Posts by Cate Bakos

We often have briefs from our clients that focus on school zones. Many are homebuyer clients, but this quest isn’t just restricted to home searches. Investors often list this as a criteria too. There have been many articles and media stories about the value growth that certain premium public school suburbs have experienced, and it…

We’ve traditionally referred to secret sales as off-market sales. Our business has consistently tracked at around 25% for off-market acquisitions over the past years, but COVID-19 changed the real estate selling environment considerably. Our secret sales are now sitting at 50% since COVID-19 struck our shores. The interesting change relates to how agents are now…