Toronto Realty Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It was a great year at the onset of an even greater decade, although the class ahead of me always felt that being born in 1979 was a whole lot better… My parents brought me home to a cute little 3-bedroom, detached house on Airdrie Road in South Leaside, where I lived until I was about two-years-old. What did I know?

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GeekEstate

AUGUST 15, 2023

If you aren’t ahead of the game, you can get buried to the point that you are actually hurting yourself, and your business. It can save you time and money, and put you on the road to achieving your long-term goals. To alleviate the pressure, I recommend automating as many aspects of your business as possible.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

The thing about writing three blogs per week, going on seventeen years, is that when you have an idea for a post, you’ve got to sit down and write it. The thing about writing three blogs per week, going on seventeen years, is that when you have an idea for a post, you’ve got to sit down and write it. I just got to my desk.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Get out your tinfoil hat, folks, and place it firmly on your head! Close the curtains because the neighbours are all spies. Let’s talk about who killed JFK, who’s responsible for 9/11, and who put the caramel in the Caramilk bar. And it has to be, right? And what of conditional sales from August that firm up a few days into September?

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GeekEstate

JANUARY 8, 2023

For these winners, profitability was a proverbial can kicked down the road. All that mattered was growing revenues aggressively by taking market share from traditional companies in the massive market of your choosing: transportation, office, dating, travel, hospitality, news, blogging, anything-delivery, real estate.

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Realty Biz

MAY 18, 2021

The HOA’s goal is to maintain and improve the real estate value of all homes, including local roads and landscapes. However, it’s an essential part of retaining (or even increasing) the property value. Since the coronavirus bear market bottomed on March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 index has jumped by about 75%.

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GeekEstate

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

These issues, among others , led to Neumann’s ouster in late 2019 ahead of a planned IPO, which was eventually scrapped. [Editor’s note: Originally published in The Appraisal on February 15th.] WeWork is currently trading at $1.55 (at the time of writing), off more than 85% from its peak. billion and $460 million, respectively.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog I’ll be honest: I wasn’t sure how to begin today’s blog post. Discussing the definition of affordable housing is a blog topic unto itself. This topic has been in the queue for quite some time, and while I knew that I would write it eventually, I didn’t know the shape it would take.

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The Close

DECEMBER 14, 2022

You have to work 70 hour weeks to get ahead, right? When I worked in real estate in Manhattan, I noticed a pattern among my fellow agents: The people who complained about working 80-hour weeks weren’t closing very many deals. There’s a simple reason why: They never learned proper time management techniques for Realtors. Long story short?

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A Student of the Real Estate Game

AUGUST 24, 2020

As I write this, I’m sitting in my home office, working at full capacity. The S&P 500 is back near all-time highs and asset prices have remained high, driven by the reduction of interest rates to near zero and the liquidity that has flooded the markets. Things almost feel good. What’s happening in the economy, however, is a stark contrast.

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Kyle Handy

JANUARY 29, 2023

This blog post will discuss the latest trends in the real estate industry and provide strategies and tips for agents to stay ahead of the game in 2023. The real estate industry is facing significant changes in how properties are bought and sold. Too many agents either choose a niche that’s too broad or don’t choose one.

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Toronto Realty Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

You all remember “Cruel Summer” as Bananarama’s 1983 smash hit, and while it only made its way to #8 on the U.K. pop charts, its inclusion in 1984’s Karate Kid , and subsequent rise to #9 on the U.S. pop charts really gave the song legs. dance charts, I can’t put it atop my list because they didn’t write it.

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A Student of the Real Estate Game

MARCH 22, 2020

At a time like this, it may feel silly writing about the impact this pandemic will have on workforce housing, but this blog has always been a forum for me to share how I feel about the real estate business in the moment. I started my career in the real estate business in 2009, the bottom of the Global Financial Crisis. This is unprecedented.

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

It’s only been a few days but already, I feel as though this January real estate market is going to be very slow. Very few listings have come onto the market, but more importantly, the pattern of behaviour I have established when looking at “new listings” is concerning. What do I mean by that? Is it on my mind?

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

I’ve written a lot of blog posts this past year about the inner workings of the real estate industry and the poor business practices that I’m seeing. Monday’s blog post about two “experienced” agents who didn’t understand offer/acceptance and contract law was a great example. But we know that.

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Toronto Realty Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

TorontoRealtyBlog. What’s the difference between a 7-day vacation and a 14-day vacation? About seven days! But seriously, what’s the difference? The first one is too short and the second one is too long. On the seventh day, when everybody around us was looking sad, preparing to head home, we were absolutely elated to be staying!

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Toronto Realty Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Long-time TRB readers will recall the story of when my parents bought our house on Bessborough Drive in May of 1992. I happened to the be one answering the “house phone” when my Dad called that night, looking to speak to my Mom. I asked, “Dad, what happened?” ” He simply replied, “ We bought it.”

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Easy Agent Pro

JANUARY 29, 2021

Although attributed to the Chinese, it was a 15 th century Italian lawyer (Hippolytus de Marsiliis) who invented a certain type of water torture. The torture subject was strapped to a board and water was very slowly dripped, often for weeks, on his forehead. Often, the victim went insane before giving the torturers the information they sought.

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Toronto Realty Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A friend of mine sent me a text on Thursday: “Awesome blogs this week dude!” ” I wrote him back and said, “Well, only a couple of comments on Wednesday’s blog, so maybe it’s not all that enthralling?” TorontoRealtyBlog. ” He wrote back: “What else is there to say?:

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Boom Town

AUGUST 13, 2018

Using Alexa right now, could put you 10 steps ahead of the competition a few years down the road. Using Alexa right now, could put you 10 steps ahead of the competition a few years down the road. How much can Alexa ( Amazon Echo ) really do? The tech is still very new. Our guess is probably not. Generate More Leads.

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Boom Town

MARCH 16, 2020

Stay calm, stay aware, and take the necessary steps that you can now in order to put yourself in a better position 6 months down the road. Stick to your geographic farm, compile all of your knowledge and observations, and share them with your leads via blogs, Facebook, videos, and email newsletters. First, get organized.

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Boom Town

JANUARY 18, 2018

Buckle up, Rocky (Cue ‘Eye of the Tiger’). It’s time to talk training. It may not be as glamorous as the fanfare that comes after it, but it’s essential for success nonetheless. The truth is, the top agents and teams in the US have one thing in common – they never stop training. Facilitate growth and out-of-box thinking.

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Redfin

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Follow these tips to get your space ready for the warmer days ahead: Take inventory: Conduct a thorough inventory of your home. If you want to polish up your vacation rental this spring season, this comprehensive deep-cleaning checklist gathers insights and advice from experienced professionals in the field.

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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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Toronto Realty Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

There are people the same age as Toronto Realty Blog who are now old enough to drive cars, which absolutely boggles my mind! Somebody asked me this year, “What was the first blog post you ever wrote?” What did I write in that blog for which the RECO complaint was launched? Back in 2007, nobody knew what a blog was.

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Toronto Realty Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

And other times, a delay is just the first step along the road to a cancelation. As you’ll see in today’s blog, many of the reasons for cancelations are often rooted in the same problems that caused delays, but some are extensions, and some are completely different reasons altogether. I see a leopard.

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Toronto Realty Blog

AUGUST 28, 2023

TorontoRealtyBlog Those of my vintage will know what it was like. The process. The anticipation. The euphoria. Those little golf pencils they had en masse and how they made you want to print each letter or digit in the prescribed checkboxes in your neatest possible writing. “Wanna go to consumers ? Who remembers this edition?

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Toronto Realty Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Looking back on it, I suppose I didn’t “need” to write a thousand words or more about my holiday break in Thursday’s blog post, thereby extending the length of the blog and only allowing us to examine two of the ten discussion points for 2023. Because negativity sells! Is that a lot? Is that rhetorical?

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HomeLight

APRIL 5, 2021

What if they say “no” right away? The most successful agents have a system in place that answers all of those questions. On this week’s Walkthrough, you’ll learn the exact system that propelled one of our HomeLight Elite teams to sell more than $300M in volume in 2020. Links and Show Notes. What’s the total?

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Marco Santarelli

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Real estate, often hailed as a path to financial prosperity, has captured the imagination of countless individuals seeking wealth and financial security. But beneath the promise of lucrative returns lies a fundamental question: Do people truly make a lot of money in real estate or is it hard to make money in real estate?

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The Close

AUGUST 1, 2023

After working closely with a developer friend, he created Wise Agent, a CRM designed by an agent, for agents. Today, more than 20 years later, Wise Agent is still one of the most popular, highest-value CRMs on the market. I’ll show you how and why. Pricing: 5.0 Features: 3.7 User Interface: 4.1 Pricing: 5.0 Features: 3.7 User Interface: 4.1

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HomeLight

OCTOBER 12, 2022

DISCLAIMER: As a friendly reminder, this blog post is meant to be used for educational purposes only, not legal advice. If you need assistance navigating the legalities of what to include on a home seller disclosure form in Utah, HomeLight always encourages you to reach out to your own advisor. With median sales prices rising 24.2%

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Redfin

APRIL 18, 2023

Try planning your meals for the week ahead of time and creating a shopping list based on the ingredients you need. As we approach Earth Day, it’s a great time to take a step back and evaluate our impact on the planet. One area where we can make a significant impact is in our homes. Instead, U.S.

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Toronto Realty Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

When I get home late at night after a long day, and look to join my wife in front of the television, there’s one thing, and one thing only that I don’t want to watch. Any guesses? It should be fairly obvious, no? It’s a by-product of my occupation, no doubt, since these shows are so damn popular, I seem to be in the minority.

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The Close

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

So you’re considering a switch to the real estate field, but you’re not ready to dive in full time. We totally get it. Many agents successfully pursue real estate part time. Ready to get started? We’ve put together a step-by-step guide that will take you from getting your real estate license all the way to the closing table. What’s the difference?

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HomeLight

MAY 25, 2023

Disclaimer: This blog post is intended for educational purposes only. When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners in North Carolina are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner. Unsure about selling FSBO in North Carolina? How does selling by owner (FSBO) work in North Carolina?

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HomeLight

APRIL 26, 2023

Disclaimer: This blog post is intended for educational purposes only. When the time comes to move, some tenacious homeowners are eager to take over the reins of their home sale and figure out how to sell a house by owner in Alabama. Unsure About Selling FSBO in Alabama? How does selling by owner (FSBO) work in Alabama?

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