Working day in and day out in real estate has its positives and negatives. Often these come as the flip side of the same experience. Here’s what I mean. I get to meet many new and interesting people as I help clients buy and sell properties and any phone call
I’m going to admit right off the bat that I’ve been watching a lot of episodes of the TV show Mad Men lately. Whenever I watch a lot of a particular show or read a particular book series, it tends to influence how I view the world for a brief
There are no shortage of green topics these days. Whether it is marijuana legalization or the explosive growth of medical marijuana dispensaries in Ontario over the last year, we see lots of news stories about marijuana and the money in play. I recently rented out a commercial space to
When Diane and I sold our last house a few years ago, I was surprised to find that a lot of potential buyers spent the majority of their time in the basement. It was unfinished, had a pretty low ceiling and contained what appeared to the remnants of a lost
First off, this isn’t an April Fool’s joke. Secondly, this isn’t the start of me providing you with really bad advice. I will not be following this up with comments about how car insurance is for suckers, or suggesting an all cheeseburger diet. (Mental note – drive to get cheeseburgers
Given I spent an hour shovelling snow this morning and then took twice as long to get to my morning appointment, winter weather is definitely on my mind today. When I saw the latest market data for February, it gave me the idea to talk about how the weather outside
I’ve been in some bad homes. Condos with layouts that make me scratch my head, where the bathroom has an inexplicable diagonal jog behind the tub and living rooms are bisected by a pillar that makes placement of a couch or TV pretty much impossible. Houses where modern touches have been
On this cold Friday, I thought I would warm your heart with some of the pictures I’ve come across while previewing listings for clients. To be clear, these are not photos that you will gaze on with appreciation, marvelling at the composition and quality. If I had to describe one
I’ve been thinking a lot about multiple offers lately. I know, I know, as far as opening lines for an article go, that’s right up there with watching paint dry. (Mental note – write future post on drying paint.) Multiple offers on a property happen fairly regularly in a seller’s market,
