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 Ross Wilson | Jan 21, 2020 | Featured
In this last in the series on the subject of ethical closing techniques, I address two final techniques that I usually employed successfully during my career. When you present an offer or counter and your client refuses to accept it, they may be feeling overwhelmed....
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Jan 20, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
Receiving a commission is every agent’s expectation when their efforts result in the lease or sale of a property. In Ngai v. Fufa Limited, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that notwithstanding the agents’ efforts in attempting to negotiate a deal, the...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 17, 2020 | Featured, Good Works
Recently 120 Royal LePage professionals journeyed to Morocco from communities across Canada to participate in the Sahara Desert Challenge for Shelter. Over five days they hiked more than 100 km across hard and rocky terrain, supporting each other along the way. They...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jan 16, 2020 | Featured
Stories about Toronto’s booming real estate market dominated the headlines of 2019. Here’s hoping that stories about investing in Toronto’s infrastructure dominate the headlines of 2020. If not, we may end up in the unenviable position of New York City where crumbling...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Jan 15, 2020 | Featured, News
The Faris Team Real Estate Brokerage, based in Barrie, Ont., has become an independent after several years of being the No. 1 sales team for Royal LePage across Canada. “We were with Royal LePage from the beginning and about five years ago they offered a...