We've all heard people say it: "The Dirty 'Shwaaaaaaaa." Oshawa, Ontario - often referred to as a 'bedroom' community as many residents commute into Toronto on a daily basis. It does however have its own ecosystem, or at least it did for nearly 100 years. Oshawa is an old city with many historic buildings, including many beautiful century homes. It also has many newer homes at a variety of price points. When new houses are built, amenities for the residents... [read more]

A few years ago, while working for the City of Toronto, I was asked to write a short presentation about social media for people who were new to using social media. The vast majority of the people for whom I was preparing this had never used social media to advertise their businesses. Some had used various platforms to keep in touch with family while others had used them to follow celebrities. Some questions I had to answer were: “How does Facebook work?” “How do you... [read more]

Last night, my wife's friend's car got stolen right out of his driveway. His neighbour's car got stolen at the same time. His house has security cameras so let's hope they captured an image of the thief. That event prompted me to write this blog. If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook (@fieldingrealestate) you might have noticed that I just bought a Ring Doorbell Camera. I bought it for a few reasons, not the least of which is an extra layer of security for my family and... [read more]

I was recently asked to do a presentation to our brokerage on a topic I love talking about.  As REALTORS®, we often consider our knowledge, our education and our experience to be our “tools of the trade” and while that’s absolutely true, there are some physical tangible tools that often help us do the physical aspect of our jobs. We also wear many hats as agents. We take on the roles of CEO, Marketing Director, Financial Analyst, Sales Manager, Maintenance and... [read more]

Caution: This blog contains boring real estate-related stuff. There are no dogs (probably) and I won't be talking about my favourite local restaurants. It's about my observations over the last few months when it comes to peoples' buying habits. We're still very much in a pandemic. Make no mistake - things are not back to normal. Back in April, people seemed to be in 'survival mode' and planning for the next month or so rather than planning for the next few years.... [read more]