The Royal Lepage Niagara 2014 Kickoff

The Royal Lepage Niagara 2014 Kickoff The Royal Lepage Niagara management team is doing their happy dance! That’s because Royal Lepage Niagara has achieved the #1 market share in the Niagara Region for yet another year, 2013, and that is definitely something to jump up and down about! Even so, we’re not content to just rest on our laurels. We’re kicking off 2014 with exciting new goals, challenges, and ideas. Royal Lepage Niagara agents are leading the way with their focus squarely on the core of the real estate business, which is their commitment to building lasting relationships with their
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The Top 10 Mistakes New Home Buyers Make

Why you should be wary of show homes, what to do if yours isn’t ready on time and much more. When Karen Somerville and her husband Alan Greenberg showed up for the pre-delivery inspection of their brand new luxury home in Ottawa they were horrified. Electricians, dry wallers, plumbers and a variety of other tradespeople were still busy constructing their home and, despite assurances from the builder, the couple seriously doubted their $443,000 new build would be ready for possession in 14 days. Electrical wires hung from ceilings and stuck out from unfinished walls, appliances and cabinets were stacked in the
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The Top 10 Mistakes New Home Buyers Make

Why you should be wary of show homes, what to do if yours isn’t ready on time and much more. When Karen Somerville and her husband Alan Greenberg showed up for the pre-delivery inspection of their brand new luxury home in Ottawa they were horrified. Electricians, dry wallers, plumbers and a variety of other tradespeople were still busy constructing their home and, despite assurances from the builder, the couple seriously doubted their $443,000 new build would be ready for possession in 14 days. Electrical wires hung from ceilings and stuck out from unfinished walls, appliances and cabinets were stacked in
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Local Knowledge Trumps National Hype

The market is up, the market is down, the market is up and down.  No Kidding!  For the first time in quite a while, the national press in touting a stronger than expected national housing market.  Market dynamics are so often self prophesying – when we are told things are bad we spend less (and the markets reflect that), when we are told they are good we spend more and voila….good news abounds.  Unfortunately in this day and age of bloggers and reporters who don’t do research other than on blogs it can become a confusing morass of information to
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Royal LePage Celebrates 100 Years!

Royal Lepage Celebrates 100 Years! 2013 marked an important and exciting milestone as Royal LePage celebrated its 100th Birthday! 100 Years of Helping You Home. These six simple words convey much about us and about our great company: enduring success; a client-centric culture that puts the needs of those we serve ahead of our own; and the importance of family and community. A.E. LePage established his real estate company, ‘A.E. LePage – The Bungalow Specialist’ on July 2, 1913. He was a pioneer in the business of real estate, whose innovation and belief in customer service helped set the standard
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Annual Royal Lepage Niagara Children’s Christmas Party 2013

A great time was had by all at the Annual Royal Lepage Niagara Children’s Christmas Party 2013! The Smudge Fundaes were on hand to kick off the festivities with their special guest, Margie the Elf. The children were also treated to a special visit from Santa, who dropped in with a sack full of presents for all the good little girls and boys.    
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Margie Spence An Entrepreneur From The Start

  Margie Spence showed her entrepreneurial spirit early in her career, as an inside sales person for Dictaphone Canada in Mississauga. “I saw what the commissioned sales people were doing and I went to my boss and said I’d like to be a commissioned sales person. She told me it was a cutthroat job out there and I’d never make it. I thought I could. Then my mother suggested I’d be good at real estate and she pushed me into it.” And so it all began.   Click here to read more…  
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The 3 Pillars of Protection

Buying or Selling a home can be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be.  By trusting in a real estate agent to help you with the decision making process, you are getting the expertise of a highly skilled professional who strictly adheres to the rules and regulations which govern the profession.  You are reassured by the 3 Pillars of Protection: Knowledge, Insurance, and Professional Standards which are working for you.
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