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Average Canadian home now costs more than $500,000, CREA says
Monthly sales data from the Canadian Real Estate Association released Tuesday show the average price of a Canadian home was $503,057 in February. That’s an increase of more than 16 per cent from the same month a year ago.
Canada second only to France in taxing people who make $200,000 a year or ...
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Leading Realtors share foreign investment stats
Toronto-based agent Jimmy Molloy – who also does a great deal of luxury business – estimates his foreign sales range between 10-15%.
8 sales stuff-ups you can avoid
Brokers should understand the short- and long-term goals of each client to ensure that they can provide the best structure at the outset and for the future.
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Continue Reading →If your website isn’t working to bring you quality leads then there are a few changes you need to make.
Step One: Review Your Website
The first thing you need to do is have a non-real estate person take a look at your website. They should tell you if:
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Your listing presentation, whether it takes place in your office or at the client’s property, is the one opportunity you have to list the home. Follow these suggestions to make your presentation a success.
Build Rapport
Ask the seller about their interests, after seeing visual clues in their home, such as pets, magazines, memorabilia, etc. Some informed small talk makes the meeting a little more comfortable and a client at ease with you is more likely to list with you.
Some basic social ...
Continue Reading →Real estate sales is a great career choice because you:
Freedom to Work
Most brokerages allow for a wide degree of independence as to how you account for your time and how you market your business. There is a certain level of freedom with real estate sales that isn’t available in most other careers and that aspect is a major ...
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There have been bell-ringers in the streets for many years calling for the end of the real estate sales profession as we know it.
Now we understand that the very real threats are coming from all sides. Just as there really isn’t a “private life” anymore (short of unplugging yourself from the internet), there is no safety in continuing to do your job as you did before.
“Big Data” will erode the limited access to information that long has been the ...
Continue Reading →As a “Top Producer” you earn a good living and are (generally) happy where you work.
You seek out new ways to increase your sales (within the confines of where you work) and have found a certain level of comfort within your place of employment (even though you are technically self-employed).
You excel at networking and expanding your client base, have community involvement on your resume and genuinely like meeting new people without putting “business first” at every social interaction.
But there are ...
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