I am absolutely delighted and honoured that CENTURY 21 Canada has been named one of North America’s "50 Most Engaged Workplaces.™ This annual award recognizes top employers that display leadership and innovation towards engaging their employees.
We at CENTURY 21 Canada head office are sharing this award – given out by I Love Rewards, a leading provider of employee rewards/recognition ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on August 23, 2010
I couldn’t be more proud of one of our CENTURY 21 Canada system members this week, as he garners media attention for an unusual community project he’s leading.
David Yetman, broker/owner of Century 21 Team One Realty Inc. in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has whole-heartedly embraced the popular adage, “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” - with the intention of turning ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on July 31, 2010
The following is a letter personally addressed to me from clients of a CENTURY 21 realtor. Read it and you'll know why it took 2nd Place in our "We Work Hard for the Money" contest.
Once Upon a Time About 7 years ago, I was starting my new marriage off saddled with debt and going through a radical career change from a salaried to straight commission job. We drove by a character house that looked ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on June 16, 2010
Recently Money.ca MSN ran an 8-part series, "Canada's Most Stressful Jobs" - one of which is the real estate agent. According to the leading website, the working life of a realtor includes:
47.5 hours on average each week worked
No pay until a sale is made
No time off - must be near your phone, constantly being 'on'
An extremely competitive industry, especially of late due to changing rules ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on June 10, 2010
Searching for a home is all about excitement and anticipation, and sometimes -- when it comes to seeing what's out there in your price range and desired location -- instant gratification. Now that so many of us carry our cellphone or other mobile device everywhere, CENTURY 21 Canada wants to be at your fingertips all the time. The search for your dream home is now enabled with the CENTURY 21 Mobile ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on June 3, 2010
“We Work Hard for the Money, So Hard for the Money…”
You know the tune, and we know it applies to professional REALTORS who earn every penny of their commissions... putting in those extra hours at the showing, advertising, promoting your home on the Internet, meeting face-to-face with the home buyers and sellers, and much more.
CENTURY 21 Canada is going to take back the image ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on May 7, 2010
"More" is in the eye of the beholder. This is demonstrated by the ageless question, debated in each generation: Do kids today - who have more ways to communicate, and more ways to get information - have, in fact, too much? (Think radio, TV, Walkmans, Internet, cellphones, when "too much of a good thing" has been prophesied.)
We at CENTURY 21 Canada don't think that More is anything but powerful - ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on April 30, 2010
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Talk21 blog, we were curious to see which blog post - out of some 150 posts - have garnered the most comments.
One of the posts you'd fully expect to get lots of comments and emotional heat was the one we posted in early November, 2009 titled, "Realtor.ca Open to All Listings?" You really should check out the fiery, lengthy comments at the end of that post; ...
Posted by Don Lawby
on March 22, 2010
Century 21 Conexus Realty Ltd. has just achieved the #1 ranking for Sales Production and Units in Canada for the 2009 Annual Award Year - making it the Top Ranked Firm in Canada for the fourth consecutive year.
"It is with great dedication, knowledge and commitment to quality service that CENTURY 21 Conexus Realty Ltd. has so duly earned this recognition. Rod Spence and the CENTURY 21 Conexus Realty ...
Posted by Dave Markus
on February 18, 2010
I have volunteered as a driver for the 2010 Olympics. I am driving the athletes from the Olympic Village (right) to the various sports venues in and around Vancouver. I am driving figure skaters and speed skaters to Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond BC.
I have been driving since February 3, 2010. I was shuttling athletes around the Olympic Village as they entered the Athletes Village through the ...
Posted by Douglas Atkinson
on February 17, 2010