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5 Best Tips For Salespeople by Gary Vaynerchuk  Sept 6 2017 I guess what I want to really drill home is I just don’t understand how in 2017 people don’t realize that if they’re not producing written content, audio, or video for these 15 platforms, SoundCloud, Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Medium, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc. I

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Big banks hike prime rates after Bank of Canada tightens monetary policy CBC In the wake of the Bank of Canada’s move Wednesday to boost a key interest rate, Canada’s big banks have boosted their prime rates. RBC was first off the mark, followed quickly by the others, raising their prime rates to 3.2 per cent from 2.95 per cent, where they had

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Boomers holding tight, not moving into retirement homes until their 80s: report Not so fast. Canadian seniors are a long way from ready for retirement homes. Only a small percentage of younger seniors are opting for some type institutional setting but a tsunami is coming when they hit 80. Millennials hoping for a break in the housing market as seniors

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Canada’s cooling experiment One year ago, a foreign-buyers tax went into effect in Metro Vancouver. A flurry of housing reform has followed, designed to tame Canada’s frothy markets. Have the moves succeeded? Janet McFarland reports on the aftermath and what’s ahead Canada’s housing sector has been whipsawed by policy changes over the past year as governments have tried to cool overheated

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How about trying on a home for a few days, just to see if it fits?   Will we need that real estate agent and mortgage broker in the future? New technology will let you buy your house virtually and even ‘try it on’ for a few days The traditional face-to-face approach of real estate agents and mortgage brokers is

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Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents’ Stuff Advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorFebruary 9, 2017 After my father died at 94 in September, leaving my sister and me to empty his one-bedroom, independent living New Jersey apartment, we learned the hard truth that others in their 50s and 60s need to know: Nobody

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‘We used to be savers’: Why Canadians ignore warnings about debt Financial ignorance, incentives to borrow, and the psychological effects of debt may all play a role By Solomon Israel, CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2017 Canadians have heard the message over and over again, from the Bank of Canada, the Parliamentary Budget Office and even the credit industry itself: Personal debt levels are alarmingly

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting A Couch Rebecca Vogels, Contributor Contributor, Huffington Post Apr 09, 2017   Real estate agents are not only in the business for houses and apartments, but above all, are selling an illusion of who you could be. Are you someone who hosts large dinner parties with the socialites of the century? Or are you

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5 things to focus on before the Bank of Canada raise rates By Pattie Lovett-Reid The Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz and others have signalled interest rates are headed higher and it could happen as soon as July 12. It has been seven years since we have seen an interest rate increase, and it has been a long time since

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5 cheap home renovations that will give you lots of bang for your buck By Erica Alini National Online Journalist, Money/Consumer  Global News   Renovations. For most homeowners the word conjures up pictures of granite kitchen countertops, spa-style shower systems — and having to camp out at the in-laws’ while the work is done. But there are plenty of fixes that can

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