by Natalka Falcomer | Feb 18, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
It felt like I had a gun to my head. Either lease up one of the most unpopular rundown buildings in Alberta or go bust. We made a classic real estate “newbie” mistake. We bought a building based on the wrong assumptions and fooled ourselves into believing...
by Lorne Collis | Feb 11, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
Dominion Lending Centres has purchased Mortgage Architects, making it the largest mortgage originator in Canada. Quoting from a recent REM article, “Dominion Lending Centres (DLC) says it is now the largest mortgage originator in Canada after acquiring Mortgage...
by Larry Kruger | Feb 3, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
Back in the day you and your buddies would think nothing of moving your lava lamp and all your worldly goods on a weekend. At that time you mirrored the Bob Seger song playing in the background. You “felt like a million, felt like number one, in the height of summer...
by Heino Molls | Feb 2, 2016 | Featured, Publisher's Page
My desk overlooks one of the busiest roads in Toronto. We are at the intersection of a small side street and that busy roadway. At the corner of this small street, there are signs that say it is prohibited to make turns to the major road from the small street during...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jan 27, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Columnists, Featured
I’m a fanatic learner. I’m always learning about different subjects, industries and professions. This fanaticism has been categorized as a serious character flaw. Another course? Another designation? You’re so unfocused. Although initially hurt, I’m now impervious to...
by Ross Wilson | Jan 13, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
[quote_box_center]“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” – Ernest Hemingway[/quote_box_center] There are two types of passive listener – reverent and irreverent. The former, a more respectful, non-reactive...