I am proud and excited to announce the launch of CENTURY 21 Canada as the first, and only, nationally branded Chinese-language real estate website in Canada.
This makes Century21.ca a trilingual site - with information in Chinese now as well as English and French languages.
It's important to myself and the rest of the executive team at CENTURY 21 Canada that we serve home buyers and sellers who ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on February 1, 2010
Century 21 Network Realty in St. Thomas, Ontario, has commissioned local artist Laura French to create several pieces of window art for its Talbot Street building to promote the Olympic spirit in the community.
"Consumer response and comments have been fantastic!" says Harold Kewley, a real estate professional with Century 21 Network Realty (shown in photo below).
Local Hockey Hero ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 28, 2010
It's not too late to renovate and get the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) ... if you don't mind long lines at your local home-improvement store. But you only have exactly one week to do so.
A colleague of mine made a trip to a Big Box home reno supply store this past weekend for the express purpose of adding another $2,000 to her 2009 spend on home renovation items - bringing her to the maximum ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 25, 2010
Opinions about whether to hold an Open House vary greatly across the country. You'll hear real estate agents flatly refuse to hold open listings because they view them as a wasted marketing effort, or they'll say open houses are just a tool to find the agent new clients.
There is some truth to those reasons, but Open Houses also sell houses. About one in five of my listings sell at Open Houses. Consider ...
Posted by Jasmine Lee
on January 20, 2010
I wanted to share this example of great generosity demonstrated by some Canadian children last year:
Three local children in Pembroke, Ontario heard that a real estate office in their town - Century 21 Neville Realty - had pledged to raise $6,300 to send three local kids with disabilities to camp through the national Easter Seals program last year.
So, Regan Jones, Gabrielle Neville and Maggie ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 19, 2010
This time last year, the aisles of the National Home Show in Toronto were crowded with renovators and other contractors promoting the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) - the federal government's boost to get Canadians fixing up their homes to help the renovation/contractor industry during a flagging economy.
This year, the scene will likely be different when home shows come to your town, since the ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 14, 2010
Despite vigorous opposition by Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) and other groups, the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada have both passed legislation that will implement the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
The Government of Ontario held only one day of public hearings on Bill 218.
Speaking on behalf of Ontario REALTORS® and homeowners, OREA was among the select number of ...
Posted by Brad Stevenett
on January 12, 2010
Right now high school seniors are submitting their applications to universities and colleges. If it's your last child filling out those forms, you may be bracing yourself for the dreaded "empty nest syndrome."
Some parents grieve, while other parents celebrate their time alone and/or with each other. However you feel about it, moving to a smaller home may be a good option to consider. There are ...
Posted by Paul Baron
on January 11, 2010
The CENTURY 21 co-founder responsible for the famous gold jacket, as well as many other (more significant) franchising breakthroughs, has passed. Art Bartlett, who has been dubbed the "father of conversion franchising" (turning small businesses into franchises), died last week at his California home at the age of 76.
Throughout the 1950s, Art worked as a top salesman for the Campbell Soup Company ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on January 7, 2010
We’ve all heard the saying: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
As reported in The Regina Leader Post, a Saskatchewan couple recently learned the lesson first hand when they almost became the victim of an online scam.
The couple had listed their home for sale on various websites and thought they had sold their home online to a British doctor. Unfortunately, after emails back ...
Posted by Dave Markus
on January 6, 2010