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
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.
I don’t have much time left. As soon as I wrote the first draft of this article, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) dispatched a team of crack mercenaries to kidnap me. It’s a little known fact that TREB monitors all Realtor computers and as soon as one of us
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
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
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
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
As a Realtor, I get asked certain things pretty regularly. We’re in a bubble right? It’s gotta be a bubble. Tell me it’s a bubble. BUBBLE! Why do you guys always put your pictures on your business cards? Can’t I just sell my house myself in this hot a market?
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
