HomeLight

AUGUST 10, 2022

DISCLAIMER: This blog post is meant to be used for educational purposes only, not legal advice. If you need assistance navigating the legalities of tax deductions when selling a home, HomeLight always encourages you to consult your tax advisor. When you’re estimating the costs of the sale , taxes can be a big part of the equation.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

A listing agent telling me, “Don’t forget, our offer day is Tuesday,” on their sixth listing, over five months, and this marking the second time they have under-listed the house and held an offer night – that’s ridiculous. ” I read the article twice. TorontoRealtyBlog. Ridiculous.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

And if we try to extend the “chicken and egg” riddle to “buy-first or sell-first,” that’s likely where we’d end up. I started selling real estate in 2004. Can you guess the year in which I first worked with a client who was selling before buying? Anybody read this in a previous blog post?

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 3, 2021

So when Monday’s blog, “Behind The Scenes Of A Toronto Offer Night” was a topic of conversation on Reddit, I had no choice but to read the discussion and subsequent comments. On Monday’s blog, a reader made the following comment: You know what? TorontoRealtyBlog. Do you know how to access the dark web ?

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Realty Biz

MARCH 2, 2021

To many, becoming a house owner is a dream come true. Not without reason: having your own house inevitably provides comfort and an impeccable sense of security, which many people crave. That’s why it’s so important to consider the best strategies for renovating your property to increase the value of your house.

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The Close

AUGUST 3, 2023

A real estate domain is your online identity—the name (or technically the address) of your website, your www. hereiamworldreadytosellrealestate.com. It’s what people will type in to find you on the World Wide Web. It’s unique to you and should be a part of your overall branding and marketing strategy. Not so fast. per-month web hosting.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

And at the very same time, it seemed to last forever… Case in point: I went to look up a blog post that I wrote about a seller’s bully offer dilemma, thinking it was back in February, only to find it was on March 10th. Like most people in this market who care to admit it, I had absolutely no clue what this house was worth.

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Easy Agent Pro

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s the same with your social media marketing plan. To keep in touch with those in your sphere — Interacting with your sphere of influence is a great way to stay top-of- mind, so that when the topic of buying or selling a house comes up, you are the person that comes to mind first. . Add in hyperlocal content as well.

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Louisville Homes

AUGUST 19, 2021

Most homeowners want to sell their property for the highest price possible. In addition, not all home improvements offer a substantial return of investment (ROI) and can negatively impact your house’s resale value. The following are some of the most common home renovations mistakes you should avoid when trying to up your house value.

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Renovation As-is Design Marketing 52

Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 26, 2023

Maybe “pre-emptive” was concocted by somebody on the buy -side who wanted to avoid being confrontational with a seller and listing agent, or maybe “pre-emptive” was invented by somebody on the sell -side to try to solicit bids before the offer date. I’m not sure. That’s how the bully offer was born.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 10, 2020

We don’t need to re-hash the “who said what” with respect to this metric, since I’ve already burnt that house down a few times. TorontoRealtyBlog. Monday, August 10th, eh? Years from now, the mere mention of “2020” will give us all goosebumps. In 2020, this couldn’t possibly be more to the contrary.

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Days on market Sales Marketing As-is 83

Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 3, 2022

Really tough… First, I visited a property the day before closing with clients, only to find the house was still full of junk. Oh – and on the day of closing, they happened to be walking their dog by the house, and guess what? And the house is a “project” for sure. The front stairs had collapsed.

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Lab Coat Agents

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In most cases, agents or brokers will have listings, contact information, testimonials, and maybe some blog articles about how the process of buying a home or selling a home will work and what they can expect from you. What the most recent house sold for. . Places to visit, parks, etc. What Not to Include on Neighborhood Pages.

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In this case, people who want to buy, sell, or invest in real estate. The biggest mistake agents make is focusing on the entire database of customers instead of focusing on the small few that would like to or need to buy, sell, or invest in real estate. 3 What fees do I have to pay to sell my home?

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Purchase and sale agreement Renovation VA loan Pre-approval 124

Easy Agent Pro

JANUARY 27, 2021

Coming up with your unique selling proposition, brand values, colors, logo and tagline – who has the time and energy for all of that given the number of things an agent does in a typical day? It doesn’t matter that your last name is “House,” or that sailing is your passion. Branding sucks. Do you really need real estate slogan ideas ?

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 21, 2021

Something like, “Next thing you know, he’ll be trying to sell you a timeshare in Arizona,” which would be followed by a classic sitcom laugh-track. A timeshare is a shared ownership model of vacation real estate in which multiple purchasers own allotments of usage, typically in one-week increments, in the same property.

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McKissock

JUNE 21, 2022

You might remember a case that made national news some time back involving a six-foot-high pink stockade fence erected between several houses and a small lake (actually just a large retention pond). He then approached those homeowners and offered to sell them the 8-foot strip behind their individual lots at a pretty hefty price.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

APRIL 20, 2023

It can even write articles, emails, and blog posts for you. People still need people when it comes to buying and selling a house. Hmmm… Writing isn’t something everyone’s good at, so to have something at your fingertips ready to bang out a bunch of intelligent-sounding words you can call your own is pretty appealing.

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Realty Biz

MAY 24, 2022

Suppose you’re planning to sell your house in the future. Outdoor lighting is believed to be one of the most vital features of a property. It may comprise of several components like halogen and induction floodlights, bullet spotlights, recessed lamps, and spotlights. Alley illuminated by the garden lamps in the night.

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Technology As-is Branding Residential 86

Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2021

But then as I’m wondering, I’ll have one, two, or ten experiences that are “blog-worthy,” and that wonder goes from concern to impossibility. Case in point: sometimes I have stories that aren’t really “worth” their own blog post. In this case, the caller was serious. I never would.

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Kyle Handy

JANUARY 27, 2023

A real estate assistant can take care of all those time-consuming administrative tasks that keep you from doing what you do best: selling houses. While your virtual assistant handles data entry, you can host open houses, generate leads, create impressive listing presentations, and ultimately close more deals.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 8, 2022

If I had a dollar for every time I heard, “email is dead” or “SEO is dead” or “blogging is dead” or something is dead, I could have retired a long time ago. Enjoying this episode? Be sure to follow The Walkthrough to get future episodes delivered automatically: Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Spotify | YouTube.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

And only three blog posts per week! 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. TorontoRealtyBlog. So much news, so little time!

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

After all, there was a time before the Internet when an open house was the first look at a property. Your real-a-tor came to your house at 6:30pm on a weeknight, sat down on the couch, and physically handed you Polaroids of a property listed for sale, which he or she borrowed from the office. But I started in real estate in 2004.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JULY 18, 2021

I swear, it must have happened before at least once or twice, but I can’t actually remember an instance. Do you know how many transactions I’ve been involved in, through my entire career, that did not close? Exactly one. The property was sold in January of 2020, firm. Well, this one didn’t! And I have a very good memory!

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The Close

AUGUST 27, 2020

Balance it with good real estate photos and tips, as well as behind-the-scenes videos of you doing different activities (including staging a house, doing an interview, doing a tour, and so on). Check out our list of the best real estate social media marketing tips from actual agents: 1. Visit Hibu. Engage: Reply to comments on your posts.

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Enjoying this episode? Be sure to follow The Walkthrough to get future episodes delivered automatically: Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Spotify | YouTube. About This Episode. You’ve heard the stories. You’ve seen the videos. You know your peers are generating leads and growing their business on YouTube. But something is holding you back.

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Agents Principal As-is Marketing 108

Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Then, I pulled the SI-joint in my lower back right before the long weekend and had to hobble around the house and the office for five days. If I can get home to work out on a Tuesday or Thursday at 6:00pm just twice per week, I feel great not only that night, but the next morning as well. TorontoRealtyBlog. About seven days!

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 13, 2022

It’s not just the insane amount of time and effort spent on “housing affordability” that irks me, but rather the tax-and-spend theme that’s been the party’s M.O. TorontoRealtyBlog. How could there be so much when we don’t really even use mail anymore? And what was inside? A cheque for $170.00.

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Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Outside of a real estate context, I would more than likely picture a house like the one above. an extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization. TorontoRealtyBlog. Be honest: what comes to mind when you hear the word estate ? ” You hear this a lot in real estate.

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HomeLight

JUNE 20, 2022

Enjoying this episode? Be sure to follow The Walkthrough to get future episodes delivered automatically: Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Spotify | YouTube. About This Episode. You know video works. You know making videos will help you generate leads, convert leads, and grow your business. But something is holding you back. Leave a Review. Full Transcript.

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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. That was a year in which Ms.

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Development Purchase and sale agreement As-is Marketing 81

Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog I laughed when I read a comment on one of last week’s blogs that said something like, “So you’re only blogging twice per week this year, but each blog is twice as long?” ” Well, that would be a net gain for Toronto Realty Blog then, wouldn’t it?

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Marketing Sales As-is MLS 77

Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 4, 2022

Toronto Realty Blog was started in July of 2007 and the first blog was entitled, “To Stage Or Not To Stage, The $112,000 Question.” And I know from anecdotal conversations I’ve had over the years, that to many people, the success of his career and his blog seem to naturally go hand-in-hand.

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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. ” Nah.

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HomeLight

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The housing market defied expectations. Our first year is in the books, and what a year it was! A national pandemic shut real estate down, at least temporarily, and some states declared real estate agents “non-essential.” ” Despite that, real estate defied all expectations during our national economic recession.

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Agents As-is Marketing Industrial 83

Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

TorontoRealtyBlog I was having a conversation with a prospective seller on Sunday who was one of those “all real estate agents are the same ” types. I just viewed a property that isn’t selling. The same cannot be said for Mr. No Name from Ajax. Other times, I could do it in six minutes. Easier said than done.

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Agents MLS Branding Brokerage 74