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NOTE:  This is a re-print of an old blog post I made in 2009 in response to this piece by Garth Turner, where he attacked this post.  I think I got more readers in a…

I came across this “anti-establishment” show that shows our business from a much different angle than Bravo’s popular reality show “Million Dollar Listing“. For many Realtors, THIS episode is reality.  I thought it was wildly…

I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. Even though I expected it. My friend Melanie Piche, who has an amazing real estate team in Toronto, did some analysis of increasing value of homes by…

Why is your Dad awesome? Watch this video and learn how you can go to the Jays game on July 9th, courtesy of The Charlton Advantage Real Estate Team and Dominion Lending Customized Lending Solutions…

Have you heard the market’s pretty good right now?  🙂 Well, it may even be better than you think.  Towns and semis are now averaging more than 100% of list price, and the average detached…

I was at a seminar a few weeks ago, and Kiki Roode from Genworth Financial brought up some interesting stats: 13% of first-time buyers took on debt on repairs or renovations they did NOT expect…