All Of The Above - Duncan's Blog

Column Published, East York Mirror

A couple of weeks ago, I submitted a guest column to Inside Toronto (aka, East York Mirror), a community newspaper. They invite this sort of thing and I thought the subject was relevant and even helpful. Friday afternoon, I heard... Read more →

One thing leads to another...

Somehow I got tangled up with a bunch of "book readers" who love non fiction. I've heard that a non-fiction book club is as rare as a quiet bag piper but I could be wrong about that. I attended, quite... Read more →

Experience prevails yet again!

How many times have I written about this? I repeat myself for the benefit of those who are reading this and are in the market for an agent. Do yourself a favour. Don't simply hire your best pal because he/she... Read more →

Recovery yes, but not too soon!

I'm not sure how I feel about this but here goes! I was at a dinner party this weekend and there were some high faluten media types in attendance. We got to talkin' about the economy and Obama and AIG... Read more →

MOST REPORTERS WOULD MAKE LOUSY REALTORS!

My generation lived through the Watergate era, the finest example of effective investigative journalism ever! The story still amazes me. How did Woodward and Bernstein bring down Tricky Dicky almost by themselves? They did it because the were curious, tenacious... Read more →

For Sale By Owner? No Thanks!

I hosted an open house at one of my listings last weekend. It's a great house priced very well and expectations are, it will sell soon. There is a home owner the next street over who's trying to sell his... Read more →

TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL STEP #2

This is not going to be easy. I just know it. I'm referring to the appeal process for my 2008 Property Tax Assessment. I submitted a Request for Reconsideration a couple of months ago and yesterday, I received their response.... Read more →

RE/MAX Hallmark Scholarship Program -March 31 Deadline!

I should have written about this much sooner but there have been many pressing issues to address (see yesterday's post) and I never got around to it. If you are a client or past client of a RE/MAX Hallmark Realty... Read more →

Spring Break? More like Spring Chaos!

I know the parents of this world are about to embark on an activity-filled week, enjoying endless hours with the heirs to their dwindling estates. I’m here to offer a suggestion or two to help them make it through the... Read more →

Local Businesses Shine

I had a meeting with a friend/client at a local coffee shop the other day. I do this alot. Notably because there are so many excellent, privately owned coffee shops in town. This was a meeting with my nutritionist (what?... Read more →

Old attitudes, new reality.. not a good mix!

There was an article in today's Toronto Star about a small real estate brokerage in the Beach. It happens to be a location I used to work from before I joined RE/MAX Hallmark so I read the article with great... Read more →

It's a small big company

I work for a big company. I don't mean RE/MAX International which is a world wide company (82 countries?). That's BIG! I'm referring to RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd. which consists of Debra Bain and Ken McLachlan (the brains) and the... Read more →

Contest Winner.... Amazing!

If you check out the comments in yesterday's post, you'll see two entries in the contest I created. The question was, "In 1990, 33% of condos were rented. Question: WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CONDOS ARE RENTED RIGHT NOW" My "left coast"... Read more →

Statistics that actually told me something - See Contest at end of entry

Lois Volk, my mortgage guru from Invis, invited me to a seminar yesterday at a local eatery. I attend many of these so I wasn't expecting the earth to move or anything but this was one of the better ones.... Read more →

I had an Energy Audit on my house!

On May 22nd of 2007, right here in this blog, I wrote about an energy audit I had arranged for my house. I didn't write a follow up when I received the results a few weeks later. I must have... Read more →

What's this world coming to?

A few weeks ago, I was in a coffee shop and accidental picked up a National Post. It was folded to a column (long and wordy) by our very own, Conrad Black, convicted felon. I read a few lines before... Read more →