by Neil Sharma | Dec 6, 2016 | Featured, News
The Competition Tribunal appeal hearing between The Commissioner of Competition and The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) began Monday in the Federal Court of Appeal with TREB once again arguing that clients’ privacy rights will be breached if certain data is exposed...
by Penelope Graham | Dec 5, 2016 | Featured, News
As of Nov. 30, Canada’s banks – big and small – have been subjected to new rules impacting the insurance of their bulk mortgage portfolios. Lenders must now apply the same restrictions for high-ratio mortgages to the entirety of their insured mortgage books,...
by Robin Wilding | Dec 2, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Technology
Many of you are probably on Facebook and hoping to generate leads through your posts and contacts, but there’s another way: Facebook ads. They are a paid form of advertising that shows the content you choose to people beyond your “friends” list. Sounds great? Well,...
by Ryan Hodge | Dec 1, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Industry experts say that in order to do well at selling real estate, you must learn to create relationships. Develop these relationships and you will find success. It is a business with unlimited earning potential, presenting more opportunity than nearly any other...
by Glenn McQueenie | Nov 30, 2016 | Columnists, Featured
According to data from the Toronto Real Estate Board, during the last 12 months, 62 per cent of individual (active) agents sold six homes or fewer. That number has increased to 78 per cent during the past six months! Six deals a year at an average commission of...
by Martin Rumack | Nov 29, 2016 | Featured, News
The federal government recently announced a significant change concerning guidelines for borrowers of high-ratio mortgages – a borrower who has a deposit of less than 20 per cent of the purchase price of a home. Borrowers requiring mortgage default insurance must now...
