by Susan Doran | Aug 25, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Lou Berkovits, who’s with Harvey Kalles Real Estate in Toronto, has a unique method of lead generation that his broker of record Michael Kalles deems “unconventional, creative and very successful.” It’s definitely not for everyone, though. Berkovits is the host of a...
by Robert E. Lee | Aug 24, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
This is tongue-in-cheek. Stop, pause and re-organize if you consider doing any of these things. 1. Don’t return that phone call until a “more convenient time”. If the answer can truly wait, great. Return the call or send a quick text message right away and say the...
by Jeff Stern | Aug 21, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
No one wants to think about growing older or needing help – not me, not you, not even our parents. But if you have aging parents, this is a reality you’re either facing right now, or you are about to. When the time comes for them to look for assisted living or health...
by Michel Friedman | Aug 20, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns
The new Ontario Bill-55 has been created to solve the growing problem of phantom offers in our industry – in particular in Toronto’s hot real estate market. The thing about phantom offers is they are illegal. They are used strictly to fraudulently drive up the price...
by Diane Slawych | Aug 19, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
It took a trip to Charleston, South Carolina to learn a whole new lexicon when it comes to houses. “Earthquake bolts,” “piazzas,” “single houses,” and a popular shade known as “haint blue,” are about as common in Charleston real estate parlance as condos and...
by REM Editorial Team | Aug 18, 2015 | Featured, News
A 15-acre lot mansion known as Eagle Point in the Thousand Islands, Ont. will be sold to the highest bidder at or above the auction’s reserve price of $7.9 million on Aug. 22. It was previously listed for $22.9 million. Platinum Luxury Auctions is conducting the sale...