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Learning something new everyday is our number one priority. We make it a point to find new opportunities and avenues to learn from. The best way to do this is to learn from the best! If we want to be the best, we have to do what the best does! Being a part of such a dynamic and knowledgable team ...

In a household with young children.. a constant background noise in our house is TREEHOUSE.. if you are a parent to a toddler or preschool aged child, you know what we are talking about. A theme song we hear quite often is from the Wonder Pets, "What's Gonna Work? TEAMWORK!! What's Gonna Work? TE...

We are not cold callers... it's just not in us. However, we have heard from others it's a great way to obtain new business. But that came to a screeching halt when the DO NOT CALL LIST was introduced early last fall. Millions upon Millions of Canadians were eager to sign up. Everyone knows how an...

OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada's central bank on Tuesday cut its key lending rate half a percentage point to a record low of 0.5 percent in its latest move to help arrest a deepening economic slump. The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight rate as part of its ongoing effort to stimulate credit and economi...

On June 23rd 2008, new federal money laundering and anti-terroist financing regulations came into effect that require real estate agents to collect personal identification information from buyers and sellers. What your realtor needs to do to comply with the law... The real estate agent you are de...

By The Canadian Press OTTAWA - House prices are expected to fall eight per cent across Canada this year and sales are predicted to slip nearly 17 per cent, according to a new report from The Canadian Real Estate Association. The association, known as CREA, said sales on the benchmark Multiple Lis...

A common misconception I am faced with when people ask me about my job is that I have all the time in the world... that I can come and go as I please and work very little to get a big payout. I think this comes from the public's lack of understanding on how real estate actually works. It's so muc...

Here we are again. Sunday afternoon and it's beautiful and sunny. Let's hope today is the day the perfect buyer for this property arrives to make a deal. I have heard in the past from others in the business that open houses aren't the way to sell a home. But from my experience open houses are nev...

  Home Purchases for up to $140,000. What is the Affordable Home Ownership Program? The Affordable Home Ownership Program is a partnership between the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of London through the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program (AHP) which will create...

Purchasing a home can be a very overwhelming experience for anyone... especially for a first timer.. there are so many things you don't think of.. that wouldn't dream of thinking of. You have never been involved in this type of transaction before and in most cases, you have no idea how real estat...