by Heath Applebaum | May 4, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The allure of selling real estate has never been stronger, with more people being enticed by a plethora of popular television programs that suggest there is big and easy money to be made. Despite what HGTV might have some believe, real estate is indeed a tough...
by Donald Lapowich | Apr 1, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
I note a very interesting case in Arizona called Desert Palm v. Petta. At the trial stage a disgruntled patient was found liable in defamation and libel for an article she posted online about alleged unprofessional behaviour and incompetence of the plaintiff doctors....
by MarkWeisleder | Mar 25, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
There continues to be debate across the country about whether real estate agents should use a buyer representation agreement (BRA) prior to working with buyers. Some agents say that they would never sign one and have long relied on the trust and the relationships that...
by Neil Sharma | Mar 2, 2015 | Featured, Profiles
Nothing lasts forever. That tired cliché aptly describes the real estate industry, specifically its decades-old business model that many insiders decry as arcane and deleterious to the industry’s future viability. However, it isn’t all doom and gloom for...
by Tony Palermo | Jan 28, 2015 | Featured, Guest Columns, News
Zoocasa’s broker of record Darryl Mitchell wants to set the record straight. Since it launched in 2009, the Rogers-owned site has created a lot of controversy in the real estate community. It began when Century 21 successfully sued Zoocasa for scraping listings from...