“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...
New research from Statistics Canada points to a painful but unavoidable truth. Canada wants lower home prices and higher immigration, but we can’t have both, at least not without significant changes.  What kind of changes? Well, we desperately need changes to...
While low inventory and rising mortgage rates are impacting markets in several of Canada’s largest cities, Calgary is off to a fast-paced start to what will likely be one of the busiest spring markets we have seen in the province over the past decade. Steve...
In mid-2021, I was halfway through my best year as an agent, representing a great brokerage. They had a strong market share and were home to some of the brand’s top agents and teams. Like many, our market was having one of its best years in recent memory. However,...
Opinion: It’s time to separate fact from fiction in Toronto’s housing market Excerpt: Realtors are having tough conversations with their clients; the past decade has unfortunately conditioned some that home prices only go up We’re having tough...
I recently read a great article about why real estate agents breach their code of ethics. It appears in an American publication but is directly relevant to us in Canada. So, why would a realtor breach their code of ethics? The author speculated about the causes and...
