service: Selection Assistance - 07/02/09 08:13 AM
Selection assistance? I also do that. The highest offer on table is not always the best offer, and I help you understand why. Consider an ESA inspection clause, that could cost you several thousand dollars in electrical repairs/updates, or a Sale of Buyers Property clause that could take your home off the market for several weeks. All of a sudden, the offer at a few thousand dollars below asking price is looking pretty good...
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service: Happy 2009! - 01/03/09 03:15 AM
Happy New Year everyone, and what a year it's going to be! Most people would agree that it was a trying past 12 months, so with it behind us, let's remember all the positive things in our lives and focus on the upcoming year and all the joy it will bring.
Consumer Confidence: Driven down recently by concerns about people's personal financial circumstance and their jobs. This should gradually improve as the stimulus package promised by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the January 27th budget is unveiled. As a side note, according to the news release on the Conference Board of … (0 comments)

service: Technology - 07/10/08 08:20 AM
Love it or leave it, you have to accept that there is a very good chance you will be frustrated by some form of technology today. Scanner not working, printer jammed, pages not getting to my cell phone, memory card is full, batteries are empty, GPS is outdated, laptop has a virus, MP3 player still silent.
It was supposed to be so easy. Grab an MP3 player for my wife from the nearest electronics giant, and jam it full of songs so that I can take my iPod to the gym in full confidence, that the batteries have been drained in … (3 comments)

service: Public Perception - 07/10/08 08:13 AM
I recently participated in a course, where the perception of real estate sales representatives in the eye of the public, was discussed at great length.
The image one projects to the general public is extremely important. Not only does it reflect on the individual, but also on the Brokerage they represent, the Company and the whole industry in general. But I'm not talking about individual taste in clothing or the make and model of car we drive. The image I'm talking about is the one much more difficult to alter.
In a recent conversation, one friend revealed that he wouldn't use … (4 comments)