With over 30,000 licensed registrants in the Toronto Real Estate Board, the choices can be daunting. However, with such an array of possible can [...]

I love my job and, as my clients can attest, we sometimes see the darndest things when touring properties. I was recalling one house recently th [...]

The Popsicle Test: How To Find A Walkable Neighbourhood When searching for your ideal neighborhood, there is a never ending list of things to [...]

When searching for your ideal neighborhood, there is a never ending list of things to consider.  Some friends become well intentioned exper [...]

Whenever clients are preparing their home for market and, when that home includes the family pets, we always have to have a discussion about wha [...]

There are no rules when it comes to prepping a home for market. Of course, many experts will weigh in and say one should do this or definitely m [...]

Reading Past the Headlines: Context Is Everything Each month the Toronto Real Estate Board issues the latest update on prices and sales volum [...]

Speaking of fostering good relations with other real estate agents, I had an interesting encounter recently. Having just arrived back from some [...]

One thing I love about my job, and something that continues to fascinate me about real estate, is the fact that my success in getting deals done [...]

Each month the Toronto Real Estate Board issues the latest update on prices and sales volumes for the month prior. Following the release of resu [...]

  Tales From The Trenches: Please. No More Green Apples With the air waves chock full of shows designed to help people buy, sell and de [...]

  Landlords & Tenants: Common Courtesy Goes A Long Way When it comes to good relations between Landlords and their Tenants, a lit [...]

  Tales From The Trenches: The Art Of Puffery Real Estate Agents are often warned about maintaining that fine balance between promoti [...]

July 2011 Here are my musings on Real Estate for the month of July...   The Perfect Kitchen: In Search Of The Holy Grail For th [...]

When it comes to touring properties, most agents have a well developed sense of whether a place has been staged for sale. Thanks to all the real [...]

June 2011   Curb Appeal And The Art Of First Impressions Everyone usually goes to some trouble to make visitors feel welcome when [...]

    The notion of "murphy's law" figures largely in real estate.  I don't know how many times I've had Buyers move in to th [...]

  May 2011   Home Inspections:  Peace Of Mind? Or Waste of Time? With the Spring Market in full swing, the subject of [...]

Warning: The following article may be deemed highly controversial and could forever change the way you think about residential real estate. & [...]

April 2011 Toxins and Renovations: Focus On The Kids As anyone who has ever undertaken a renovation project knows, the noise and mess ca [...]

When clients have turned their minds to selling, I often get asked for a checklist of things they can start doing now so they will be better p [...]

March 2011 How To Leave Money On The Table: It's All In The Timing Several years ago I assisted a family member with the purchase of his c [...]

With so many choices out there - how does someone select their Real Estate Agent? As you know, referrals really mean the world to me. I [...]

Tucked into my briefcase is a tiny flashlight equipped with a miniature tripod. Although perfectly useless when it comes to illuminating a pat [...]

  February 2011   Are You A Landlord? Learn The Law Before You Lease When working with Landlords and Tenants, I often encoun [...]