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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

By John Polito   First a little background information. I am an active real estate broker presently with Coldwell Banker, with 34 years of experience, working within the City of Kawartha Lakes,.  I’ve been through some good markets and bad, and watched numerous agents...

Shame on you, David Suzuki

By Randy Norman   Shame on you, David Suzuki.   I believe you should stop promoting compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and start promoting light emitting diodes (LEDs). You are sabotaging the future by promoting the technology that’s second best.   Don’t get me wrong. I...

Why too much success made me quit

By Dan White   I have done a lot of things in my life and selling real estate is just one of them. What I am going to share is a formula that worked so well for me, that it became a lifestyle problem and drove me out of the business of selling houses.   I have had a...

Landscaping decisions and resale value

By Ron Rossini   Many buyers divide the renovation tasks of a newly acquired home into remodeling the interior of their house and the exterior landscape. Choices a homeowner makes to develop a personally satisfactory landscape can affect resale potential.   There are...

Payback for the pipers

By Jamie MacMaster   There is a smug ambivalence that strikes us country-folk when a government action targets our neighbours but leaves us alone.  For example, if a local government re-jigs its Official Plan to adhere to the dictates of Ontario’s Provincial Policy...