by Marty Douglas | Apr 24, 2017 | Featured
Cards on the table. I was born in 1945, first licensed in real estate in British Columbia in 1970, qualified in the ’70s as a branch manager, as an agent or nominee as we were then called in the ’80s and I continue to be licensed under the current nomenclature as a...
by Susan Doran | Feb 27, 2017 | Featured, Profiles
There’s a saying, “There is no exit strategy for the typical real estate broker.” Well okay… that might not be an actual saying. But it’s clear that with the average age of real estate professionals in Canada hovering around the mid 50s, there’s concern around...
by Tony Palermo | Nov 21, 2016 | Featured, News
In an interview for a recent REM article, long-time Royal LePage Foothills broker Ted Zaharko said that brokerages in Western Canada aren’t taking in nearly money enough from their salespeople compared to other parts of the country. He described the difference in the...
by Ryan Hodge | Aug 15, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Have you ever thought of starting your own real estate company, but just don’t know where to start? Five years ago we were building a real estate business that was starting to thrive with a team of five agents and two full-time administrators. In essence, we had begun...
by Michel Friedman | May 4, 2016 | Featured, Guest Columns
In my 26 year career in real estate I have often pondered the issue of branding. I have worked for international brands, Canadian brands and local (Greater Toronto Area) brokerages that you might call “no-name” companies. All were successful businesses in their own...
