Vern McClelland's (mccl) Blog

Balancing Cost with Service  Last week's column led to some interesting conversations with appraisers, bankers, and other Realtors.  It started with a concern that I may be unfairly criticizing two players in the real estate industry - loans officers and appraisers for carrying out policy of thei...

Tide is Turning   The residential resale market is coming alive across western Canada.  It never did slow down that much in Saskatoon and Regina (only 10% in year to year comparative sales); but with June a record month for MLS in Edmonton, the Lloydminster region is once again feeling the warmth...

It is All about Relationships   Many members of the public don't realize that most Realtors are self-employed and depend heavily on repeat business and referrals from others in order to make a living.  Like any formative relationship, the client and the Realtor may not "click" right away or at al...

High-Tech, High-Touch   Every year our Group interviews approximately one hundred clients to find out what we are doing right, what we can do better, and to gain an insight into how the people we serve want to trade real estate.  For the past five years, use of the Internet has become increasingl...