Richard Silver

Archive for June, 2011

My Thoughts on the Competition Bureau and It’s Suit Against the Toronto Real Estate Board:

What follows are strictly my own thoughts and not those of any organization or parties that I may represent.... As someone who has worked negotiating for over 30 years, I have seldom worked as hard on a "deal". However,  since the the start of negotiations, I doubted that there was a deal to be made....I don't think that the Competition Commissioner ever had any intention of an agreement. From early on the Toronto Real Estate Board told the ever-changing team from the Competition Bureau...Continue Reading...

The Past Few Months and the Next Year!!!

Some of you may not know but one year ago I was named President-Elect of the Toronto Real Estate Board, meaning that as of July 1st, 2011, I will be President of the Toronto Real Estate Board for one year. The past six months have really been a great trial by fire as I have had my busiest Spring in my Real Estate career plus chairing two committees at the Board, doing some teaching (Blogging and Social Media) and being part of the...Continue Reading...

Greater Toronto REALTORS® Report May Resale Housing Market Figures

TORONTO, June 3, 2011 – Greater Toronto REALTORS® reported 10,046 sales in May 2011 – up six per cent compared to May 2010. This result was the second best on record for May under the current Toronto Real Estate Board service area. The number of new listings in May, at 16,076, was down 15 per cent compared to last year. “Positive economic news and low borrowing costs led to strong sales through the first five months of the year, including the...Continue Reading...