All Posts by Bruce Firestone

We helped one of my daughters (I have five children) buy a home four years ago for $345,000. We added a basement apartment for $80k so her total cost is about $425,000. We had it appraised last month—after insane pandemic-induced appreciation, it’s now worth $760,000 according to a local appraiser. First thing she said to […]

At the beginning of this pandemic, folks asked me what I thought would happen to real estate values. I believed office and shopping mall valuations would fall out of bed while industrial and residential would hold their own. The latter because people always need a place to live; the former because I thought nations (including […]

Since a number of my readers and coaching clients are realtors, I thought I’d lay something down here for them. They’ve all heard, “You have to list to last,” and since it is spring, well, here’re 22 tips—     Lawn signs work So, do free webinars And doorhangers or flyers[1] Develop a decent email list (legally, […]

I am optimistic that the global economy will recover but it will be vastly different. Overall, it may not only be a more localized economy but a more productive one too as weaker players get weeded out and some industries fade while others surge. It’s also likely that the surpluses produced by revamped economies will […]

By Bruce M Firestone, PhD, Royal LePAGE Performance broker, Ottawa Senators founder, real estate investment and business coach How to become an indispensable lifetime real estate investment client adviser course APPLY NOW! DOWNLOAD THIS FORM, COMPLETE IT AND RETURN IT TO BRUCE@BRUCEMFIRESTONE.COM, https://www.dropbox.com/s/09vj5nqn29jwea8/rlp-lifetime-adviser-course-signup-form-bruce-m-firestone-institute-2021.pdf?dl=0 Schedule 2021 RLP training session #1: Don’t sell this house! March 18th, […]

I can’t believe that other landowners/property owners haven’t figured out how to repurpose their retail space to live-work-play-make spaces, all at grade. There is demand for these types of spaces from gigpreneurs who, for example, want to work in a street-facing studio and live behind their store, all on one level (ie, the ground floor). […]