Buying

For a number of months now, I’ve been saying that the government is going to intervene into the housing market in the GTA. Less than a month ago I wrote an article, cheerfully called The End is Nigh  where I recapped what I had been saying and reiterated my belief

How is this Ontario Fair Housing Plan going to impact me?

2018-02-27T12:21:16-05:00April 21st, 2017|

For a little while now I’ve been talking about the likelihood of the government fiddling with the Ontario housing market again. When it arrives, it will probably be called an intervention or policy change or some other wording that communicates certainty and precision. Make no mistake though, it will be

Will we see a Foreign Buyers Tax in the GTA?

2018-02-27T12:21:17-05:00March 10th, 2017|

Did you ever hear that 90% of communication is non-verbal? Or that it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it? The longer I work in real estate, the more I realize that communication is one of the most crucial factors in succeeding (or failing) to help a client.

Read between the lines

2018-02-27T12:21:17-05:00March 3rd, 2017|

I know what you’re thinking.  Jeff has lost it.  First he made that decision to buy a pair of white dress shoes, and now he’s trying to say he sees homes that are bargains?  He clearly needs help. Let me explain. For over six years now I’ve been a full-time

I keep seeing homes that are bargains.

2018-02-27T12:21:17-05:00February 3rd, 2017|

First off, let me be clear that this is not going to be about Donald Trump. Sure, I’ve read about 16 articles today about the Donald. Most of them focused on how awkward and embarrassing the pre-inauguration concert was for everyone who attended, watched or even performed.  I cringed a

Who do you trust?

2018-02-27T12:21:17-05:00January 20th, 2017|

  I hope that you and your loved ones had a fantastic holiday break and rang in the new year in style! My Christmas was wonderful, filled with friends, family and food.  I cleverly got ahead of that whole holiday weight gain problem by gaining weight in early December.  That

This is what 2016 looked like for me!

2018-02-27T12:20:48-05:00January 6th, 2017|

Back in January, I wrote some predictions about what would happen to real estate in 2016. As the year is drawing to a close, I thought it would be fun to look back and see how I did with my predictions. I first looked at what I predicted would happen

Were my predictions for 2016 wrong?

2018-02-27T12:20:48-05:00December 30th, 2016|

I will keep this brief as I think it is about time I started my Christmas shopping. I know what you’re thinking.  “Shopping for Christmas today Jeff?  That’s crazy talk!  Why shop today when it’s only the 23rd?  You have all day tomorrow to shop.” I know that technically you’re

The busiest day of the year is coming up!

2018-02-27T12:20:49-05:00December 23rd, 2016|

Ever have one of those days where your colleague at work does something dumb? What about a day when they do this dumb thing in front of your company’s clients or customers? The whole real estate industry had one of those moments earlier this month, when CBC released a hidden

This is when multiple representation makes sense.

2018-02-27T12:20:49-05:00November 25th, 2016|

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