by Lawrence Mak | Jan 15, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
After months or even years of working with your buyers, are they STUCK with trying to purchase their next home? First off, it’s not just your imagination, the market is slow. There are definitely fewer transactions than in the past: Still, purchases are happening...
by Danny Kucharsky | Jan 11, 2024 | Advice for Agents
Congratulations, you’ve completed your real estate courses and have become a licensed realtor. Now it’s time to find a brokerage and a broker of record to work under. But, how do you choose the right one to start your new career on a solid footing? The mistake...
by Chris Chopik | Jan 9, 2024 | Advice for Agents
Canada is not without seismic risk. Just because it hasn’t happened lately does not mean it won’t happen in the future. The quakes in Japan inspired me to contact the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR.org)’s lead seismic expert, Keith Porter, PhD, to...
by Web of Words | Jan 9, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Sales & Marketing
Think of your favourite book, movie or television show — more specifically, recall the transformation of your favourite character. How did their worldview or purpose change throughout the story? How did that transformation impact you? The draw of storytelling is...
by Jamie Burke | Jan 8, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Community
The Real Estate Foundation of BC (REFBC) has been making grants to support non-profit organization-led projects since 1988. As a philanthropic organization, they support sustainability, equity and social justice in five priority areas: Land Use, Fresh Water, Built...
by Ted Greenhough | Jan 3, 2024 | Advice for Agents, Columnists
Beginning in my second year as a realtor and for 12 years in a row, I earned between $590,000-$865,000 gross commission income, all as an individual agent. So, I’ve been asked more than a few times, “What’s your secret, Ted?” I’ll reveal my secret here but, be...
