One of Canada’s longest-serving executive officers has retired from the real estate industry. Ken MacKenzie was originally hired by B.C.’s Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) in 1979. During the 30 years since, MacKenzie and the FVREB have been prominently involved in a number of key technology initiatives that are now national in scope, including [...]
Larry Mandlsohn has been named general manager of HomeLife Realty Services.
Mandlsohn will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of HomeLife in Canada, with a focus on franchise development. He will also manage all activities associated with implementation, change management, communication strategy, and educational components related to HomeLife’s various programs, the company says.
Mandlsohn started his [...]
New home buyers in the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa are significantly less satisfied with their purchase experience than in previous years, according to J.D. Power and Associates.
In the GTA, overall satisfaction has decreased to 674 points (on a 1,000-point scale) in 2009, down 36 points from 710 in 2008. In Ottawa, satisfaction scored 638 [...]
Mawhinney Real Estate in Saint John and Sussex, N.B. has shut down.
After opening his firm with 20 sales reps in January, and expanding to the second office and growing to 62 sales reps, Marc Mawhinney shocked the real estate community in August by announcing that the independent firm was closing its doors.
“We came in with [...]
William R. Brown of Brown Bros. Agencies, Victoria, has been elected chair of the Real Estate Council of British Columbia for the 2009/10 term. Gerry Martin of B.C. Farm & Ranch Realty Corp., Abbotsford, was elected vice-chair.
There are 16 members of the Real Estate Council, including three members appointed by the provincial government. Thirteen members [...]
Ghulam Badar, 53, of Mississauga, Ont. died August 6 after being pulled from the basin of the Bala Falls in the Muskoka region. He was a sales rep with Right at Home Realty.
The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police say that Mr. Badar and his brother-in-law, Nadim Shah of Hanover, Ill., dove into the [...]
“It may be a little bit cocky but when you get to a certain level it’s nice to be able to pick and choose your clients just like they pick and choose their Realtor.” – Ian Watt
In real estate, the idea of sharing property is hardly an extraordinary thing. Owning a residence or tenure within the same property with other people is a condominium. You have your own place, but you share some broader ownership like entrances, the grounds and the responsibility of managing these commonly owned things.
In the business world, [...]
The Canadian Landlord’s Guide By Douglas Gray and Peter Mitham Wiley $24.38 at chapers.indigo.ca
Former Vancouver real estate lawyer Douglas Gray has written eight books about Canadian real estate matters, and many more books for small businesses. His latest offers advice for anyone who is thinking of becoming a landlord, whether it’s as a real [...]
By Robert Wilson
Half a century ago, marketing consultant James Vicary pulled a hoax on the American people as a way to promote his advertising agency. He reported that he flashed the words “Drink Coca-Cola” and “Eat popcorn” on the screen for a millisecond during a movie in a theatre, and caused large numbers of people [...]
