Here is a tool you should keep in your real estate….ummm…..tool box!
The seldom-used “reverse offer” allows the seller to start up the dialogue again after, perhaps, a regretful occurrence.
I suppose it’s better than physically crawling back, right?
March 29, 2011 10
Google Street View – Invasion of Privacy?
This is a topic that could be hotly debated for years to come, but let’s start with the following article that appeared in the CBC newsroom last week.
Google was fined by a French body for improperly collecting and storing data, but I’m wondering if the idea of posting a photo of every house in the world isn’t the larger concern.
As a Realtor, I love it! But as a human (which most Realtors are…), I’m not so sure that I ever liked the idea in the first place…
March 28, 2011 11
Monday Morning Mania!
I found it! I finally found it!
“That house” that I kept picturing in my mind over and over for the past two years – I finally happened to pass by it and snap off this quick video.
If you remember the video I shot a few years back about the house with the obscene Christmas lights (see HERE), you’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that this house is even more ridiculous…
March 25, 2011 2
The Mortgage Minute
…..or five minutes, if you will.
I’ve hired a new camera-man and this video is a little easier to follow than last week’s deliciously decadent pre-construction vid.
Here’s five minutes with one of the most knowledgable mortgage brokers in Canada; explaining the March 18th changes, talking about RRSP contributions, and providing his thoughts on current interest rates…
March 23, 2011 5
“Time To Step Up The Oversight of CMHC Operations”
I was literally just having a conversation on this topic with a colleague of mine on Friday, and today comes a fantastic article on the subject in the Globe & Mail.
Does the tax-paying public know who CMHC is, what they do, and what the risks are for the general public?
I can’t help but think of the ongoing Phoenix Coyotes vs. Goldwater Institute saga and draw a serious parallel…
March 22, 2011 10
Greed? Or Just Stupidity?
I told my client on the phone, “This kind of thing happens about once per year, and unfortunately, it’s happened to you.”
I also told him, “This is the kind of story that I’ve been writing about on my blog for the past few years; the kind of story that you read and think ‘Good Lord, I’m glad that didn’t happen to me!'”
Sorry buddy – we’ll get the next one!
Topics That I Do Not Want To Discuss! (Cont’d)
I meant mortgage rates when i said 6% as a ballpark for pre-GFC ‘00’s. Essentially i’m saying…