by Toby Welch | Jul 7, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The statistics can be daunting. In Toronto, there are 45,000 brokers and sales representatives. Greater Vancouver has more than 13,000 real estate agents. Calgary totals around 5,200 while Greater Montreal comes in at over 9,000 brokers. With so many agents fighting...
by Debbie Hanlon | Jul 6, 2017 | Featured
When the “gentleman” in pyjama pants and a strap t-shirt, holding a beer in one hand and cigarette in the other, told me to get off his property before slamming the door in my face, I figured it was time to rethink my approach to For Sale By Owners. That...
by Tony Palermo | Jul 5, 2017 | Featured, News
A Nova Scotia real estate broker has filed a personal privacy complaint against the Nova Scotia Real Estate Commission (NSREC) alleging that the provincial regulator has violated her rights under Canada’s privacy law. Martina Robinson, broker/owner with Robinson &...
by Barbara Feldman | Jul 4, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
Since Ray Belluz started selling real estate in 1972, “Belluz” has been synonymous with real estate in Thunder Bay and northwestern Ontario. “Everybody in Thunder Bay knew Belluz Realty, but we realized a lot of people relocating to town would call the top brand...
by Heino Molls | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured, Publisher's Page
In 2003, I celebrated 50 years of being in this country. I immigrated to Canada in 1953. I wrote about it and talked about it probably too much at times. I was so sincere in my gratitude to this country for letting me grow up here and experience Canada, I just...
by Diane Slawych | Jun 29, 2017 | Columnists, Featured, Profiles
Neighbours called it “that crazy house.” And its owner Truus Schroder wasn’t pleased to learn her children were sometimes ostracized – all because the home looked noticeably different from others on the street. Today “that crazy house”, located on the edge of the...
