by Todd Shyiak | Dec 14, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
The recent Liberal election promise to ban blind bidding was an appeal to Canadians frustrated with increasingly unaffordable home prices and angered by a lack of buyer-side transparency. At a time when most buyers were forced to enter bidding wars, in many cases...
by Susan Doran | Dec 13, 2021 | Boards & Associations, Featured
Not long ago, Information Technology Systems Ontario (ITSO) marked the one-year anniversary of its move to oversee the professional standards complaints and arbitration of some of its member boards and associations, rather than simply functioning as an MLS provider....
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
Over the past year and a half, there has been an increasingly limited supply of homes for sale. The available homes on the market have fetched dramatically increased prices due to aggressive bidding wars. In Thillairajan v. Sivasubramaniam the court contemplated the...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Dec 9, 2021 | Featured, News
The next generation of homebuyers, Generation Z, is primed for first-time home ownership despite challenges with housing affordability, says a report by Mustel Group and Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. The report says that despite the “dream” of home ownership...
by Ted Greenhough | Dec 8, 2021 | Featured
I’ve had some success in my life, but I’m far from perfect. I struggle with stuff, just like you. Lately, I’ve noticed that my addiction to Facebook has gotten worse. How about you? Do you find yourself wasting time, mindlessly scrolling through your social media...
by Connie Adair | Dec 7, 2021 | Featured, Profiles
How does a 30-year-old broker who has been in real estate for less than five years snag a $19.9-million listing, then sell it in just 101 days? What’s Steven Liambas’ secret to breaking into the luxury market and having such success? Liambas, who is with Re/Max...
