by Susan Doran | May 22, 2020 | Featured, Profiles
Century 21 Heritage House has had a 40-year run to date, but former general manager/partner Michael Slager says the brokerage almost got stuck at the starting line. “Interest rates were 18 per cent in 1980 when the company started,” he says. “We had only one sale in...
by Connie Jeske Crane | May 21, 2020 | Featured, News
At this disorienting moment in 2020, as our industry grapples with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to believe the dust will settle. But it will. For usually busy Realtors who are looking to fill the disquieting pause, there’s an unusual opportunity right...
by Diane Slawych | May 20, 2020 | Featured, Technology
Every industry has been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another. And while the fallout has mostly been negative, one niche business that has experienced a positive impact is that of virtual staging. For Young Kim, founder of Vancouver-based Bella Staging, business...
by Paul Danison | May 19, 2020 | Featured, News
How long has it been since we began hearing these words every day: COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic? How long before we try to forget them? Who knows – it could be awhile. But the new words will probably change us – change the way we live, play and work, and will...
by Connie Adair | May 15, 2020 | Advice for Agents, Featured
COVID-19 has forced a new reality as agents work from home and market their properties virtually. But what hasn’t changed is the importance of finding creative ways to make a property stand apart from the rest. Eileen Lasswell, broker at Chestnut Park Real Estate in...
by Brian Buffini | May 14, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
In these challenging times, many people are feeling stuck and unsure. With everything so uncertain, it’s difficult to know where to start or what to do in order to safeguard a business and emerge successfully when the situation improves. Now more than ever it’s...