Recent Blog Posts by Gary Zalepa Jr.

Competition Bureau and Canadian REALTORS

In March 2007 the Competition Bureau began an inquiry and via court order requested the Canadian Real Estate Association CREA to produce information regarding specific rules and operations of Boards' MLS systems. CREA met this request and delivered the information as requested. This was a very resource intensive activity. In the fall of 2009 the commissioner completed the inquiry and requested ...

IS YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD HOT?

According to local CENTURY 21 Broker Gary Zalepa Jr. the key message for home owners derived from a recent CENTURY 21 Canada study is that an accurate evaluation of your home can only be achieved by comparing your home with similar type homes that have sold recently.  Do not rely on market average figures. Real estate is highly localized and many areas in Canada have very active and ...

Being Average? Not for you.

By Don Lawby President, CENTURY 21 Canada Let's face it, nobody wants to be average. It's the terrain of the unremarkable-the realm of the safe middle ground. But while "average" is by its very definition nothing to brag about, it does have its place in our world. It shows us the big picture. It reminds us where we stand, right? Well, to a point. In real estate, average prices in the ...