RE/MAX Ultimate Agent – Best training in Real Estate Business

RE/MAX Ultimate Agent course is the next step to get your real estate career to the next level.  Over the past 18 months, our office has embraced the “100 Days to Greatness” course and many of our agents have experienced amazing success.  The course assisted newer and many of our already great agents refocus, become more energized and [...]

Chill Felt In Toronto Real Estate

This was the title of the article in the Toronto Star today.  The fact that the market is different than last year is indisputable.  The fact is that it “has” been affected by a combination of the weather, the unfair Toronto (“Miller”) Land Transfer Tax and the doom and gloom of the credit crisis we are receiving [...]

Safety Risks of a Realtor

It’s a troubling development that has occurred one too many times in the recent months.  We read about the unfortunate murder of Lindsay Buziak in Victoria B.C. in February and now in Toronto’s east end a Realtor was tied and robbed at gun point.   Luckily the agent suffered only minor injuries. It has been reported that the Realtor met a [...]

FINTRAC – Changing the Real Estate Industry

As of June 23 2008 there will be more paperwork for our clients and much more responsibility form Realtors and Brokerages.  Also known as the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, FINTRAC is the short form and it’s become the talk of our industry.   The main purpose and FINTRAC’s mandate is to detect and [...]

Real Estate Board – Rule 345

Effective May 12, 2008, The Toronto Real Estate Board has approved an amendment to a rule (known as 345) that changes the way property listings will be posted on the MLS system as it relates to availability to showings and registration of offers.  The rule now makes it mandatory that a property must be available to be viewed [...]

Gridlock Warning Signs in Real Estate – Whats next?

Now here is a great use of city council time.  Today’s article in the Toronto Star about the city of North York putting signs up warning potential buyers of gridlock is surprising and a complete insult to our intelligence. Isn’t already common knowledge that we live in a major city? I just can’t see how adding more signs [...]

Media Reports Slowdown – We ask Where??

Well the final numbers are in and we’re not surprised that April turned out to be a fantastic month.  Our feelings about the rush to beat the imposed “Miller” land transfer tax before the December 31st deadline and the winter weather we experienced this year “are” the main factors to a late start to our [...]

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