because of changing market conditions, buyers who may have been pre-approved for purchase may find out later that, as a result of a low appraisal done before closing, their mortgage loan amount has either been reduced or cancelled and they may not be able to close...
