Archive for Great Client Stories

Toronto’s Real Estate Team Helps Support College Kids

Sally and I have been sales representatives with RE/MAX Hallmark for many years. I joined them back in 1983 and Sally came aboard in 1993. From Day 1 I’ve been impressed with the broker-owners and their forward thinking. A couple of years ago they instituted a program to help us give back to the people [...]

New Concept Provides Mobile Shelter For Homeless

The EDAR is the brainchild of a group out of Los Angeles who have designed a mobile shelter for homeless people. The EDAR (Everyone Deserves A Roof) is a four-wheeled mobile unit which carries belongings for the homeless person. It folds up during the day and can be rolled along with the person and their [...]

We Moved The Sauna Down The Lake On The Ice This Week

Last summer when we moved from our old Stoney Lake cottage to our new one (about 1/2 mile west on the north shore), we didn’t move our sauna building. The thought was we’d leave it and sell it with the cottage. However, since the old cottage hasn’t sold yet , we decided to dismantle it [...]

I Know It’s Not About Toronto Real Estate But…

I had to share how fantastic this shaver is! I was at a Realtor convention last year and was talking to one of the vendors there who happened to shave his head. His closing pitch was “If you buy some signs from me I’ll send you a free razor for your head”. Of course I [...]

Deb’s December Goes From Blue To Bliss !!

Here’s A Story From David Stoddard… One of our Toronto’s Real Estate Team Buyer Specialists A friend of mine had referred Deb to me on December 7. Deb had been renting with her boyfriend for the last three years but their relationship had unfortunately come to an end. They both had six weeks to find [...]

Toronto Real Estate Sales Are More Difficult In The Winter

For the Toronto Real Estate Board, sales are typically the lowest of the year in December and January. Then, depending on whether it’s a mild winter or if spring comes early, sales start to pick up in either February or March. This winter has been harsh… lots of snow and lots of cold weather. I [...]

An Out-Of-Country Buyer Invests In A Toronto Condo

Hi Thomas, My wife and I live in England but we wanted to buy an investment property in Canada. We started by looking at real estate listings on the internet and found that our very modest budget would buy a surprising amount in the Maritime Provinces and virtually nothing in British Columbia, with a bewildering [...]

Hallowe’en At Toronto’s Real Estate Team Office

For the third year in a row we’ve enjoyed having all the kids in the neighbourhood come by to pick up their holiday treats. Now that our “free popsicle” season is over, this is typically our last opportunity to provide goodies for the kids ’till the warm weather comes again in the spring. Take a [...]

Just Got Back From Training Seminars In Dallas And Las Vegas

Sally and I have embrased ongoing training since 1993 as a way to improve the service level we provide to our buyer and seller clients. It’s also been an important way to keep on top of changes in technology which benefit our clients in their search for a perfect home or when they’re selling a [...]

Toronto’s Real Estate Team Clients Enjoyed A Fun Day At The Cottage

Our usual client’s party at our Stoney Lake cottage got delayed this year because the construction of our new cottage wasn’t quite completed until later in August.  However we got lucky with the weather on Saturday September 20th and had a great day. Lots of families with their children and several couples dropped by to [...]