Recent Blog Posts by Jim Datlen

Selling Your Home - It's A Business Decision

Over the last few months, there have been occasional articles in the media about the Competition Bureau advising the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) that they would be taken before the Competition Tribunal to determine if the rules surrounding postings to the MLS® were anti-competitive. Talks between CREA and the Competition Bureau were proceeding smoothly, and then the Competition Bureau ...

Earth Hour 2010 - Enlighten Yourself, and Sit In The Dark

Earth Hour (TM) is coming - Saturday, March 27th starting at 8:30pm local time, to be precise.  Are you participating?    Sponsored by the World Wildlife Federation, this event is taking place in most communities across Canada.  Neighbours will be getting together for moonlight walks, families will have supper by candlelight, etc, etc.  Here is a video that ...

Smoke Detector Alarms - Have You Checked Yours Lately?

BEEEEP, BEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEEEP!  It might be annoying, especially when you've burned the toast for the 4th time this week, but smoke alarms save lives.  A few days ago in the city of Toronto, a father and his young daughter were both killed due to a house fire.  And today on the news, I listened to the announcer introduce a representative from the Ontario Fire Marshal who proceeded ...

It's Maple Syrup Time!

The days are getting longer and the daytime temperatures are getting a bit warmer.  That means the maple sap is starting to run, and community maple syrup festivals and events are happening in your area!     For a listing of Maple Syrup Festivals in the Greater Toronto Area, click on the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association website.  Or, here are a couple of highlighted ...