In the photo: Lindsay Buziak   It has been over a year since the brutal murder of 24-year-old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak but the murder investigation remains a top priority for police in Saanich, B.C. who are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects.   Buziak, a real estate agent with Re/Max Camosun, [...]

By Roger K. Allen   We’ve all heard there are only two things we can count on for certain: death and taxes. But anyone who has ever lost a job, suffered from a personal challenge, or kept an eye on the stock market of late can tell you there’s a third certainty that can be [...]

Tony Ma, Broker of Record of HomeLife Landmark Realty in Toronto, has acquired HomeLife Metro Realty. HomeLife Metro Realty had been in operation for 17 years.   With the acquisition, HomeLife Landmark now has a multi-cultural real estate sales force of over 200 sales reps.   “I always believe that when the market goes south, [...]

Deborah Goodfellow is the 106th president of the 1,500-member WinnipegRealtors.   “Seventy per cent of our members volunteer in one capacity or another and that to me is vital to building a better city and quality of life for our citizens,” says Goodfellow. “One marquis project I am proud to say WinnipegRealtors is actively supporting [...]

By Lloyd R. Manning                                                 Today’s Realtors are being challenged as never before to meet the needs of the differing age groups. Knowing where your buyer fits in requires an informed generational perspective. What appeals to one buyer group may not to another.   Changing dynamics require changing marketing strategies, some of which worked well [...]

Independent broker Chris Markham of Victoria has joined Century 21, and is now operating his brokerage under the name Century 21 Queenswood Realty.   Markham, who is also president of the Victoria Real Estate Board, says the booming market in the seven years prior to 2008 made it relatively easy for a Realtor to be [...]

By Jean Sorensen   A Vancouver marketing company has new twist on bulk marketing for developers, creating what is being billed as the largest real estate liquidation sale in Canada.   MAC Marketing Solutions (MAC) negotiated discounted bulk rates for condominiums sitting in inventory at Lower Mainland developer Onni Group’s seven developments. Company president Cameron [...]

By Kathy Bevan
 
Real estate industry management consultant John Geha is the new president of Coldwell Banker Canada.  Geha takes over from retiring president Gary Hockey, who is assisting with the leadership transition over the next two months.  Along with partner and COO Ron Hunter, Hockey had led Coldwell Banker Canada since 1993, when they purchased [...]

Three Toronto-area real estate brokerages have been shut down by the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) recently as the market slowdown hammers the industry.   HomeLife All Way Realty and broker of record Thomas Lee had bank accounts frozen on November 14. The registrations of Lee and the brokerage were revoked by RECO on [...]

This year Family Day in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario will be observed on February 16, two days after Valentine’s Day. I can think of no better time of the year to discuss the issue of homelessness. The heart of homelessness is, after all, love and the family we are supposed to be toward each other. [...]