App Folio

JUNE 3, 2020

The majority of today’s workforce are Millennials (35%) and Gen Xers (33%), all of whom fall between the ages of 23 and 54. In addition, AI technology can automate many routine processes that are frustrating and time-consuming. For millennials, a company’s culture is extremely important.

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App Folio

MARCH 5, 2020

This process can be frustrating for homeowners who don’t fully understand how to request a review, or how the process flows. It’s way too easy for an email from a homeowner to fall into the “black hole” known as the spam file, for a voicemail to slip through the cracks, or for a letter to be overlooked in a pile of papers.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 20, 2022

Last fall must have flown by because I realize now that I missed my quarterly installment of this blog theme! The stories I’m hearing about multiple offers on leases are reminiscent of those very busy and very frustrating times in the rental market over the last few years. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I mentioned in an Instagram video earlier this week that I have been writing on Toronto Realty Blog for fifteen years. And some three-thousand blog posts later, the number-one question I’ve always been asked and continue to be asked is this: “How do you come up with topics to write three times per week?”

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Louisville Homes

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It is frustrating and tedious but quitting means losing. They won’t have to worry about financing options falling through. Knowing which category the home you’re interested in falls into will ultimately help you to be confident that you don’t overpay for the property. Get a Pre-Approved. Make the First Move.

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Kyle Handy

MAY 4, 2023

Tips for Staying Updated on Local and National Real Estate News To ensure that you have sufficient market knowledge, implement these strategies: Subscribe to reputable real estate blogs and news outlets, such as Zillow, to get the latest updates on market trends. This can lead to frustration and decreased productivity daily.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 4, 2022

But what’s new, as I’ve ranted and raved about on this blog so far in 2022, is that buyer agents themselves are simply giving up. When I take on a listing, and when I owe “fiduciary duties” to my seller-client, does doing research for buyer agents fall under that job description? It’s always been this way.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

I started Toronto Realty Blog in 2007 with a mandate of bringing transparency to an industry that has none. “Honest opinions from Toronto’s real estate insider,” was my first tag-line. You might not think I am, and I suppose I don’t blame you, based on what I write about on my blog, but how can I not be sympathetic?

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The Close

JANUARY 24, 2024

He knows firsthand that being afraid of failing will hold you back—because even if you fall, you can get back up. Check out their helpful blogs. Publish on LinkedIn, do interviews, write blog posts, comment and post on social media, offer a class—do whatever you can to start getting the word out that you have something to say.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 25, 2022

Last week, no fewer than seven blog readers emailed me the following article: “Landlords Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Raise Rents Between Tenants, Says Toronto’s Top Housing Official” For what it’s worth, I saw the article on my own too. When I read articles like this, I get frustrated.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MAY 25, 2021

Surely, nothing like last year’s, where we saw all the lost sales from March, April, and May end up falling into July and August. A lot of buyers have already purchased homes, and many of the buyers who have been fighting for five months are starting to get really, really frustrated. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In fact, we’ve always needed one… It’s been eight years – June 10th, 2015, to be exact, since I wrote a blog post here on TRB called “The Blame Game” Eight years ago, I offered the following culprits that could be responsible for high housing prices. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Not only did I ignore that, last week, most of you didn’t like having to wait for “part two” of a blog story, but I also promised in Wednesday’s blog that I wouldn’t do it again… …and then I did. And I remember how blog reader, Jim, had described Rob as “difficult.”

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

“Once you got ten jumps under your belt, my dad told me, “You qualified for a true free-fall.” But there is one thing I know for certain, and I’ll end today’s blog post with a rare prediction: the TRREB average home price will not increase another near-six-figures in March as it did in January and February.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I hope you enjoyed that “trip down memory lane,” as Marina so eloquently put it, with the Top Five Blog Posts of 2022 in Monday’s post. Believe it or not, this is the eighth year I’ve been working with this format; the top five blogs followed by the top five posts. 3) Market Frustration.

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Development Purchase and sale agreement As-is Marketing 81

Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

But when you consider how insane the early-2020 downtown condo market was, along with the dregs of the fall-2020 condo market which was the worst I’ve ever seen, then the #2 topic on that list also remains unsurprising. ” If you don’t know what gazumping is, then read the blog. 4) Refusal To Accept Market Reality.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

I just couldn’t stomach the thought of putting so much effort into a blog post, when all the while, I know full well that people will skip the blog itself and head straight for the comments section to provide their two cents. Do you think that Victor and Rob would read this blog post? Blind bidding has to go!

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It’s just really, really hard to describe an entire year’s blog posts or an entire year’s real estate stories in a standard blog-post length. This is likely more subjective than the top five blog posts , but then again, we run into many of the same themes over and over.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This fall has been a mixed bag, to say the least. It’s frustration and entitlement. appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog. TorontoRealtyBlog. We’ve had listings that have received multiple offers and we’ve had listings that have sat on the market. This isn’t a strategy. It didn’t sell.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Matt: You know, I mentioned, Aaron, based on my own habits just a minute ago, I was thinking when we were getting ready to have this conversation about local businesses that I like doing business with and that are a little more frustrating to do business with. It is the most frustrating thing. No, it’s not helping you do that.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The public was frustrated enough when we started under-listing with “holdbacks.” No matter the area, price point, or property style, the list price of a piece of real estate this fall might mean less than it ever has before… The post What Does List Price Mean This Fall? appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

From the very moment my daughter learned the word “frustrated,” it was apparent that she was going to use it in every situation possible. You’re not really frustrated, but rather you’re choosing to become frustrated. But I think that frustration is self-inflicted. TorontoRealtyBlog. Impatience.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On Tuesday, we looked at the first four “Burning Questions” for the fall market, and inventory was one of them. The TRB readers had some great responses to that blog post, and some of them didn’t pull any punches! Will we see it finally happen this fall? “Will this scandal fade as the fall moves on?”

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

” Times have changed, most certainly, and whereas we used to think of the fall season and conjure up thoughts and images of fallen leaves, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches, we find ourselves here in 2021 where it’s all about who might have a cold. Right or wrong, we’re going to see open houses make a comeback this fall.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

It’s time to relax the body and focus on running in the fall. Truth be told: I don’t like the fall. But as sad as this is to say, I always enjoy the start of the fall real estate market, and that helps me get back into things. Whether or not we see inventory this fall for those buyers remains the question.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

There are many, many examples in our current market of how buyers are frustrated by the constant moving targets. This experience was frustrating as the target kept moving. And as frustrating as that may be, it’s an indisputable fact. That’s what’s frustrating buyers out there right now. What was moving?

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Agents As-is Marketing MLS 60

Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Not only are my fingers tired from writing Monday’s blog, but also from hand-writing three-hundred Christmas cards! And lots of links to blog posts in each section too. I sell real estate in Toronto and I write the TORONTO Realty Blog. I was so frustrated with this 14-page booklet, I can’t even begin to explain.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 6, 2020

My goodness, remember this blog post? But this time around, the conversation affects each and every person reading this blog. ” So this man is proposing we take action to ensure real estate prices fall ? TorontoRealtyBlog. The Friday Rant: When Will People Say “Enough?” This is brilliant.

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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In the magazine, we included two of 2021’s most popular blog posts, re-printed for clients to read for the first time, or enjoy once again. Upon reading the blog, she commented, “David is really… intense. Of course, some fall in between. Probably a third of the blog readers disagreed. ” Huh.

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Closing Purchase and sale agreement Inspection Agents 81

Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 6, 2021

This took longer than I thought it would, but it’s awesome: Yes, I realize how sad and frustrating this is for those of you who don’t own homes. Take the frustration and jealousy out of the equation (both very fair emotions, by the way), and you might find this, as I do – fascinating ! Scotia: 1.99%. CIBC: 2.10%.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

But the point here is this: the September market will be confusing, frustrating, and chaotic, and nothing will make sense. ” you’ll ask the listing agent. “The sky is falling out there, rates are going up, you’re lucky I brought you this offer!” This puts the Fall, 2022 market into perspective.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

So put those two things together, and I’m finding it really, really hard to wrap my head around this business of “only” blogging twice per week. I didn’t write a single blog for two weeks! Not only that, I have so much to discuss with you all, and I wonder how I can do it in only two blogs per week.

Sales 82

Sales As-is Pre-approval Marketing 82

Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Really, really insightful discussion on Wednesday’s blog, and some admissions from regular readers that they may have seen the light, or at least, some light. We sold the property tonight (I came back to this blog Tuesday night, as you may have guessed), and I never heard from this person at all. TorontoRealtyBlog.

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Development Brokerage Construction Agents 66

HomeLight

JUNE 23, 2022

DISCLAIMER: This blog post is meant to be used for informational purposes only, not legal advice. The danger to a seller in this scenario is having to pay an extra mortgage payment and additional marketing fees if, after weeks of being wrapped up in an exclusive agreement with a buyer, the buyer falls through.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Really, and truly, this blog story is an example of: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and at the worst possible time… Mickey and Mallory are clients of mine that underscore the true meaning of the phrase “clients for life.” Here’s where I get very frustrated with the so-called “red tape.”

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HomeLight

APRIL 5, 2021

Let’s be candid for a moment: Following up with new real estate leads can be tough and frustrating. But ultimately, it all falls on me once a lead is created. Unless our office building falls down or something on one of our ISAs, like, we’re probably going to beat you to it, man. What should you say?

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Purchase and sale agreement Agents As-is Marketing 55

Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Or are we just suggesting that people are frustrated with housing prices and will clamour for a change in government, regardless? The post Immigration, Housing Prices, & “Blame” appeared first on Toronto Realty Blog.

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