by Phil Soper | Dec 10, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, News
Affordability is quietly improving in this country. Home prices have flattened in many parts of Canada, and in our most expensive markets, they have even pulled back. Mortgage rates have stabilized to a level that supports healthy activity. And, after years of...
by Cameron Levitt | Nov 21, 2025 | Guest Columns
Canada’s Budget 2025 has arrived with big promises of economic transformation and renewal. While housing is explicitly positioned as one of the government’s four “generational investment pillars,” the reality is more sobering. Despite the...
by Viler Lika | Oct 24, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Legal Issues, Technology
Today’s rental market is far riskier than it was a decade ago, with rental scams on the rise and growing more sophisticated with the spread of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Data from SingleKey shows that around 15 per cent of tenant applications contain...
by Lauren Towers | Oct 21, 2025 | Guest Columns
There was a time when Realtor meant something. It conjured images of polished professionals, steady hands on the tiller, people guided by ethics, not ego. Today, the word feels less like a badge of honour and more like a brand you’d whisper about at a cocktail party...
by Taylor Hack | Oct 20, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Sales & Marketing
I was a third-year real estate agent, and my market, Edmonton, had front-row seats to the fall in oil prices from historic highs to brutal lows in just a few months. Alberta’s economy tumbled, the housing market followed it down, and I was sure my business was in...
by Leigh Fortier | Oct 6, 2025 | Guest Columns, Sales & Marketing
In today’s market, where buyers scroll through dozens of listings in seconds, first impressions don’t just matter – they decide outcomes. Buyers aren’t just purchasing square footage; they’re making emotional decisions about where they see themselves living. This is...
