Richard Silver

Technology Category

Technology: iProduct, Android or BlackBerry

November 21, 2011 -- Almost every year, I head south in November to spend some time with REALTORS® from all over the world at the National Association of REALTORS® Conference.  It is a great way to find out what is new and happening in terms of technology and get an idea of the upcoming issues for the real estate community. This was a habit that I started long before I was on the Board of Directors at the Toronto Real...Continue Reading...

Are you too old for tech? Why it’s not about age.

A very wise person once told me that “successful people get results and unsuccessful people get excuses”. Since then I have tried to live life with no excuses. It is a constant challenge to keep that promise, and the “age” excuse is the one the keeps boiling to the top; it’s the easiest one to indulge…. No matter where I travel, when the topic of technology/change comes up, I hear “I’m too old to change” and they are usually younger than...Continue Reading...

The Canadian Real Estate Association releases REALTOR.ca mobile application for Apple iPhone

 Just in time for Xmas! This is great news from the Canadian Real Estate Association. It is a free download from the iTunes store and also works (though is not as good) on your iPad. The best part is the GPS so it can be used on the move when you are sitting in from of a property to get the REALTOR.ca information.   Ottawa, ON – December 21, 2010 – The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) today released its REALTOR.ca app for...Continue Reading...

Some Great Information About The Power of Social Media…

I am sure you have seen these before but this one has some great points...do you need to be convinced about Social Media or that the world is changing? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8[/youtube]Continue Reading...

Condominium Corner: Status Certificates

Within the process of listing and selling a Condominium recently, I got a bit of a run-around from a management office that I thought I might share with you: Before listing we called to order a Status Certificate and was told that the staff person dealing with Status Certificates was out of town on Holiday. We asked for a request form to fill out and dutifully wrote out a cheque for $100 and mailed both to the management office. Not having...Continue Reading...

Last week at REBarCamp San Francisco.

Last Monday at the 3rd REBarCamp San Francisco there was a heated discussion generated by Joel Burslem's recent blog called "The Death of the Real Estate Blog" for 1000 Watt Consulting . I don't think that I have ever been in a room so filled with the movers and shakers of Real Estate Blogging...the Big Kahunas were there: Jay Thompson , Bill Lublin , Rob Hahn , Heather Elias , Derek Overby , Dale Chumbley , Todd Carpenter , Maya Paveza , Andy Kaufman , Mike Mueller , Ginger Wilcox , Kelly...Continue Reading...

REALTOR Magazine, June 2010

Realtor MagazineView more documents from Richard Silver. I was recently interviewed by REALTOR Magazine for their June 2010 issue. I have since received a number of calls about this artricle and especially the "leaf bags", that I distribute in Cabbagetown each year. If you are interested, contact Primo Promotions, who are my supplier and are great to work with...their email address is primopromos@sympatico.ca. Tell them I sent you!Continue Reading...

Real Estate: What is Included in the HST?

It seems almost daily that I am reminded how little we know about the upcoming Harmonized Sales Tax. There is so much confusion in the Public's mind about what is to be taxed and what is not to be. The biggest misconception that I hear because of my business is that there seems to be a concern out there that resale housing draws HST. It does not. HST is only on New Constuction. However, HST is payable on any of the...Continue Reading...

Lifestyle and Technology: People are talking about you!!

Last Summer a group of us techno-weenies were in San Francisco for a Conference and wanted to go out for a great dinner. After some discussion we decided on Chinese food and rather than walking aimlessly through Chinatown, we decided to YELP  the restaurant. For those of you who have not YELPED before...Yelp  is a website that is a repository of peer reviews, mashed with GPS . It uses the GPS to find you, allows you to search under numerous categories for...Continue Reading...

Going Small Screen…

The man with the biggest TV wins....has been the marketing chant for Home Entertainment Systems...but at the same time... Technology never slows and keeping up is a full time and expensive job. A year ago I was given an Amazon Kindle  for Xmas and have loved being able to access my own library from the Amazon Bookstore  on a moments notice. Then came the Sony Reader  and other E-books...Recently, Apple announced it's latest product the IPad . (more...)Continue Reading...