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Seven Sales Lessons I Learned from Star Wars
I am a die-hard Star Wars fan. Before the days of reserved seating at the theatre, I would stand in line for up to 20 hours to catch a midnight showing. I’ve met Carrie Fisher, while dressed as Princess Leia at a convention in 2015, and I have the symbol of The Rebel Alliance tattooed…
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Real Estate Market Update | April 2018
Beauty Contests and Price Wars Across Canada, the first quarter of the year showed signs of a different market compared to 2017; decreased sales, months-of-inventory rising and buyers and sellers alike asking the question: what next? With the beginning of Q2, will warming temperatures mean a hotter market? Let’s look at the stats below and…
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5 Tools (Apps) to Post Better Video
Video is the hottest trend in social media and marketing today. Posts and ads containing video receive more views and engagement than any other type of post. We’ve talked a lot about video before, but if you’re just getting started check out our “Dos and Don’ts” post and if you want to see some examples…
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5 Ways to Outperform the Market
Real estate is a dynamic business and it’s this unpredictability that great real estate professionals thrive on. A shifting market is not the time to sit back and wait for things to get better, it’s a time for learning, growth and expanding your skills so that you can succeed in any market. Here are five…
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Real Estate Market Update | March 2018
Beauty Contests and Price Wars March stats are in and so are this month’s Real Estate Market Update videos for 4 of Canada’s major markets: Toronto | Vancouver | Calgary | Edmonton. Check out Richard’s insights and predictions below for the coming months. Toronto (GTA), ON Year-over-year we are seeing significant changes. That said, many…
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5 Automation Tools for Real Estate Agents
Looking to be more efficient with your time this year? Put tasks on autopilot with these five time-saving tech tools. Zapier Zapier can be used to sync and automate almost anything you can think of by creating “zaps.” For real estate agents, useful zaps might include “every time I post to Instagram with the…
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The Truth About Being Mindful
“Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” For almost a decade, this quote has sat perched just above my computer screen in my office. I naively thought that hanging this quote at my sight line with it’s sandy beach and crystal blue ocean image might help me be…
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A Fresh Approach to Social Media in 2018
You’re sitting in a restaurant you’ve never been to before, trying to decide what to order. When the waiter comes around, you ask him, “What would you recommend?” He might say, “Everything here is great,” but he might also say something like, “The salmon is amazing. I know fish isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but…
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Real Estate Market Update | February 2018
There’s no doubt about it, Canada’s major real estate markets are changing, the question is are you? From coast-to-coast we are seeing sales decrease and months of inventory increase. For the most part though, these major markets remain healthy. Take a look at these 4 major Canadian real estate market updates for February 2018. Toronto…
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Micro-Bravery to Build Business Confidence
Have you noticed that when you meet someone famous or well respected, they tend to have a certain air about them? You can tell they are a star just by looking at them. This is confidence. The most successful agents all have confidence. They prospect consistently, they ask tough questions, they say no to unqualified…
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