I’m a bit disturbed by the increasing occurrences of verbal negotiations in the real estate business in Saskatoon. Verbal proposals are most often brought forward at the counter offer stage with comments like, “We really don’t want to waste your time, so would you speak with your client and find out if X is acceptable [...]
Here is handful of my favourite real estate blogs and websites where I’ve found the best content for the communities represented. They’re organized alphabetically by city. Great Canadian real estate blogs and websites Calgary, AB – Bob Truman Calgary, AB – Mike Fotiou Calgary, AB – Nevin Van Nest Collingwood, ON – Marg Scheben-Edey Edmonton, [...]
Competition Commissioner Melanie Aitken has moved to bring the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) before a Competition Tribunal to seek a ruling that would force CREA to change MLS rules that she believes limit competition and harm consumers. Following a lengthy investigation, the Competition Bureau announced in early November that they believed some of CREA’s [...]
Provincial legislation in Saskatchewan states that anyone wishing to represent members of the public in a real estate trade in Saskatchewan must be registered. The Saskatchewan Real Estate Commission (SREC), an independent, non-government agency, responsible for regulating the real estate industry in Saskatchewan, mandates qualifications for registration. First of all, people wishing to become registered [...]
There’s a good chance that you’ve come across news stories like this one published in today’s Star Phoenix about the conclusions reached by the Competition Bureau of Canada following their investigation of the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), owners of the MLS® trademark in Canada. The Competition Bureau has ruled that some of CREA’s policies [...]
This post makes the “just for fun” category for the featured video’s surprise ending. If you start the video, please see it through to the end. By way of Brendan King’s Twitter stream. As a licensed Asian, I found this particular misunderstanding quite amusing and so did the other Asians in my office, but discriminatory [...]
This image is a screenshot taken from the Saskatoon MLS system that displays the price history of a listed property. The home seller is clearly confused. He has adjusted his price 16 times including 9 reductions and 7 increases. That’s right. 7 increases. Oddly, the asking price is still higher than it was the day [...]
“Marty Ummel feels she paid too much for her house. So do millions of other people who bought at the peak of the housing boom. “What makes Ms. Ummel different is that she is suing her agent, saying it was all his fault.” I came by this story from today’s New York Times by way [...]
There’s a disturbing practice occurring all too often, which is padding the pockets of some unethical agents at the cost of their sellers. If you’re considering selling a home you should know about it and make certain it doesn’t happen to you. We are currently in a market of low supply and high demand. It [...]
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