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The Elves Did It In LOTR, JRR Tolkien had the elves in ancient middle earth running around naming everything. They thought it was important. The elves (and Tolkien) were right. Arwen Undomiel and Co When you name something, you give it a life of its own. When we were campaigning to BRING BACK THE SENATORS,  […]

For decades the principle of Highest and Best Use has guided town/city/township/county councils and their municipal planners and economic development offices. To paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, “It is the worst possible system except for all the others.” It can be defined this way— “Highest and best use for a property is achieved when the value […]

(Guest post by Saad Rashid)  Prof Bruce, I wanted to share my experiences at a conference I recently attended in Toronto – which was phenomenal. It was a privilege to listen to (among other speakers) Dr Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, who spoke about linear vs exponential growth and how advancements […]

Guest post by Brian Dagenais, founder, Brian Dagenais Properties I often get asked how I got into the real estate business. Kicking, screaming and against my will would be the honest answer. Although I’ve been doing this since 2000, prior to that year, my attention was 100% focused on the stock market. I was quite happy […]

On Your Bank Accounts, T-bills, GICs, RRSPs, IRAs, TFSAs, Mutual Funds, Stocks, Bonds, Pen Funds, Insurance…? Then you are not alone. Scott Devries of Devries Financial Group Inc writes how he got some of his clients involved in real estate investing: In 2009, I began to research real estate as an investment option for client portfolios.  […]