 Sam Corea’s secrets to success
“Overnight I changed the look of what I was doing, coming out with my ‘brand’ and the look for my ads that I still have today,” says Calgary’s Sam Corea, one of the country’s top sales reps. |
Francoise Leger elected chair of ACAIQ
Léger sat as director of the ACAIQ board from 1991 to 1995 and was chairman of the ACAIQ from 1995 to 2001. He succeeds Christiane St-Jean, who held the office for two years.
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 The Publisher’s Page: A Canada Day quiz
Do you think you know Canada? Well then step up and give it a try. Some of these questions are the same ones I remember from my citizenship test. |
Condo market perceptions improve
“I imagine there are many people who believed just a year ago that they would not be able to get in to the housing market – and now current market conditions are allowing them to reconsider their options.” |
 Exit Realty expands in Rothesay, N.B.
Ron Young of Exit Realty Specialists in Saint John, N.B. has opened a new office in the neighbouring town of Rothesay. |
 PM meets with Sarnia-Lambton board president
Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently met with Sarnia-Lambton Real Estate Board president Ralph Flaminio. |
Avi Rosen: Environmental issues you need to know
Every agent needs to know about asbestos in buildings and the importance of how to deal with it. They also need to know about lead in paint, underground storage tanks of heating oil, private wells, septic tanks... |
Real estate books
Negotiating, blogging, staging and more |
 OMREB installs new board
Bob Cliffe of Sorrento is the president of the Okanagan Mainline Real Estate Board (OMREB) for the 2009-2010 term. |
 DRAR members show support for the troops
Durham Region Association of Realtors (DRAR) members showed their support for Canadian men and women serving overseas in Afghanistan by wearing red and getting together for a large group photo. |
Joe Bosco gets DRAR award
The Durham Region Association of Realtors (DRAR) recently presented the 2008 W. Paul Ristow Founder’s Cup award to Joe Bosco of Royal LePage Frank Real Estate, Oshawa. |
 Carol Arbour joins Avison Young Quebec
Property management specialist Carole Arbour has joined Avison Young’s Quebec operations as vice-president, management services. |
The Publisher's Page: It was 20 years ago today
If you were to ask me who has been the most important friend to me over all these years I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute to say it was you. |
Obituary: Les Higa
Les Higa, broker and co-owner of Coldwell Banker First Lethbridge Realty, died on May 26.
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Royal LePage County Realty sold
Royal LePage County Realty is a five-person team and enjoys 75 per cent of the market share in the area, says Royal LePage. It serves the areas of Athabasca, Boyle, Wandering River and Wabasca. |
Affordability, job security lure first-timers
Potential buyers were asked to rank their top incentives for purchasing a first property. While home prices and interest rates took the number one and two rankings, the third most popular incentive was the First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit. |
U.K. agents urged to boycott TV licence
Estate agents angered over show that asks if viewers should ‘axe the agent’ |
Coldwell Banker Peter Benninger wins top award
One of only 58 Coldwell Banker companies throughout the world to receive this acknowledgement, this is the 10th time the brokerage has earned this award.
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Marty Douglas: Sorting out changes that last
Common sense advice I first heard in 1985 – going out to find the customer is more important than waiting for them to find you. |
BCREA announces new board
John Tillie, a Duncan Realtor and former president of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board, has been elected as 2009-2010 president of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA). |
Are you ready for the market upturn?
Here are three steps guaranteed to increase your income now, and in a market upturn. |
Alice in Wonderland inspiration for sale
Lewis Carroll was inspired by the building’s statues and stone gargoyles to invent some of the characters that populated his classic fantasy Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and its sequels. |
FVREB wins two national awards
This is the first year for the Ethics Award, which will be presented annually.
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Dave Sachko team joins Keller Williams Advantage
He has more than 14 years of real estate service in Durham Region and the GTA, ranking among the top sales reps on the Toronto Real Estate Board. |
Barry Lebow: The future is old
For real estate professionals, the problems of dealing within the largest segment of the market consist predominately with tired clichés and mindsets. |
Keith Lutsiak buys Royal LePage Fort Nelson Realty
Fort Nelson Realty is the longest serving real estate company in Fort Nelson. It was formed more than 30 years ago as a proprietorship. |
OREA pleased with one bill, not so happy with the other
OREA is pleased with proposed changes to Ontario’s Mining Act, which it says will strengthen property rights in the province. |
Phillip Mack is ARR Realtor of the Year
“This award is intended to recognize a Regina Realtor who has made an important contribution to the real estate industry and their community,” |
Why we love this industry
Twenty-year veterans offer up reasons why real estate is a great profession in Canada. |
Resale housing worth $22.5 billion - report
The new study says the economic impact of each MLS sale varies by province or region, from a high of $60,200 in British Columbia to $28,925 in Atlantic Canada. |
Better Homes and Gardens recultivates Canada
The real estate franchise sees opportunities in marketing its services to consumers between the ages of 18-34, which it believes will be driving the industry over the next 30 years. |
Royal LePage contest attracts hundreds of entries
The contest is a national challenge for consumers to submit stories, photos and videos related to their community and why they feel it is the best place to live in Canada. |
Prices dropping for U.S. second homes
The property’s first model beach cottage home offers unobstructed Gulf views 130 feet away |
Thomas Goebel affiliates with 100% Realty
He works out of offices in Livonia, Mich. and Windsor, and says he “intends to help in the greening of Windsor”. |
LSTAR adopts voice authentication for MLS
The London St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR) says it’s the first real estate board in North America to integrate a security system that uses voice recognition to protect its MLS system data. |
‘One of Canada’s greenest homes’ opens
The Archetype Sustainable House consists of two semi-detached units, with one unit showcasing environmentally sensitive methods of building, and the other featuring the future of “building green”. |
Clearwater, B.C. gets new Century 21 office
Century 21 Rison Realty is the only real estate company with a retail location in Clearwater.
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Equity in homes a ‘beacon of strength’ - CAAMP
Over 40 per cent of all mortgage holders have at least 50 per cent of the value of their homes in equity, and of all Canadian homeowners, which includes those without mortgages, 65 per cent hold at least half the value of their properties. |
In conversation with Pierre Beauchamp, CREA CEO
"Realtors are probably in one of the most competitive businesses in the world. They compete against each other, yet they share their stock on the shelf. Who else does that?" |
Saskatoon ICI firm joins Re/Max
Owner Gilbert Dobroskay partnered with Nav Sra and Dale Anderson, and will operate as Re/Max Guardian Commercial.
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Dorothy Friesen receives Award of Excellence
The executive officer of the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board, Dorothy Friesen, has been awarded the AEC Award of Excellence for 2009. |
Stan Albert: Lessons from 1989
Brokerages could not have foreseen that giving agents more money on each transaction would not be a magic pill to retain their services. |
ICI markets feeling downturn
"Although demand for office space is likely to remain soft across most regions throughout 2009, we expect to see a healthy bounce once corporate Canada regains confidence." |
Self-employed: more debt and risk
Despite their heavier debt loads and the additional risk that it brings, a survey of self-employed Canadians shows they are split on the impact of the recession on their stress levels. |
Hamilton/Burlington board hosts commercial summit
The Regional Commercial Council of the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington (RAHB) hosted its Annual Commercial Summit recently, drawing members and guests. |
Re/Max honours top Ontario/Atlantic sales professionals
Re/Max recently recognized its top-performing sales professionals for 2008 in Ontario and Atlantic Canada at separate award functions held in Toronto and Halifax.
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Exit pays out $1.5 million to secretaries
The deal-driven bonus structure allows secretaries and administrators a way to get a “piece of the action” for the contributions they make at the brokerage level, the company says.
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Tax chat: Don’t fear the CRA
CRA does make a lot of mistakes. Some are honest mistakes but many really strike me as being deliberately misleading, so it is a good idea not to take what CRA says at face value. |
Robert Nutbrown moves brokerage to Royal LePage
The company will operate under the name Royal LePage Innovators Realty. The brokerage has a team of 65 sales professionals who service Brampton and surrounding areas.
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Critics grumble about Quebec reforms
“I am worried about what is happening in our association… I fear that members might not be well informed about what they will be faced with and about the slippery slope on which the association is treading if nothing is done.” |
What’s changed since REM’s launch in 1989?
This is the 20th anniversary of REM’s launch in June 1989. The real estate industry has changed a great deal since then...or has it? |
Canadian cities outperform U.S. ‘twins’ in C-21 survey
A Century 21 house price survey that compares major Canadian and American cities with similar economies and geographies shows that three Canadian cities are outperforming their United States “twins”. |
Royal LePage wins award for 7th time
Royal LePage is the recipient of a Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Member Achievement Award, The Global Alliance Award, for the seventh consecutive year. |
Agent awards reward miles in year-long promotion
“This contest has been incredibly successful for me. It’s generated a lot of interest and people come up to ask me about it all the time.” |
The Senior Agent: Making money from your home
Entrepreneurial spirit never dies. So here are some grown-up ideas for making money from your home.
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Obituary: Sadie Moranis
Sadie Moranis, broker of record of Sadie Moranis Prudential Realty in Toronto and the first woman to become president of the Toronto Real Estate Board, died on May 21. She was 84. |
Pamela Prescott wins Chamber of Commerce award
The award recognizes the opening of Century 21 Heritage Group’s newest office and the resulting boost in real estate services that will be accessible to the Richmond Hill area.
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Keller Williams Ottawa again one of ‘best places to work’
Keller Williams Ottawa Realty has ranked eighth on the 2009 list of Best Workplaces issued by the Great Place to Work Institute. |
Royal LePage opens new Etobicoke office
Royal LePage has opened a new corporately owned office at 635 The Queensway in the former City of Etobicoke (Toronto). |
Devencore teams with Newmark Knight Frank
“This enables us to offer our clients a complete range of strategic real estate services across North America and internationally….Our goal is to become one of the top three service providers in the world.”
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