by Christine Rae | Sep 2, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
Buyers have choices. They make decisions about a property within a blink of an eye. Here are ten overlooked tips for getting a property sold. 1. Don’t get personal Whether working with a professional stager or going it alone, cut all emotional ties. Visit each room,...
by Ari Lahdekorpi | Aug 31, 2015 | Guest Columns
I first picked up the guitar in the mid-ʼ60s. It was the era of the British Invasion, a time when the guitar was king. I wasn’t interested in learning how to play the clarinet or the accordion like many of my friends were being forced to by their parents. It was the...
by Mark Rodgers | Aug 28, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Guest Columns
Suspicious buyers, critical sellers, tight-fisted lenders. Let’s face it: Selling real estate today is no easy feat. You need every tool at your disposal if you’re going to have a successful year and, even more important, a productive career. The subtle science of...
by Robert E. Lee | Aug 24, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
This is tongue-in-cheek. Stop, pause and re-organize if you consider doing any of these things. 1. Don’t return that phone call until a “more convenient time”. If the answer can truly wait, great. Return the call or send a quick text message right away and say the...
by Jeff Stern | Aug 21, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
No one wants to think about growing older or needing help – not me, not you, not even our parents. But if you have aging parents, this is a reality you’re either facing right now, or you are about to. When the time comes for them to look for assisted living or health...
by Michel Friedman | Aug 20, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
The new Ontario Bill-55 has been created to solve the growing problem of phantom offers in our industry – in particular in Toronto’s hot real estate market. The thing about phantom offers is they are illegal. They are used strictly to fraudulently drive up the price...
