The world of data and technology has changed many industries, and real estate is not immune to this. The impact that data and technology has had in the marketing, sale and syndication of real estate homes and home related content is immense. Today many home owners and home buyers are using this data themselves to further their reach on how to list, sell and market their home or how to better buy a home. The truth is that despite all the available data and technology around real estate, home... [read more]

Smart homes are the current talk by anyone in home decoration and interior design. This not so new technology helps from everything like playing music in your home, improving security and being more efficient with the energy spent. The more devices you have and set up on your phone or tablet, the more you feel like you are in the home of tomorrow. So why is everyone not running to the store? Because with anything data related, there is always a concern for customer privacy. And this time the... [read more]

A recent article in the CBC stated that the recent boom in the housing market has driven up the amount of construction and real estate associated jobs in Canada. Naturally this was to be true seeing as both sectors almost completely go hand in hand. The article also alludes to the fact that this boom in recent months and years has been a huge opportunity for “get rich quick” schemes by both, overnight development companies that popped up out of nowhere and go into the... [read more]

With the recent announcements made by the bank of Canada regarding the increase of interest rates, many home owners gearing up to put their home on the market are beginning to think that the future of their sale is looking bleak as buyers are no longer rushing to buy. The cause of the slowdown is that home buyer are using new tactics to bring home prices down. They think that if they all stop coming with money in hand, that the home owners will drop the prices.   In an effort to... [read more]

They say that the market has turned and that buyers are now the ones in the driver’s seat. Naturally what follows is the amount of terrible home buying tips that home buyer will be getting now that they are on the hunt for the perfect home. Regardless if it is your first or fifth time buying a home, the process of home buying is not an easy one. It’s a great thing we live in an era where great advice is just a phone call and few clicks away. But you can’t read and believe... [read more]