by Cliff Campbell | Jun 5, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
It’s home renovation season, and many of your clients will be tackling home improvement projects with the hope of helping sell their homes soon, while others will be planning for future sales. It’s important for them to understand the value a home inspection can...
by Allison Mclure | Jun 2, 2023 | Boards & Associations, Guest Columns
ITSO held a meeting open to all the leaders of real estate boards and associations in Ontario on May 19 to discuss how to increase access to MLS data for Ontario realtors. This meeting was long-overdue, and ITSO was honoured to host the meeting attended by 140 people...
by Freddy and Linda Marks | May 25, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Water licensing became mandatory in B.C. in March of 2022. Under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA), any individual, business or organization that plans to use surface or groundwater for non-domestic purposes, including irrigation, industrial, commercial or municipal...
by Matthew Thornton | May 23, 2023 | Guest Columns
The Ontario Landlord Tenant Board (LTB or Tribunal) has long had a reputation for being unfair and inefficient. Unfortunately, according to a new report from Ontario’s ombudsman, the LTB has gotten worse in many operational and service areas. In the middle of a...
by Kelley Skar | May 11, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
Clarity is a powerful thing. Getting clear on your value proposition will pay you, the broker/owner or team leader, dividends for years to come. Over the last decade of coaching individual agents, team leaders and broker/owners I have come to realize that realtors...
by Chiyoko Kakino | May 9, 2023 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
The real estate industry sees constant change, from the ups and downs of the market to the new faces in brokerages and on bus benches. One of the most noticeable changes I’ve seen is in the diversity of our brokerage leaders. Over the decades, more and more...
