Greg McCarvell on London Ontario Real Estate

Blogs can be boring. I debated many times before I committed to start one. The main reason blogs can be boring is that creating interesting, meaningful content takes time and commitment. Many people see the trend of blogs, see the benefits behind developing a dedicated reader base and want the re...

Effective negotiation is key to success in real estate. As an investor or as an agent having strong negotiating skills will give you the little extra edge. Imagine yourself as a buyer or seller - if using a realtor who knows how to negotiate versus someone who knows how to shuffle paper was worth...

When I first started in the real estate industry, it constantly amazed me the amount of turnover a newly developed neighbourhood would experience in the first 5 years. Over time I realized this is a natural occurance for many reasons. In my opinion the main reason is that a younger demographic te...

It seems to be the overwhelming trend - first in the United States, the the Western parts of Canada, then Toronto and now even London - it's official - buyer's market is the new reality. I am writing this entry mainly because it's information I seem to be covering almost on a daily basis with my ...

Recently I was invited by RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic to speak at a convention series called “Trading Secrets”. I was only able to participate in two sessions, GTA and Sudbury, due to a conflict with my  broker registration course. The premise of the event is to have a panel of 4 top producers conver...

Shortly I will be updating my designation from Sales Representative to Broker. Achieving this is a multi-step education program culminating with a 10 day in class course designed to train sales representatives with a strong educational foundation on the specifics of running a real estate company....

Last week I travelled to British Columbia - I toured through the Okanagan Valley (which includes Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton), Vancouver and Vancouver Island (Victoria, Sidney, Comox Valley etc.). This has to be the most picturesque part of Canada! While there I spent some time experiencing the...

You may be reading this entry out of interest - you may be reading it because you are in the market to buy and sell luxury real estate - whatever your case I welcome you! Big goals and dreams are the starting point for success in life! Please read on for an all-round taste of the luxury real esta...

In the life of a Realtor, winter is the opportunity to upgrade your skills. This could be technical courses, business system performance tweaking, sales and service training or an great time for a vacation to recharge. It's quite often that people fail to recognize patterns in their life and take...

There have been a lot of changes in the real estate market since my previous posts, mainly in the U.S.A. London has been a nice, steady and strong market consistently for the past couple of years (probably even longer). I am just now starting to see evidence of a market shift from an extreme sell...