by Tina Plett | Dec 24, 2018 | Columnists, Featured
The silvery-haired woman stepped into the utility room of her new house to receive instruction on how to maintain the furnace and various mechanical doodads. She’d been recently widowed and had spent the last weeks and months searching for a home for this new chapter...
by Holly Welles | Oct 5, 2018 | Featured, News
Brokers and agents should expect to see new developments in the housing market as the senior demographic continues to expand. With a higher percentage of boomers moving toward retirement, senior-friendly homes are reporting lower vacancies. This downsizing will cause...
by Michael Krisa | Sep 21, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
Seniors represent one of the fastest growing demographics in real estate. Knowing how to provide them all the services needed for a stress-free sale can be a lucrative and rewarding niche for Realtors. Michael Krisa interviews Barry Lebow about how to develop business...
by Toby Welch | Jul 7, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
The statistics can be daunting. In Toronto, there are 45,000 brokers and sales representatives. Greater Vancouver has more than 13,000 real estate agents. Calgary totals around 5,200 while Greater Montreal comes in at over 9,000 brokers. With so many agents fighting...
by Susan Doran | Jan 27, 2017 | Featured
Baby boomers definitely won’t be sticking to the script where seniors’ housing is concerned, says Shelley Raymond, broker of record with Solterra Realty and president of Solterra Co-Housing in Port Carling, Ont. It’s been widely reported that due to boomer numbers, a...
