by Myles Shane | Jul 22, 2019 | Featured, Good Works, Profiles
The Pacific Crest Trail is a thru-hiker’s ultimate dream and worst nightmare all rolled into one. It’s 4,270 km long and ranges in elevation from just above sea level to 13,153 feet. The PCT passes among the world’s largest trees, some of the most fantastic rock...
by Joseph Richer | Jul 19, 2019 | Featured, Guest Columns
The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) is a modern regulator, and modern regulation is all about preventing problems from occurring in the first place. RECO can’t oversee every single transaction, so one prevention strategy is to educate consumers and real estate...
by Mark Brodsky | Jul 18, 2019 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Technology
If you’re not measuring, you’re not marketing. Pay attention to the open rate of your marketing email to gauge whether or not it’s effective. In this short video, Mark Brodsky tells you what to do if your open rate is going down. Mark BrodskyMark Brodsky has...
by TRES Labs | Jul 17, 2019 | Featured, Technology
Some people find website technology to be a labyrinth of mystery and contradiction. The idea seems easy enough. You might start by asking a few colleagues what they recommend, talk to their tech guys and see what fits your budget. The research is going well until...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jul 16, 2019 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
Maybe it’s the new flight service by Porter Airlines to Muskoka or maybe it’s the smog that’s prompting Torontonians to move from the hustle and bustle of the city to set up a life in cottage country. Or maybe (and more likely) it’s the cost of a home in the city....
by Bill Johnston | Jul 15, 2019 | Columnists, Featured
Until April 1974, Ontario didn’t have a land transfer tax. Then our (Conservative) government of the day gently introduced LTT to property buyers. April 10, 1974: 0.3 per cent up to $35,000 and 0.6 per cent on the balance Average house price was $52,806 Average LTT...
