Halloween News Flash
Due to the psycho kinetic activity associated with All Hallows eve we have been able to arrange an exclusive interview with Colbert Coldwell and Benjiman Banker, through our medium Madame Bal Shat.
We are at …
Antitrust Hearing on Competition in the Industry
Questions over competition within the real estate industry have prompted Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission officials to take action on a range of matters this year, including suing the National Association of Realtors trade group over it…
Google Sitemaps
There is a new tool from Google that you should be aware of if you are trying to naturally optimize your website for the search engines. (If all of that was Greek to you then talk to your webmaster or get one 
. It is called Google Sitemaps.According …
Cendant Splits Up
The owners of Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Coldwell Banker Commercial, ERA and Sootheby’s International realty are splitting their company into four publicly independant traded parts.The company will be split into Real Estate, Travel, Hospitality, and …
Thanks Terrequity…Advanced Search Engine Marketing
Sara and I presented our new real estate course to Coldwell Banker Terrequity at the main office in North Toronto. “The Introduction to Advanced Real Estate Search Engine Marketing” was by all accounts very well received. We want to thank those partici…
Image improvement
It seems that things are getting better for our kind at least in the states. I don’t know where they do their polling but I suspect that the numbers may actually be a little better here in Canada.Realtors are improving their image, according to the l…
Toronto Broker Meeting
Hello from the big smoke. Yesterday’s broker meeting was a snoozer. The hilite of discussion was how to promote the 100th anniversary of Coldwell Banker. The head cheeses feel happy with 3 new offices in a year but really didn’t look that prepared as f…
Debunking the do-it-yourself myth
This is for everyone who asked for more information about educating sellers on the risks and perils of selling on their own. If you have a company who is strong in marketing your area with FSBO material, compare their sale values to sellers, and show …
Top 5 Real Estate Blogs
Thanks for reading! Because of the traffic the blog has received we are now ranked the 5th real estate related blog in North America! This ranking changes on a daily basis so I’m sure it won’t last long, but I’m glad to see you’re enjoying!
Hot of the press! Broker meeting update #2
The broker meeting consisted of really two main parts.
The marketing campaign for 2006
Training
Honestly the rest was fluff some more meaningful than others.
The general concensus from the majority of brokers is that the current marketing fund st…