Why do realtors love open houses? #Real estate open houses are one sales tactic that may be more about the hype than about results. Some real estate agents play up the benefits far more than they should, considering how many drawbacks there are to the process. The fact is, open houses are rarely conducted to…
MLS is the biggest monopoly in Canada And the problem is that you can’t do anything about it, or can you? How the Competition Bureau saw it in 2010 In 2010, the federal #Competition Bureau threatened to completely flip the script and change the realty game. After years of investigations and talks, it said it…
State of MLS in the past years It has been a hot, HOT bunch of years in the #GTA. So hot in fact that it seemed like no matter what you did, the price was going up and the number of offers was sure to climb. So hot in fact, that OREA put out a…
Getting your license Ever wonder why there are so many #realtors in the #GTA? In case you did not realize it there are 50,000 realtors working with the #Toronto #Real Estate Board (#TREB). More alarming still is that there are only 50,000 Realtors working outside of #Ontario in the other 9 provinces and territories put together. In Canada (as…
It’s a fair question, right? I’m sure it’s even something you’ve asked yourself in the past. Why is it that #realtors get to take a huge cut of my home #sale (or purchase) and effectively drive the price of housing up? Why do they all feel entitled to 2.5% (in #Toronto) for their services (and…