by David Ursino | Aug 28, 2026 | Columnists
The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. Something has been bothering me, and I am part of it. The world has been heavy for a while now. Wars, tariffs, elections, an economy that will not settle. I am not someone who tunes out...
by David Greenspan | Jan 9, 2026 | Columnists
A client of mine — a real estate agent with 26 years in the business — just had her biggest year ever in 2025. Doubled her income. Doubled her production. And on Dec. 31st, she looked at me and said, “It’s time to start all over again.” At first, I thought, that’s the...
by Marty Douglas | Dec 3, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
Trevor Koot, BC Real Estate Association CEO (and, full disclosure, my boss’s boss’s boss), recently wrote in REM, “I’m sure every one of the roughly 150,000 Realtors across Canada can point to a happenstance, coincidence, or fluke that contributed to where they are...
by David Greenspan | Aug 13, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Columnists
Let’s call it what it is – this year hasn’t gone as planned for a lot of people. Some of you started 2025 with big goals and high hopes, but here we are heading into August, and many of those goals are sitting on a shelf collecting dust. And it’s not just you....
by Barry Lebow | Jun 26, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns
When real estate professionals talk about “comparable properties,” or “comps,” they’re referring to the backbone of property valuation. Whether you’re preparing a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) for a seller or advising a buyer, comps are the essential reference...
