What happens if the buyer cannot close?
Closing the loop The market suddenly changed. And now some sellers can’t sell. Some buyers can’t close. When I say ‘suddenly’ I mean virtually…
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A blended strategy for a transitional market
More and more agents are using a blended strategy during this transitional market. This blog post will discuss how that works. Real estate is a…
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Holding offers
It started happening about this time last year – “holding offers”, or in other words, home sellers waiting about a week before looking at…
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The new rules for successful offers
What are the new rules for successful offers? The old rules don’t work. The new rules don’t work. You can’t depend on the comparables. You…
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Bully offer
We used to say in real estate, whatever happens in Toronto will happen in Kitchener Waterloo three years later. Now I think that time…
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Do I need an agent if I’m buying a brand-new home?
Recently a new client asked me if he needed an agent to buy an new home. “No”, I told him, “In fact, you don’t…
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Condo in Waterloo
I got this link from Condo in Waterloo in the comments section of my real estate blog the other day. I wasn’t sure why it…
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Real estate consulting – a future not yet here
Consulting is what professionals do. This blog post will argue that real estate consulting is how real estate sales will evolve. It is coming,…
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When is the best time to buy or sell a home?
When is the best time to buy a home? When is the best time to list and sell? One of my 365 Rules about…
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What’s going to happen to house prices in 2015 and other real estate questions answered.
Next year, 2015 is just one month away and with the holiday season soon upon us, in offices across the land, the amount of…
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