by Christine Rae | Jan 22, 2020 | Featured, Guest Columns
Certification for a stager is as important as a real estate licence is to an agent. Why? Simply so people know what to expect when hiring a stager. Real estate regulation has been in place for over 100 years but staging is in its infancy, barely two decades old as a...
by Dan St. Yves | Jan 21, 2020 | Columnists
The old saying “if these walls could talk” typically refers to historic buildings that have long outlived the original occupants and now would be able to share amazing stories of what had happened in that space over those years, were the walls able to converse with...
by Chris Chopik | Jan 14, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
As I look back at the lessons of my lifetime, I am grateful for the experience I have had, for the friends and family that are my community, and for the amazing opportunities that have been afforded me through curiosity, hard work and good fortune. In the last two...
by Joseph Richer | Jan 7, 2020 | Guest Columns
When buying or selling a home, we know that working with a regulated real estate professional is in the consumer’s best interest. That message has always been central to the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) consumer outreach efforts. From the consumer’s...
by Bob Aaron | Jan 7, 2020 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
How does an interested buyer know if a home’s basement apartment is legal? And what information about basement apartments must real estate agents provide to buyers? Mohamed came to my office last month with an agreement to purchase a two-unit house in Kitchener, Ont....
by Aiman Attar | Jan 3, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
More and more teams are popping up everywhere. Some are as big as 20 to 30 members, while some are as small as the salesperson and one assistant being dubbed a team. The benefit of building a real estate team is known as the economies of scale. Economies of scale is...
