Find a Home for Sale and Hire a Great Agent The Los Angeles MLS® Listings, Los Angeles Zillow Listings or the LA Trulia Listings are all good sources of home listings you can peruse. You’re bound to reveal some excellent houses and condos for sale in the specific region of LA you want to live in the property…
Boca Raton Real Estate The name Boca Raton conjures up a lot of luxurious images for home buyers across the US and abroad. The town with the exotic name is famous for luxury dream homes and the ultimate in lifestyle. Here you’ll find some of the most prized real estate in America. In fact, opulence might…
Build Your Business Then Sell It! You can tell the best entrepreneurs from regular small business people with limited ambition. Entrepreneurs have intent to make a lot of money to help them build a successful life. They believe strongly in their worth and that success shouldn’t take a long time. Real entrepreneurs treat their startup…
Sales Hacks for Realtors Realtors, my quest is to lift you out of your doldrums and help you hack your way to success. Remember Remax’s old slogan “Above The Crowd.” That was brilliant. Sure stuck in my mind when I was young. Putting floating billboards into the sky was a great promotional hack. And they’re…
Successful Websites Why are some websites so successful? Is it luck or did they pour a mountain of cash into it? Is a successful website just the front for successful entrepreneurs and talented digital marketing consultants? I think you’ll discover that in most cases, the business owner knows his business and market. It’s not the…
Urban Land Institute Outlook Report The Urban Land Institute released it’s Fall 2016, 3 year Short Term housing and real estate outlook report with predictions from 51 real estate and economic experts. Quite a few organizations including NAR, National Association of Home Builders, Trading Economics, Kiplinger, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Bloomberg, Moodys, and more produce their…
10 Ways to Get Homeowners to Sell After you’ve grown tired of waiting for people to call you to sell their home, you may want to try something new, something that’ll create increasing, consistent touch points with home sellers. Sellers, those ghostly inhabitants of your dream world. This is about creating a fat pipeline to your…
Copywriting Improvement Since your copy represents you, your brand, and your value proposition, it’s wise to seek out all the ways you can improve it. Great copywriting on one one website might be lengthy epic posts, but that kind of 3000+ length content makes it easy to present too much information, too poorly. Sometimes less…
The Biggest Gamble of Your Life Home sales are rising and prices are still high. From Toronto to Los Angeles to Boston, buyers are about to jump on the opportunity to own their own home. Yet a home or condo priced $300,000 to $1 million is a major personal commitment. If you make a mistake…
Toronto Condos – Still a Smart Investment? The Toronto Condo Market couldn’t be more difficult to comprehend right now after the Liberal’s pushed their unwise Foreign buyers tax and rent controls. With availability of condos squeezed, prices in Toronto rose to record levels. What will happen this year and 2018 in Toronto’s condo market? Toronto…
Build Your EPIC Engagement Strategy Engagement is the buzzword of this decade in marketing and ecommerce. Your customer prospect must be wooed through the complete conversion funnel. To create attention, impact, engagement and a sale, you must design a better visitor content engagement strategy. This EPIC post describes in great detail how you can power…
Weather Forecast for 2020 The winter weather forecast for 2020 is out. What has been an early wintry situation for the midwest may resolve into continued cooling. The bad weather is predicted to start in January 2020. We’re enjoying a respite from the cold northern winds. Farmer’s Almanac Fall and Winter Forecast The Farmer’s Almanac’s…
Toronto House Prices Toronto house and condo prices continue their relentless rise. We can forecast with certainty that home prices will not decline over the long haul. Investment in Toronto real estate remains the most secure and profitable vehicle, and add on rental property and you have even more impressive returns. Condos in…
Digital Marketing Specialist Skills If you’re on Linkedin or Indeed looking to fill a digital marketing specialist role in your company, there’s a wide range of skills you might hire for. Which skills are actually useful might depend on your specific needs. Or they might depend on whether you’re progressing to win in the future. …
Original Content is the Core of Digital Marketing One of the biggest problems of content on the Web, when using Google, or even Social Media, is that it’s a regurgitation of someone else’s stuff. Been there, done that. Think of how much time we spend seeing all the same boring search results from Google. Where’s the real…
Kevin Ward’s 5 Point System for Converting Internet Leads I like Kevin Ward’s educational videos. He’s the real estate trainer, speaker and coach and CEO and owner of YesMasters, a service that helps Realtors sell more real estate and build a better life. You’ll find his videos engaging, granular, informative and well explained. He targets many…
How to Avert a Toronto Housing Market Crash? Toronto’s real estate market overheated in 2017 due to housing availability problems but what resulted in 2018/2019 was not a crash. The Toronto market is resilient. Why is an impending Toronto housing crash a disaster for us? The economy may crash creating unemployment and mortgage defaults, scare…
Zillow Homes for Sale Zillow has become a major force in the business of online residential real estate. Pundits are awarding its success to things like Big Data or company culture, but the real reason may be technology. I’ve written a post on Zillow and its leads generation program. Have a look if you’re an agent….
Toronto and Vancouver Sizzling Hot Realty Markets Although the US markets such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Charlotte, and Miami are glowing brighter these days, Toronto and Vancouver are actually the hottest markets in the world right now. The Forecast for housing sales and combined with higher condo and home prices means realtors can raise their earnings considerably….
What Truly does Create a Successful Luxury Realtor? Realtors who specialize more in the luxury market likely have a few unique personal and professional traits that bode well for them. The stars in this niche might not match our picture of them however. They could actually possess negative traits. As long as they have these…
Google Trends Keyword Search Reports Showing Sparks It’s normal to see search activity pick up as spring approaches, yet this year’s activity seems to be a little stronger. Kind of harkens back to the pre crash era where real estate was huge and people actually believed they could buy a home. Why do they search for…
Lead Generation for Realtors We’re getting close to the key home sales season 60% of your sales happen. It’s crunch time! Try these Top 8 Lead Generation tactics to grow your contacts and build a buzz about working with you. Ramp it up and one day you may be running your own brokerage. Any luxury realtor, whether selling presale…
Digital Marketing Newmarket Skilled digital marketing experts aren’t all living and working in downtown Toronto, Boston, or Los Angeles. And some digital marketing strategists have a broad skillset that provides the results you need at a fraction of the price of a Toronto agency, or a local one here in the Aurora, Richmond Hill, Markham and…
Selling Your Home at Maximum Value So many babyboomers and Gen Xers are sitting on a fortune right now. Some own houses that have average value of over $1 million so they don’t need to buy lotto tickets. When I wrote this post several years back, as a pep talk and timing issue, prices were…
Auto Insurance News Report Welcome to the latest edition of the Auto Insurance News Report. Aside from finding the lowest auto insurance quote, you can get up to speed on what’s going on the insurance industry. Bold Move in California – Banning Gender Bias in Car Insurance The New York Times has reported that California became…
Positive Outlook for Montreal Housing Market While the Toronto housing market and Vancouver housing market struggles with government regulation and crash talk, Montreal seems to be waking from a sleepy, negative period that made it appear undesirable to outsiders. The changing perception of Montreal’s political stability might be the key driver of home sales here…
Are Real Estate Companies Getting Good Value? As a Realtor, mortgage agent, loan company, software startup, auto dealer, or small business professional, you agonize over how to grow leads, get visibility, and generate revenue. Pay per click prices (top form of advertising) show your competition is willing to pay for sales leads and customer loyalty….
The Net Benefit of Real Estate Investors – $9 Billion! A joint survey by Bigger Pockets and Memphis Invest revealed some fascinating insight into the attitudes of real estate investors and the impact of real estate economics on the well being of the US economy. They concluded in their 2014 report, that 28 million real estate…
Canadian Real Estate Buyers Guide! Buy or sell when the market is moving. With the Tax Cuts and Jobs Bill, the US economy is surging. Tax cuts mean Americans will have more money, yet the US real estate market isn’t as attractive anymore. US real estate prices may fall while the US dollar is falling…
Buy a Home in Toronto, Canada Most people from the US, UK or other countries like Toronto a lot. One thing for sure, they’re coming here to buy homes and property. The really smart ones will buy property. Because, property is really rare and can be more easily built to purpose. Yet, the real demand…
Should I Sell my House in 2019? With the 2019 spring season straight ahead, this may be the best time to sell your house. And for buyers too, it may be the best time for them to buy. How does that make sense? Right now there is a lot of demand yet buyers have held…
Smartphone Health Apps The new smartphone you’re considering buying is going to be even more useful for your health in 2019. Your phone can do more than check your Facebook account and you’ll be delighted with these 5 very useful and ingenious apps for your iPhone, Blackberry, LG or Android smartphone. According to a report…
Toronto is a Mecca for Low Cost High Quality Tech Talent Hidden by the drama of Toronto’s housing market, inappropriate government action, big debt, and International trade threats, something amazing has been happening in Toronto, Canada. Major US tech companies are making plans for locating in Toronto. Microsoft, Uber, Google are among them. The reasons…
When Is the Best Time to Buy a Home? A Laser Clear View of Toronto Housing — 2017 to 2018 Spring 2017 is almost here in Toronto, and tens of thousands of homebuyers will make the decision to buy a home. Yet buyers are confused, not because it may be a housing bubble, but because they…
Best Electric Cars The best new electric cars will have features and benefits you might never have expected, yet be delighted with. They’re great in the winter, offer direct power, have the best driving mileage you can get, and best of all, the car heater heats up instantly! Dispel all the myths about EVs, because they…
Housing Market 2020 – Best Time to Sell Your House The 2020 housing market is full of potential buyers. But do you and your Realtor know how to maximize your home’s availability and its value in the eyes of these eager buyers? Do you know the best time to sell your house? The House will sell…
Record Investment in Student Housing 2016 was a record year for student housing in the US. $10 billion was poured into investment grade student housing projects in the US. It was a 64% increase over 2015 investment numbers. One report suggest 2017 totals will equal 2016’s torrid levels. There is more gas in the tank…
Sacramento Housing Market in 2020 Is 2019/2020 looking strong for the Sacramento housing market and Northern California? Consensus is yes. Despite the easing of the market, it may be hurtling at top-speed toward peak San Franciscification as one report has it. The US and California economies look good and with President Trump pushing for fair…
10 Ways to Make an Indelible Impression How many times in your life have you tried to persuade someone to do something that would be good for them, but they wouldn’t budge? And what happened when you tried to convince a homeowner to sell their house and use you as their real estate agent? A stubborn…
Where Can You Buy the Cheapest Auto Insurance? Which States and Cities boast the lowest auto insurance rates? Let’s look at the studies done and find the best and the worst, just so you don’t think your high rate is “just me.” Of course, the insurance companies are free to provide whatever pricing and coverage they…