“He who has a thing to sell and goes and whispers in a well is not as apt to get the dollars as he who climbs a tree and hollers.” - Anon
I’m sure you’d agree that sellers and buyers want to know they’re working with the most competent and professional Realtor in the area; receiving [...]

With all the responsibilities of buying and selling real estate, the need for risk management is crucial.
Whether pre-sale or resale, the onus for property evaluation is always on the buyer, although it is becoming more popular with sellers to have their own pre-sale inspection done to ensure that they are disclosing what needs to be disclosed. [...]

While I don’t have any expertise on green building, I have some views on how greening the construction process itself might benefit British Columbians.
“Green Building” generally refers to a set of principles that are used in the design, construction and function of homes that are intended to facilitate better performance related to energy efficiency and [...]

You probably won’t find the following questions on your average real estate brochures:
Buyers, do you:

take real estate ads at face-value?
know how to properly target your future home?
have the experience required to negotiate favourable (including safe) terms and conditions, and a fair price?
know how to do your own due diligence?
have the upper-hand in a multiple offer [...]

The Canadian Real Estate Association provides a monthly overview of the housing market in Canada.  CREA compiles statistics of properties sold through MLS and tracks market trends for prices and properties sold.
According to a recent report in The Ottawa Citizen, CREA president Calvin Lindberg projects the average selling price of homes in Canada will still [...]

You probably won’t find the following questions on your average real estate brochures:
Sellers, do you:

know to what extent that you want to be involved in the sale?
have a coherent strategy?
know how to attract the serious, qualified buyers?
understand what a stale property is?
know the consequences of not disclosing properly when selling?
have a plan if your home doesn’t [...]

This is a follow up to this previous post which you might want to read as a backgrounder.
The control of rain penetration relies on the exterior layer (the wall cladding) of the building envelope assembly to resist all rain penetration.  This requirement has always been a requirement of the building code no matter what the envelope detail [...]

As a Realtor I am also a business person so if the numbers don’t add up, or the terms don’t make sense, then I’ll make the right business decision for me.
Just as Realtors have the choice not to take an over-priced listing, seller’s have the right to choose “their price” (their perceived value), and even [...]