by Rick Crouch | Apr 12, 2022 | Business Matters, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
One of the many issues that many of us as REALTORS® have dealt with over the years is short term rentals which are generally defined as rental periods of less than 30 consecutive days. CBC news has published an article about the impact short term rentals are having...
by Rick Crouch | Apr 1, 2022 | Business Matters, Politics, Real Estate Financial, Real Estate General
On Wednesday (March 30th) the Ontario government announced a number of new initiatives aimed at cooling off the hot housing market with the overall goal of making homes more affordable for consumers. One of the steps in the proposed new legislation was to increase...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 27, 2022 | Business Matters, Home Improvement, Legal Issues, Odds and Ends, Real Estate General
An article appeared recently on CollingwoodToday.ca titled: “Utility and mortgage door-to-door scams in Collingwood” which I would encourage everyone to read. Not everyone that knocks on your door is out to grab your money under false pretences, some may...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 10, 2022 | Business Matters, Legal Issues, Odds and Ends
By means of this post I am urging everyone to pay special attention to your bank, credit card accounts and other personal information online. The fraudsters seem to be out in full force these days and it’s not just the elderly that are being taken advantage...
by Rick Crouch | Mar 7, 2022 | Business Matters, Community Affairs, Real Estate General
This blog post is part of my campaign efforts to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO). The position I seek is in Region 2 which covers Western and Southwestern Ontario and includes the real estate Boards/Associations of:...
by Rick Crouch | Feb 4, 2022 | Business Matters, Odds and Ends
It appears far too often these days that customer service whether it’s in person or online is a dying art. Perhaps COVID 19 is partially to blame but as I have said before, tough times often bring out the best in people. Often just trying to get a return phone...
