The Close

AUGUST 22, 2023

Today’s data from the National Association of Realtors is a story of inches. The real estate housing market numbers, month over month, reflect incremental increases in inventory and median price, which have resulted in an incremental decrease in sales activity. It’s just not a good market for buyers. My takeaway?

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

” I guess what goes around comes around. Affordability has never been worse in our market, and first-time buyers might be the ones most affected. In fact, I really didn’t learn much from it, other than perhaps the notion that I needed to pen a similar blog post. I remember it vividly. That included the furniture.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog I read an article by CBC News the other day that drew a link between our competitive rental market and people’s mental health. I suppose it was just a matter of time before this headline appeared: “Toronto’s Pressurized Rental Market Is Affecting People’s Mental Health.”

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The Close

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While experiential marketing feels like a relatively new buzzword, the truth is that it’s been an inherent part of real estate from the very earliest days of the industry. We love an open house, conference, and fundraising gala. What Is Experiential Marketing in Real Estate? Step Example 1.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 13, 2021

I follow pretty much every sport there is because I’m a stats junkie, and I keep a 200-page book of statistics by my bed which is what I read at night when I can’t sleep. This week, an interesting article came out in the National Post: “The Great Real Estate Cool-Down Has Come” Danny Sinopoli. I don’t.

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The Close

JUNE 22, 2023

But for value-seeking investors like myself, the scariest time to invest is actually in a good economy, when housing prices are rising at a blistering pace. This is because it is difficult to identify the top of a market, and nobody wants to buy at the top of the market just to watch the value of their investments fall during a downturn.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In Major League Baseball, three thousand hits is what they call a “lock” for the Hall of Fame. I always say, “I don’t watch tennis, but I follow it,” in that I have lists of all the Grand Slam winners in my homemade sports-stats book that I keep next to my bed for when I can’t sleep. All sports.

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McKissock

JUNE 13, 2021

That’s why we’ve teamed up with RISMedia , the leading provider of the most relevant and up-to-date information related to the residential real estate market. Here’s a brief overview of what you will find in this month’s edition. Read the full article here. Read the full article here. Read the full article here.

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The Close

APRIL 26, 2022

This is a private Facebook group for our team and brokerage where agents list what their buyers are looking for in a home. This is a private Facebook group for our team and brokerage where agents list what their buyers are looking for in a home. Contact Top Listing Agents From Other Brokerages. The Reynolds Team Agents.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

I wonder if I’d have any hair left… While I could easily spend this week regaling you with tales of 30-offer gong-shows and houses selling for 75% over the asking price, there’s going to be a lot of time for that this year. Today, I want to talk about an inevitability that finally happened. Fair enough?

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2021

But those three things together and do you know what you get? In theory, every dollar expended by the government must come from a dollar earned through revenue, ie. How in the world did the government expect to pay for that? What is my point? The simple reason? The concept of a zero-sum game. 2) Decrease expenditures.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Then again, if you want to sound informed when you talk real estate at the next box social, or wherever youngsters congregate these days, perhaps have a skim. How many people who would argue they’re being “pushed out” have a right to be in the market in the first place? But she says they moved from Edmonton.

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Point2Homes

JUNE 6, 2021

At first glance, Canadian homebuyers are doing better today than they were one year ago: Compared to 2020 , when home seekers were crippled by uncertainty and health concerns, those who are currently looking to buy a home are less worried about their safety and finances. However, this is just a façade. ” – Survey respondent. .”

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Marco Santarelli

MARCH 4, 2021

Housing data by Salt Lake Board of Realtors®. The forecast is an estimate based on data from multiple sources. The pandemic has supercharged Utah’s housing market driven by historically low interest rates and low unemployment rate. Today, the Salt Lake City is a major tourist spot in the U.S. as compared to 2019.

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The Close

MARCH 4, 2022

To get you thinking outside the box about lead generation, we curated the best real estate open house ideas from 27 top-producing listing agents from brokerages that include Douglas Elliman, Compass, and more. When it comes to open houses, many agents have already given up. Run a Facebook Livestream at Your Open House.

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App Folio

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

But meeting renters’ and homeowners’ expectations can be challenging. . This episode of The Top Floor is all about exceeding your customers’ expectations. Recent shifts that have occurred in customer expectations. So much of your success hinges on whether or not your customers have positive interactions with your team.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 13, 2021

What’s worse: cheerleading or gaslighting? So far this year, we’ve talked a lot about bullishness in the Toronto real estate market and optimistic outlooks through multiple segments of the housing market, and with that always comes arguments to the contrary. And what happened? TorontoRealtyBlog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Blind bidding is causing our market to shoot for the moon! Let’s start from the very, very beginning: real estate is expensive. From there, we could ask, “ Why ,” and that’s a whole other topic. I guess part of me just felt like this post would prove to be a fool’s errand.

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HomeLight

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

DISCLAIMER: This article is meant for educational purposes only and is not intended to be construed as financial, tax, or legal advice. Can you sell a house you still owe money on? Our Home Value Estimator pairs housing market data from multiple trusted sources with details about your house that you personally share.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2020

What started as one post many years ago spawned into two. And what may have been a “Top Ten” list at one point or another has been reduced to a top five. And what may have been a “Top Ten” list at one point or another has been reduced to a top five. ” To which he responded, “54% of what?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Even in the extreme conditions of COVID-19, my general premise on housing economics predicted that the two variables with the most influence — demographics and mortgage rates — would hold up the housing market. This is very similar to what I have done in the past, paying my respects to the downtrend in bond yields since 1981.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 20, 2020

The headline of today’s blog – did it get ya, even for a second? ” She sighed, but I quickly interjected with, “…is what I would have said, if we didn’t accept your offer.” First, I would suggest that the exodus from Toronto has been ongoing for years now. Yeah, lame, I know.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

That means that with the median home price at the end of 2021 reaching just over $400,000, owners should expect about $4,000 in annual maintenance costs. Note: You can get an idea of what your home’s value is, whether it needs minimal or significant maintenance, by using HomeLight’s Home Value Estimator. Check Home Value.

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HomeLight

JUNE 6, 2022

In a challenging real estate market like this, you’re having harder client conversations than ever. Reviews help new listeners understand what to expect before they start listening to the show. Article: James Clear writes about “because” and the copy machine study. I get to do that today. About This Episode.

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Lab Coat Agents

MAY 14, 2021

This article was originally featured on the Follow Up Boss blog. Here’s what we’ll cover: Step 0: Double-Check Your Decision. “If you are an individual agent, fairly new to the business, and you’re not doing a ton of business yourself—starting a team should be the furthest thing from what you do. .

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HomeLight

APRIL 5, 2021

What should you say? What if there’s no response? What if they say “no” right away? What’s the total? What would that be like? Over our next two episodes, Isacc is going to share exactly what that follow-up system looks like. How many times should you make contact?

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The Close

AUGUST 7, 2020

When it comes to reading the tea leaves of the real estate market, most agents (yes, even the ultra-high-end ones) haven’t got a clue. Sure, they may sound like they know what they’re talking about, but when it comes down to it, they may as well just roll some dice. In fact, the more certain they are, the less they seem to know.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 3, 2020

The key to getting leads and converting clients with Facebook Ads is knowing what to say to buyers and sellers at each stage of the client journey — from awareness to consideration to conversion. And what about Lead Ads? What’s your campaign objective? Facebook offers almost a dozen different ways to do that.

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The Close

AUGUST 23, 2022

We also link out to 30+ deep-dive articles to help you learn more and apply our expertise to get more leads today. It puts you in front of professionals when and where they actually expect to talk business instead of where they go to relax.”. Related Article. Buy Exclusive Seller Leads From Market Leader.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

” Stories, topics, subjects, themes, issues, or however you wan to define it, but essentially what were the most important and most discussed real estate matters over the last year. .” The housing style and the market for them. Condos are the future of housing in Toronto, like it or not. ” Nah.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But because our market is so dynamic, we often come up with stories that are one-off’s or unique. 3) Market Frustration. 1) The “Problem” In Our Housing Market. 3) Market Frustration. 1) The “Problem” In Our Housing Market. 4) Refusal To Accept Market Reality.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 11, 2023

The entire point of “hot button topics” is to reach out and push that button. The entire point of “hot button topics” is to reach out and push that button. Excuse the 40-something humour, but that’s exactly what this is. I received my notice over the Christmas holidays and guess what?

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The Close

JUNE 21, 2022

There’s only one problem—there are a gazillion and one real estate podcasts out there to choose from. Hosts: Eric Simon and Matt Lionetti from Broke Agent Media. What You Get: Zero-b t interviews with real estate royalty like Ryan Serhant that somehow manage to be both actionable and entertaining. The Over Ask Podcast.

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HomeLight

MARCH 30, 2023

With so much pessimism hovering over the 2023 housing market, many potential home sellers are worried about listing their home. Some experts are seeing signs flash that indicate the housing market could benefit sellers in 2023. As mortgage rates increased, it helped pour cold water on an unusually hot market.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Looking back at my year-end posts from 2020, 2019, 2018, and so on, I swear I don’t think I’ve ever felt older. Growing from age one to age two represents a fifty percent increase in their time on earth, but it’s merely another twelve months for you. 4) Refusal To Accept Market Reality. 2) The Condo Market.

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The Close

MAY 15, 2023

Are your first-time homebuyers slowly unraveling in the choppy headwinds of our current market? Not even the wild ’70s inflation, the astronomical interest rates of the ’80s, or the housing crash of the aughts have prepared us for the current market. They (and you) are not alone. There’s nothing for me to move into!”

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The Close

MARCH 10, 2022

In 2022, real estate software allows agents to generate leads, market their brands, and stay organized better than ever before. The problem is that there are so many options on the market that choosing the right tools isn’t easy. The customer experience report lets you know exactly what your leads think of you without having to ask.

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