On March 4, 2020, Bill 145 received royal assent and amended and replaced theReal Estate and Business Brokers Actwith the Trust in Real Estate Services Act(TRESA). The most significant amendment ushered in under TRESA is that real estate professionals are now permitted to carry on their business through their own Personal Real Estate Corporations, which presents some advantageous opportunities. As of October 1, 2020, a real estate professional can receive remuneration from a brokerage directly to a corporation controlled by them, which has some significant tax advantages versus ..read more

Rates based on home value and municipality: Zoocasa Property tax rates depend on home value, population of the area, and the municipality’s residential rate, according to Zoocasa. – Pexels photo Depending on where you live in Ontario, property tax rates could be costing you thousands of dollars more annually than residents of other municipalities. This is more likely to be the case if you purchase a home in a relatively affordable area, or a city with a smaller population. According to a recent report released by Zoocasa, these rates vary significantly across municipalities. And in the curren ..read more

No matter how you end up using email to nurture leads or grow your sphere, keep these 9 rules in the back of your head: 1. Find Inspiration From Your Favorite Email Newsletters Look to your own favorite fashion/business/foodie newsletters for content inspiration, and what stories or hot topics you and your friends and other industry professionals are talking about. 2. Plan Ahead Start out by brainstorming a few topics in your niche to potentially write about. Continually gather bits of information and different visual assets so when you’re ready to sit down and get it done, you’ve already done ..read more

1. Avoid long paragraphs & confusing words To keep your mobile leads interested in your email, try and keep your paragraphs to no more than two or three lines each. A three-line paragraph will be six lines or even more on small phone screens. This makes your email seem much longer than it is. 2. Don’t use HTML email templates Email templates might look great for your email newsletter, but they will do nothing but distract your reader for follow up emails to your leads. You want them to focus on your message, not fancy layouts. Also, HTML templates won’t work on all devices all the time. Be ..read more

For Realtors to be successful, they need to develop a growth mindset. A growth mindset allows them to learn from their mistakes and grow their business. All entrepreneurs who have a fixed mindset tend to dwell on their failures and see any setbacks and challenges that they might fac as a reason to throw in the towel and give up on their dreams of becoming successful. To help you drive your ventures forward and find success, here are four ways that you can develop a growth mindset. Embrace Challenges There’s always a positive reason to embrace challenges. If you beat a problem, you reap the r ..read more

Facebook isn’t just a marketing tool that you can use to interact and engage with prospects, fans, and customers, but it can also be an extremely valuable tool for generating leads. If you aren’t already taking advantage of Facebook’s potential to generate more leads, here are five ways that you can start utilizing the site to benefit your business. Share Links to Your Content The simplest way to give your Facebook fans the opportunity to convert to leads is by using the same content that you’re using to generate leads on your company site and share links to the content on your Facebook page ..read more

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Make a List of All the Things That You Love  Filter the List  Once you have completed writing down what you love, you need to filter it. Your list will contain many things that you love to do but aren’t good at and things that you like the idea of but aren’t interested in. Take the time to go through the list to find the things that truly excite you. Focus on each activity and find out the things that you enjoy and that you are good at. Taking the time to analyze your list will help you discover what you are genuinely passionate about. ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVE  Do the Activities&nb ..read more

You probably are already using several different social media sites to reach out to your target audience and generate leads. However, are you utilizing your Instagram account to generate more leads? While you may be using the platform to engage with your existing audience, it could end up bein an ideal channel for your business to generate more leads. Here are three unique ways that you can use your Instagram account to create more leads for your business. Target and Retarget A huge part of advertising on social media is user targeting. This allows you to make the most of your marketing budge ..read more

The majority of your customers prospects are likely going to be online. That makes it essential for you to incorporate online sources for lead generation into your overall marketing and sales strategy. While many of the online lead generations require a lot of money to implement, this isn’t always the case. Here are five easy ways that you can generate leads online without spending a dime. Focus on Influencer Outreach There are influential people and organizations in every industry, who are followed closely by people who take their opinion seriously. Building a stable relationship with the rig ..read more