The following news items were taken from RENX Residential News:
Home sales slide in Vancouver and Calgary
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Interesting Articles that You MUST Read!
Very interesting and thought provoking article from the Globe and Mail (See! I’m not the only crazy person in the world!)
Toronto Star says that House Prices are forecast to slow…. (Hmmm….)
And That’s The Bottom Line!
So, the kids are back to school, the sky is getting darker earlier, and local stores are packed with Thanksgiving and Halloween memorabilia. Where did the summer go? Trade show season marks the unofficial start to the Realtor’s “New Year”. It’s time to make those listing presentations and help your clients sell and buy their homes.
As with you, it’s time to get my butt back into gear as well. Here at RealCash, we are working to ensure that we continue to provide outstanding service and product to all of you. At present, we are looking to take advantage of new technologies to get cash into your hands even faster and more convenient! I’ll keep you updated on this new and exciting development!
In the meantime, if you are not already a satisfied client of RealCash then I haven’t done my job. Therefore, let me take this e-zine (email magazine) to tell you our story and how you can benefit.
Why commission advances and Why RealCash?
Why wait weeks – even months – to get paid? No other profession does! If all waivers have been signed you are able to get your commission the next day – or even sooner! Why does this benefit you? CASHFLOW! Pay for your bills, mortgage, kids school, and even your business marketing campaign. And guess what? You did not have to get into debt! And the amazing thing is the cost of obtaining an advance is tax deductible! Furthermore, I guarantee that our service will be the best in the industry. And I haven’t even mentioned our simple, low and affordable rates.
Now I know I’m tooting my own horn, so I’m going to end here. And some of our clients are going to talk to you instead. But before I leave you – Thank you. Thank you for reading this e-zine and for allowing RealCash to serve you and your financial needs. To reach me call toll-free at 1.800.265.2694 or 416.444.7790.
My name is Julie Cleaveley and I am a sales representative with Prudential Lifestyles Real Estate in Orillia. I have had a recent opportunity to deal with RealCash and have nothing but good things to say. The people on the phone were very friendly and helpful and my money was in my account by early the next business day and at less than half the cost of Agents Equity. If the need arises again and I need a cash advance I will most certainly deal with RealCash again. I recommended them to my partner who also used them and found them to be very helpful.
Thank You
Julie Cleaveley
Salesperson
I have used RealCash for more than ten years to smooth the cash flow of my real estate business. Not having to wait several months for commissions paid on closing is extremely convenient. I have always had excellent, “hassle-free” dealings with Tony Fragiskos here in Ottawa and have found the Toronto office to be very helpful and efficient when Tony is away. I can thoroughly recommend their program and, having compared it to others, I know that they are more than competitive in their pricing.
Helene Amyotte
Salesperson
“I have known Karim Kanji and his company – RealCash Bancorp Inc. – for the past couple of years. He deals with me in a very professional manner. I have no problem referring him to my agents. Furthermore, I would not hesitate referring RealCash to any of my associates with other Brokers and companies.”
Hamid Azizi
Broker/Owner
Hats off to Tony Fragiskos and his RealCash team! Ever since I have moved my team to Keller Williams they have provided a quick and seamless service – with a smile. The quality and speed of his communication with agents and with our administrative staff makes for a good experience all around any time we call on him.
Eric Cosgrove
Salesperson
Hi Karim:You are welcome.Just so you know, I did check out other sources 6 years ago and chose Real Cash. I intend to stay with your firm until I go to that horizontal box in the sky. It’s called loyalty.Sometimes when our cable service shuts down I call Rogers and the first thing I hear is “thank you for choosing Rogers.” The truth is I have no choice. When it comes to cash flow, I did and do have a choice and I don’t have to even think about when my deals close in order to balance things.Have a good weekend.
John Heys
“Advance received this am. You have provided an excellent level of service. I will have no hesitation in continuing to do business with RealCash or to recommend you to my colleagues.”
David Cormier
Sales Associate
“Good evening Karim…As always it is great to hear from you. When I was in Halifax, I built up quite a working relationship with your Company. I always appreciated the speedy, professional service that I received from you and your staff when I was in need of your help with commission advances. Rest assured that if I was in need of commission advances that I would certainly be calling on RealCash to take care of those needs.
Have a great day.”
Marlene Wright
Salesperson
“I appreciate doing business with you. Thanks to Joe for the hard work he does to accommodate us. I am fully satisfied with the services provided by your establishment. Thanks.”
Mubashar Dar
Salesperson
ROAD TRIP!!!!
Dear Realtors!
Wow! Can you imagine? Summer is almost over! For many of you, summer is already over. The kids are back from summer camp and spending your money on new pencils and Tommy Hilfiger jeans. Even this morning it seemed a little bit cooler outside. In any event, I trust that all of you had a safe and fun summer. I hope you had a chance to spend some time with your friends and loved ones. That’s the beauty of this business: The free time we get as a result of working hard and making great commissions! It sure beats a desk job! 🙂
Well, today I’m also revving up to get back to work. The months of September and October will see RealCash taking to the road! For your information, here is where and when you can find me:
Wednesday September 13th at the HomeLife Agents Education & Marketing Symposium in Toronto, Ontario.
Thursday September 14th at the Halton Symposium and Trade Show (Hosted by the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board) in Oakville, Ontario.
Thursday October 5th at the Realtors without Borders Conference and Trade Show (Hosted by the Realtors Association of Hamilton-Burlington) in Hamilton, Ontario.
Wednesday October 25th at the Real Estate Technology and Trades Show for Ontario Real Estate Agents (Hosted by the Georgian Triangle Real Estate Board) in Collingwood, Ontario.
I hope to meet many of you at these informative trade shows. And do remember, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at the number below or simply reply to this email. Or better yet, come and shake my hand at our booth sometime soon!
Have a wonderful Fall Season!
Regards,
Karim Kanji
Client Services
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RealCash Bancorp Inc.Canada’s largest, favourite and most affordable source of Commission Advances for the Real Estate Professional
No Gimmicks…Just Cash!
National Toll-Free: 1.800.265.2694
Plan to Succeed; don’t fail to plan.
Are you hot enough yet? I just had to ask that question. I trust you have been enjoying your summer so far. One more month to go and the kids will be back to school; traffic will be more congested; salespeople will be back to work….Wait a sec! Real Estate Salespeople? You bet! Most salespeople take the “summer off”. And rightly so. You all work very very hard during “the year”. And so you deserve some time off to enjoy the fruits of your labour. That’s one of the intrinsic benefits of the real estate business. Time and Money.
However, with the coming of the Fall Season we should not see the same old thing as before. What am I talking about? Someone once told me that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Sounds familiar? We hope that next year will be our year. We pray that interest rates will remain low. We bet that this will be our year. And what do we do about it? Nothing. At least 90% of us do nothing different than before. Except hope. However, one of the most powerful things we can do (according to Napoleon Hill’s bestseller, Think and Grow Rich) is to make a definite plan of action based on our goals.
Do you have a plan? Do you want a plan? How do you make a plan? I hope that the following article (reprinted by permission of the author) will help all of us to have a better tomorrow than we had today. And remember, if things get a little tight, as they sometimes do when you’re stretching for your next goal, give me a call at 1.800.265.2694 or 416.444.7790. I’m here to help.
Regards,
Karim Kanji
Director
Client Relations
RealCash Bancorp Inc.
Agents should measure success by completion of daily tasks
By: Bernice Ross
Are you ready to learn the five words that can forever alter your success in the real estate business? The phrase, “Let’s make a list now” may be the most important strategy for both listing success as well as the key to helping you be more effective in every aspect of your real estate career.
Since the early 1990s, I’ve trained thousands of agents to open their listing presentations with the following phrase. “I would like to make a list now of all the things that you have enjoyed about living in this property.” As you listen, take notes on the sellers’ responses. When the seller pauses, ask, “What else can I add to my list now of all the things that you have enjoyed about living in your property?” If the sellers have trouble coming up with more than a few items, ask them about upgrades that they may have made, especially if some of those upgrades are not apparent when walking through the property. You can also ask about the neighbourhood or other items that may assist you with marketing and advertising. Writing down what the seller says sends a nonverbal message that what they have to say is extremely important. This forms a solid foundation for a lasting relationship. When sellers and buyers feel you have truly heard what matters to them, you build connection. This is the basis for a successful, sustainable business.
While these five words — “Let’s make a list now” — are important on listing presentations, they are even more important when it comes to how you judge the success or failure of your real estate career. If you judge your real estate success by the number of closed transactions or by how much money you make, you have set yourself up to lose on a regular basis. For example, if you closed 100 transactions in the last 12 months and worked 250 days, you “failed” on 150 days. Shifting how you evaluate your success can help you reap huge rewards for years to come.
When someone is confronting burnout or is coping with grief, psychologists recommend making a list of activities that you can check off. Burnout often results from being overwhelmed with a tremendous amount of work. Quite frankly, most of us could fill a 24-hour day with real estate activities with little or no effort. The challenge in this case is that there is always something else to do. As a result, we often suffer from fatigue. We complain that we don’t have enough time and constantly fight stress. More importantly, we never feel a sense of completion. The trap here is that we are measuring success not by our daily activities, but by how often we cash a check. This is akin to taking a driving vacation across the country and only being concerned about getting to your destination. The real value of the trip is in what you encounter along the way. Shifting to focusing on what you need to do each day to complete the next leg of your journey can create profound differences in your level of success.
Many trainers suggest making a list of key activities or focusing on your “big rocks.” This approach requires you to outline the key activities that you must complete each day. Check off or draw a line through each activity as you complete it. This gives you a sense of how much you have accomplished. It also helps you to avoid becoming overwhelmed since you have identified what you need to do each day. Once you have completed the key activities for the day, you can go home or do something fun rather than continuing to grind at other less important activities on your to-do list. The one thing you should do before you head home, however, is to make your activity list for the following day. Once you finish writing out the items, prioritize them by what is most important. Brian Tracy in his book “Eat That Frog!” suggests that you take the biggest, ugliest “frog” from your activity list and put it at the top of what you will accomplish tomorrow. Always “eat that frog” (complete that activity) first. Again, when you complete all the activities on the list, you are done for the day. If something comes up that keeps you from completing those activities, move them to the top of the list for tomorrow.
Consequently, the most profound shift that you need to make in your business is “to make a list now” of the core activities that you must complete each day to keep your real estate career on course. Rather than focusing on the by-products of your business (i.e. transactions closed or commissions earned), focusing on activities completed on a daily basis lets you win every day. Transactions closed or commissions earned are only a partial snapshot of your success. Instead, it’s the daily activities that you complete that determine whether your real estate career will be a long-term success or failure.
Bernice Ross, co-owner of Realestatecoach.com, has written a new book, “Waging War on Real Estate’s Discounters,” available online. She can be reached at bernice@realestatecoach.com.
“By Bernice L. Ross, CEO http://www.realestatecoach.com/, copyright 2006″
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RealCash Bancorp Inc.Canada’s largest, favourite and most affordable source of Commission Advances for the Real Estate Professional
No Gimmicks…Just Cash!
www.RealCashCanada.com
National Toll-Free: 1.800.265.2694
Summertime!
Summertime.
It’s here. There is no doubt about it. East Coast humidity, Stanley Cup finals (Go Oilers Go!), and Real Estate golf tournaments!
Golf. Real Estate. Summertime. They all go together like hand and glove. Over the years we have been fortunate to be invited to many golf tournaments across Southern Ontario. It seems that real estate professionals, mortgage brokers and commission advance guys love to golf. It’s a sport that demands the best and sometimes exposes the worst in all of us. Golf takes patience, accuracy, strength, goal setting and future thinking. However, golf also brings out the beast in many players. Colourful language and red faces sometimes can be seen in many golf courses around the country. Why? I think it’s because of the Tiger factor.
No. I’m not talking about Tiger Woods’ economic impact on society. I’m talking about the fact that many of us – because of Tiger – now watch golf. And it seems so easy! Putting!? How can that be so hard?! We all beleive that we can play as well as those professionals on TV. No wonder we lose patience at the first sand trap or pond. Admit it. We’re not as good.
Same thing goes for real estate. Buying and Selling a house? Why go to a real estate professional? How hard can it be walking through a home? Well, you and I know the benefits you bring to the whole transaction and process. I, for one, would never go through the process without a licensed real estate professional. Hey, it’s what you do for a living. The rest of us just know how to live in one.
Kinda like commission advances. Sure, there are other companies around. RealCash Bancorp Inc. is the only company that was started from scratch. RealCash wasn’t a greedy broker’s idea. RealCash was not even started by a mortgage company looking to further cash in on the hot housing market. RealCash was not even a banker’s idea! RealCash was created by a University of Windsor economics graduate named Joe who saw a need in the market – And Filled It. That was over 13 years ago. We are still in business and Joe still runs the ship. I beleive we are the most reliable, cost-effective and knowledgeable company in the country when it comes to commission advances for real estate professionals.
However, don’t take my word for it. Visit our website at www.RealCashCanada.com/clients.html. See what our clients have to say about us. A wise man once said, “I can tell a lot about a person based on the company they keep.” I hope you’ll visit us and see how we can help you.
Now, if only I could persuade Tiger to help me with my long game….
Just Think
Dear Friends,
Was March a barn-burner for you as it was for us? I sure hope so! Business was booming while our family welcomed it’s newest edition! Kahzmir Amin Kanji was born on March 13th at 10:26am in Women’s College Hospital. Kahzmir is doing great and his parents are sleep deprived! Our heartfelt thanks to all our family and friends and especially the wonderful people at Women’s College Hospital in downtown Toronto.
I hope these newsletters are helping you to better understand the role of commission advances in your life as a real estate professional. We’ve discussed how an advance can assist you in paying your taxes in time and, more importantly, how a draw on your commission can help you increase your marketing exposure and business. So, what am I going to write about this month?
Thinking outside of the box. Yes, I know this has become a cliché. Let me explain. Just down the street from our office sits a 50 year-old shopping mall that’s about to be torn down and rebuilt. At first glance I thought this was great. Growth is always great…isn’t it? Well, it’s supposed to be…
On my daily perusal of the nation’s newspapers I came across an article about this mall and it’s tenants. Unhappy tenants. Business owners and employees who will be out of work and out of business in a few short months. Oh yeah. I forgot about them.
As a real estate professional you have the ability to create unlimited wealth and opportunity. Income as large as you want! Flexible working conditions that allow you to catch baseball’s Opening Day in Toronto or the Stanley Cup Finals in Calgary! March, April, and May will see you have a couple of dozen closings and hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions! You go on vacation, upgrade your SUV, register your child in a private school, take your spouse on a shopping spree. Soon enough the closings dry up and so does your income. Mortgage payments, car payments, desk fees and cellular bills start knocking on your door. What about your savings? Savings? Studies show that the rate of savings in Canada is somewhere between zero and negative. The rat race is not the exlusive domain of the employee…
Don’t tune me out. I’m here to help. Think about this: You take an advance on all your deals. You take 50% now and 50% after closing. What does this do? It decreases your paycheque but increases the number of paycheques you get. After taxes your income hasn’t changed much. Furthermore, your desire to splurge will decrease, thus freeing up resources and allowing you to continue to maintain your lifestyle. Instead of “rewarding” yourself for a “hot market” you reward yourself for hitting your goals.
Now that’s what I call thinking outside of the box…
That’s all for now. I hope you’ve learned something new that can help you in your career and business. I hope to also receive any feedback and suggestions from you on how we can better serve our clients and potential customers. Keep an eye on your inbox every month this year on informative articles.
Remember, visit our website at www.RealCashCanada.com and read what some of our clients have to say about us.
Thank you for your time!
Regards,
Karim Kanji
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RealCash Bancorp Inc.
Canada’s largest, favourite and most affordable source of Commission Advances for the Real Estate Professional
No Gimmicks…Just Cash!
National Toll-Free: 1.800.265.2694
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RealCash Bancorp Inc.
“Commission Advances for the Canadian Real Estate Professional”
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