by Tim Syrianos | Dec 19, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
I just finished an office meeting with most of our agents in attendance. I always look forward to discussing the many hot topics and trends that are evolving in the marketplace. Being in a room together also creates the synergy and feedback that is needed compared to...
by Zia Abbas | Oct 13, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Foreign buyers. There hasn’t been such a hot topic in real estate for a long time. Vancouver has pointed its finger and told local residents (and the world) that foreign buyers have been gobbling up homes and making real estate prices rise in lock-step with their...
by Jim Reid | Sep 15, 2016 | Guest Columns
Legalized bondage is nothing new as millions of workers used to be called “indentured servants”. The fact is they were under contract to serve someone else, just like “independent contractors”. Of course the laws compressing their lives were quite...
by John DiMichele | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Since TREB announced its appeal of the Competition Tribunal’s decision, we’ve become aware of much confusion and misunderstanding of our position; I’d like to set the record straight. TREB has never been opposed to any innovation in the real estate marketplace, nor...
by Michel Friedman | May 4, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
In my 26 year career in real estate I have often pondered the issue of branding. I have worked for international brands, Canadian brands and local (Greater Toronto Area) brokerages that you might call “no-name” companies. All were successful businesses in their own...
by Tina Plett | Apr 12, 2016 | Guest Columns
She had bought and sold several properties in her lifetime. This time, it was different. Perhaps the biggest move was coming from overseas to Manitoba, Canada. She recalls the move up to Thompson and back – that sale was a nightmare. Then there was the time she moved...
