Donations to help with the development of a new emergency department and medical imaging centre. Richmond realtor Walloce Sohl has pledged $100,000 over a five-year period to benefit the new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital. Sohl was introduced to the Richmond Hospital Foundation in 2018 and became an early donor to the ACT NOW…
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Keep My Job, Or My House?
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many white-collar workers suddenly had the ability to work from anywhere—anywhere, that is, with an internet connection stable enough to attend Zoom meetings. Shell-shocked by fast-rising home prices and in desperate need of more square footage, many left their city apartments and small homes in the nearby suburbs…
Home listings are increasing, but not the kind buyers want: Realtor.com report
A lack of homes for sale in the US is dragging on the housing market, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Although the number of homes for sale rose, new listings remained scarce in March, according to the company’s March report. The increase in the number of homes for sale is “a reflection of…
$5 million might be luxe in Minnesota but not in LA
Josh Altman has been appearing regularly on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listings for several years now, where the Los Angeles-based realtor shows exactly that: multimillion-dollar homes for sale in the city of angels. But the Douglas Elliman realtor has a message about the so-called mansion tax on every property sale above $5 million in Los Angeles…
Home sellers go on strike
The US housing market has entered into its peak annual spring season where buyers and sellers alike get serious about their moves. Only this year there’s something off: Not a lot of homes are going up for sale. According to Realtor.com (see chart below), only 349,284 US homes were listed for sale in March 2023….
Spring housing market could bring a reckoning for realtors in Canada
Breadcrumb Trail Links Real Estate Realtors’ fate depends on whether buyers and sellers return in force and how that will affect prices Published March 30, 2023 • Last updated 3 days ago • 5 minute read Industry observers have suggested the usually busy spring market might be the turning point that lures buyers and sellers…
Head of Sask. realtors association calls mortgage fraud case ‘surprising’
Guerette said a significant number of people are involved in every transaction, including the banks, realtors, appraisers and lawyers. “It’s a bit surprising that it did take this long to have such an unacceptable situation brought to light,” she said. There are two aspects of being a licensed realtor in Saskatchewan, Guerette explained. First, a…
Texas realtors to convene at Capitol to advocate for priorities
One of the biggest items on the realtors’ agenda is helping with affordability. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas REALTORS will be at the Capitol Wednesday to advocate for their priorities with lawmakers and community leaders. Thousands of realtors will convene at the Capitol from across the state to meet with policy makers about property tax relief,…
Top-selling Saskatoon realtors faked paperwork for mortgages, police say
A fraud scheme involving fake documents used to qualify for a mortgage has been linked to two former Saskatoon real estate agents. Kamanashis Deb is facing 17 counts of fraud and Debashis Deb is facing two counts. Royal LePage Varsity recognized the two realtors as top selling agents in September. Police said the falsified documents…
Black couple settle lawsuit against realtors who valued their home $500,000 below market rate
A black Bay Area couple has settled a lawsuit with the appraisal company who valued their home at just $945,000, when it was really worth $1.5 million, a fact the couple only learned when they got a white friend to pose as its owner. The undisclosed settlement victory for Paul and Tenisha Tate Austin includes…