by Don Kottick | May 8, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
I have been interviewed by the media over the past few weeks asking what Sotheby’s International Realty Canada and the leadership team did to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Dianne Usher, one of our regional managing brokers in Ontario, reminded us that...
by Paul Maranger | May 1, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
You can’t dance at two weddings at the same time. In terms of real estate, I would say this saying could refer to a balanced market. Is there even such a thing as a long-term balanced market? I would suggest that the short answer is no. It is either a seller’s market...
by Marly Broudie | Apr 29, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
During the last five to six weeks, Realtors across Canada have been adapting to this new “normal” and are pondering what’s to come post COVID-19. What will the market do when all of this is said and done? What will post-quarantine life look like? We have compiled a...
by Jeff Mowatt | Apr 28, 2020 | Columnists
It seems we’re constantly reminded these days of the importance of “reaching out” to others (can we please stop using that melodramatic cliché?). I agree that it’s helpful and therapeutic to communicate with customers, friends and family during isolation. However, I...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Apr 27, 2020 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
In Firepower Debt GP v. TheRedPin, the Ontario Court of Appeal grappled with the question of what happens to a real estate agent’s uncollected commissions when their real estate brokerage becomes insolvent. The brokerage, TheRedPin.Com Realty, had a roster of...
by Anthony Hitt | Apr 24, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
I’ve always stressed how important it is for agents to own a niche or distinct market specialization but doing so becomes even more important in our current market conditions. We are facing the strong possibility of a recession and depressed markets because of the...
