David and David on Real Estate

Podcast 32: Real Estate Teams and Why the Team Concept is Exploding in Popularity  Teams: - Explosion of Team concepts over the last 6 years - Types of teams - Benefits - Focus on your personal strength - Pool together resources to leverage marketing, resources and systems - Redundancy - Larger pool of experience - Mentorship for newer agents - Group lead generation - Cons - Group dynamics /...

Market Update (March 2022) Discussions: Sabiha Ali & David Korman Discuss Home Inspections, Chattels and Pricing Strategies in Today's Shifting Market!

Podcast 30: Reviewing the TRREB 2022 Outlook Report & 2021 Year in Review David and I have a detailed discussion about the TRREB 2022 Outlook Report & 2021 Year in Review.  We talk about emerging trends, statistics and analyze the numbers together.  TRREB spends a substantial amount of money on research & collecting Data. Agents need to know and use this knowledge to their ad...

Market Update (February 2022) Body: Meet Shawn Sheikh, finance manager at Honda. Shawn is a Master Salesperson & one of my Mentor. We discuss Gorilla Marketing, NLP & Over 1200 Five Star Reviews! Shawn has not taken a single customer on a test drive in over 7 years, but managed to sell 350 cars in 2021! His customers love him so much that they write long pages of 5 star google reviews!&nbs...

Market Update (January 2022)  Body: Do More Deals by working with Investors! Are you IN? Welcome to InAgent.  Introducing the co-founder of InAgent - Gord Lemon.  InAgent is a certification program that leads to the InAgent designation.  By working with investors you will: - Do more deals - Create a loyal clientele that rely on you each and every time they make a purchasing dec...

Market Update (January 2022)  Body: Culture, relationships and authenticity wins when running a world class brokerage: Meet Sabiha Ali - Broker of record at Sutton Summit Realty  

Market Update (January 2022)  Body: 15 Common Agreement of Purchase and Sale pitfalls to avoid. 

Market Update (2021) Body: - WOM- Word of Mouth- the lifeline of all of our businesses. Why is it important - how to get it and keep it going Branding- what is your brand/identity.  Who are you.  why should people like you, trust you and work with you - --- - Relationships:  build relationships- don’t sell to people Build a team- you can’t do it all on your own!  Hire the right...

Market Update (2021) Body: - WOM- Word of Mouth- the lifeline of all of our businesses. Why is it important - how to get it and keep it going Branding- what is your brand/identity.  Who are you.  why should people like you, trust you and work with you - --- - Relationships:  build relationships- don’t sell to people Build a team- you can’t do it all on your own!  Hire the right...

Podcast 23: Everything you need to know about Mortgages with special guest Elan Weintraub Market Update (December 2021)  Body:  - Where do you see interest rates this time next year? - How many increases do you foresee next year? - How will the increase in rates affect our real estate market? - Are debt levels rising in Canada? - Do most of your clients have variable or fixed mortga...

Podcast 22: Everything you need to know about Real Estate Commissions & Legal Fees Market Update (Dec 2021)  -  Not all realtors are created equally Ensure that you understand exactly what the realtor’s services include Staging Photography Decluttering / furniture storage / junk removal / maid services Colour brochures Marketing Flyers -  what are the standard commission rates?...

Podcast 21: Everything you need to know about Home Inspections with Special Guest Ray Zammit from HouseMasters Market Update (Nov 2021) Intro 17 Year relationship with Sutton Summit & HouseMasters Why did you decide to become a home inspector, what did you do prior? How have you seen the home inspection industry change and evolve over time? In today’s seller market, are you doing more pre-list...

Market Update (November 2021)  Body: Buyer tips. How to win multiple offers in this market! Be organized. Paperwork and mortgage preapproval. Available funds for deposit Speed wins, be the first to see Draw outside the box. Knock on doors. Talk to neighbours. Pre-emptive offer Schedule a home inspection before submitting offer Build a relationship with the listing agent Insist on an in person...

Market Update (November 2021)  Body: Everything you need to know about Preconstruction Real Estate 3 of 3: Con't from previous episode HST and HST rebates Investment vs owner occupancy Assignment rights Assignment fees Assignment structures Is original buyer liable if assigned

Market updated (November 2021)  Body: Everything you need to know about Preconstruction Real Estate 2 of 3: Con't from previous episode Occupancy date Adjustments and what people can expert Extension rights Tarion rights Assignment rights HST and HST rebates Restrictions on listing on MLS

Market Update: October 2021 Body: Everything you need to know about Preconstruction real estate part 1 of 3: What is preconstruction real estate? Who are the big players? How does the sales process work? Platinum Agents Preconstruction marketing and sales tactics? Unit allocations and worksheet How agents can add value to their clients Negotiation The sales contract 10 Day cooling off period &...

Market Update: October 2021 Body: Everything you need to know about title insurance:  What is Title Insurance and why is it important? History of Title Insurance? Where did it originate? Who does title insurance cover? Do lenders require title insurance? Why is it important to them? What should realtors be aware of when it comes to title insurance? What are some of the major coverages? What i...

Market Update (August 2021) Body: Wills and Estates: - What happens when you pass away without a will in Ontario? - Why is it important to have a will? - Rights of spouses and dependants - Appointments of guardians for minor children - Executor - Probating a Will - Should you prepare your own will? - When does a Will take effect? can it be changed? - How does marriage or divorce affect your will?...

Market Update (August 2021)  Body: - What is a status certificate - Why is it important to have a lawyer review before purchasing - what are the key areas that lawyers are looking for - Public is looking for lifestyle amenities, but how does major structures affect financials - Reserve Fund study every 3 years - difference of our system vs. US - talk about condo in florida - Common lawsuits a...

Podcast 13: Easements and Encroachments Market Update (July 2021)  Body: - What is an Easement - What is an encroachment - When do you typically encounter either and what do you have to watch out for - Is the buyer protected through title insurance? - The OREA standard APS talks about a minor easement, and having to accept title to a property notwithstanding a minor easement, what is a minor...

Podcast 12: MLS Listing Information Market Update (June 30th, 2021)  - Talk about organized real estate - TRREB outreach program, partnership with France - Data integrity - accuracy is the cornerstone of our MLS system - Can a buyer solely rely on MLS listing information when purchasing a property? - what happens if there is an error between an item listed on the MLS data sheet and reality? -...

Podcast 11: Rental Items - What is included in the sale of a property? - Chattel vs. fixture - What type of rental items can exist? - Why do people lease furnaces? hot water tanks?  (benefits) - what do the contracts look like to lease - how much does it typically cost to terminate or pay out a lease contract? - what common issues do you see with rental items? - What are some of the best prac...

Episode: Now that Liberal Government Won Minority Government in 2021, How will this affect Housing?  Market Update (Sept 2021) - short term vs. long term debt - Buyer's bill of rights - Transparency about Offer Presentation

Market Update (September 2021) How Will the 2021 Federal Election Impact Housing - Reviewing different Party platforms and how they will impact housing! - Liberals plan to impose a Primary Residence tax. How will that affect our market? - Extremely important that everyone listening VOTES on September 20th, 2021

Market Update (June 2021)  - Anticipatory breach - At what point should you relist the property back on the market - Seller obligation to mitigate damages - Is listing agent owed commission when property does not close? - What actions can the seller take to protect their position when negotiating an extension - Important questions to ask buyer when considering an extension - What expenses can...