Realty Shoppe

Congratulations Eric!

Congratulations to Eric Restauri of Sutton Group Innovative Realty Inc., Brokerage, winner of the Realty Shoppe’s Customer Appreciation Day draw for a 2013 Hamilton Entertainment book.  Light refreshments were enjoyed by all who dropped by on January 23. (more…)

Ethics Corner – You be the Judge

Social Media Marketer Extraordinaire?

Silas Salesperson is a social media guru to his friends and colleagues.  Silas knew right from the very beginning that social media was going to be the best thing that happened to real estate marketing since the Multiple Listing Service®.   He was marketing his properties on various social media sites long before anyone else, and he helped a few of his colleagues get the hang of it as well. (more…)

OREA Update

Teranet to offer home history information

Teranet, the exclusive provider of online property search and registration in Ontario, has announced a partnership with HomeVerified to offer national home and neighbourhood history information.  Ontario’s 55,000 REALTORS® will benefit from the new tool to market and sell both a home and its neighbourhood.  “The HomeVerified report provides consumers and real estate professionals with important information on Canadian homes, including photos, insurance claims history (sewer back-ups, fire damage, flood damage, burglaries, vandalism, etc.), a proprietary marijuana grow-op database, local school rankings, neighbourhood amenities and other information all laid out in an easy to read report”. (more…)

Local News

Upcoming Public Information Centres – NGTA (Niagara to Greater Toronto Area) Corridor Study

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has identified the preferred highway expansion options for the entire Niagara to GTA Corridor Planning study area.  The study area extends from Niagara Region and the U.S. border through the City of Hamilton to Halton Region. (more…)

Members In Brief

John Iannuzzi  CCIM Regional V-P

RAHB member John Iannuzzi (HomeLife Maco Realty Inc.) will serve as the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM) Regional Vice President for Canada in 2013.  John is also a Director on the Board of the CCIM Institute and previously served as President of the Central Canada Chapter.

John was Chair of RAHB’s Regional Commercial Council in 2010.