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A Job Worth Doing, Is Worth Doing Well (Pt2)
TorontoRealtyBlog Let’s pick up on the topic of conversation from Wednesday, and discuss the “right” way to sell real estate in this market. I’ll often lay out a theoretical, “What you could do” to the...
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Too Close To Home
TorontoRealtyBlog Most real estate buyers are out there today looking for the biggest house they can find, with features like parking, or a basement apartment, or a backyard. They’re prioritizing...
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Quick Hits
TorontoRealtyBlog Here’s a feature I used to routinely write a few years back. Sometimes there are a lot of smaller stories that don’t get told, simply because they’re not “blog-worthy.” It’s not quite...
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The Tao Of The 2017 Buyer
TorontoRealtyBlog The spring of 2017 was the hottest market I have ever seen. It was probably the hottest market that any Realtor, regardless of his or her experience in this city, has ever seen. I...
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The Tao Of The 2017 Buyer (Part II)
TorontoRealtyBlog Call me dramatic if you want to, but a story worth telling, is worth telling right. I’ve told bits and pieces of Jake & Amanda’s real estate journey through some of my May and...
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The Tao Of The 2017 Buyer (Part III)
TorontoRealtyBlog Have you heard the saying, “You don’t know the market has bottomed out until you’ve bounced up off that bottom, and are already on the way back up?” Well the same can be said for when...
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Tao Of The 2017 Buyer (Part IV)
TorontoRealtyBlog Through the first three parts of this series, you’ve undoubtedly witnessed the Toronto real estate market change as we went from a red-hot spring, through a transitionary April, into...
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“Minor” Details Can Have Major Consequences!
TorontoRealtyBlog I had three very interesting experiences last week, all with agents who didn’t quite have a full grasp of what they were doing. One of the agents told me, “That’s such a minor...
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Help vs. Hinder: A Tale Of Two Agents
TorontoRealtyBlog Call me soppy and a little naive, but perhaps a “feel-good” story from the real estate trenches will cure what ails you on an otherwise ugly November day. This past week, I worked on...
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What Makes A Seller Want To Re-List HIGHER?
TorontoRealtyBlog How do they get to that point? What must transpire for a seller to do something that crazy? Folks, this story is hot off the presses. I can still smell the shwarma on my fingertips...
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Would You Lease To This Mystery-Tenant?
TorontoRealtyBlog With new legislation continuing to favour tenants over landlords, a landlord has to make very sure that he or she wants to effectively be “partners” in a real estate investment, since...
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What Is The Government Doing To Tackle Consumer Debt?
TorontoRealtyBlog There were virtually no new listings last week, and it’s still too early to a have an identifiable “market” just yet. So this week, I want to take the time to talk about debt, and...
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What Constitutes A “Legitimate” Complaint Upon Closing?
TorontoRealtyBlog It’s a trick question, folks. There’s no real answer here. Ask one hundred people, and get one hundred different answers. It call comes down to expectations, once again, since some...
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Signed, Sealed, &…………..Then What?
TorontoRealtyBlog Delivered, right? That’s how the saying (and the song…) goes? But what if that which is signed, and that which is sealed, is not delivered? Then what? Believe it or not, this is a...
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Check Your Emotions At The Front Door!
TorontoRealtyBlog I was literally writing this blog post in my head as the scene unfolded. This story is about two things: 1) Good agents versus bad agents 2) Getting emotional when you can least...
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Either You “Get It,” Or You Don’t
TorontoRealtyBlog People. Honestly. They’re the worst. I’m channelling my inner-Seinfeld with that quote, but seriously folks – I was just shocked by some of the people I met two weeks ago when I had...
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The Friday Funny: That Time I Was Punched In The Face During Multiple Offers
TorontoRealtyBlog I know what you’re thinking – that this is somehow metaphoric, or there’s a catch. But honestly folks, last spring, I got socked hard right in the jaw by flesh and bone, as I was in...
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The Week That Was…
TorontoRealtyBlog I sat down tonight to write a blog, and all I could think about was this past week. It was a busy one. Busier than usual. And it kept me on my toes, and tired me out. So with no...
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The Weekend That Was…
TorontoRealtyBlog Sure, why not – let’s continue the theme from last week! On Friday, I told you tales of “the week that was,” and how things are starting to get very busy again in the freehold market...
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Tall Tales From The Trenches On Feelgood Friday!
TorontoRealtyBlog Last Friday, when I offered another edition of “Photos of the Week,” a couple of readers mentioned that rather than sharing negative reviews of listings, photos, and seller/agent...
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