I'm back!!!

Time flies. Got a little busy. Then took a holiday. Got busy again, and well ... here we are.
I was determined to kick this off again with a post next week. But the headlines of the last couple of days got my attention.
Which headlines? Well, the Olympics and the Suberbowl stuff are certainly interesting. But for this little corner of the world I think we'll have a go at the "housing bubble" headlines, and the business of the Competition Bureau taking on organized Real Estate.
Stay tuned for a post on each sometime today.

And if you're thinking a newer, large-ish home would be nice but you want to stay in the Beach vicinity and don't want to break the bank, check out our little goodie at www.drop.io/enroutes (MLS E1781422)

By the way, the return of this blog is going to take a modified approach. Its main focus is still our take on the real estate market. It will still be largely non-promotional (except for mention of our new listings and the like). But it's going to be more fun and interesting.

Not that real estate isn't often interesting. But if this means I occasionally can't figure out any way to tie an interesting tidbit to real estate ... it gets posted anyway.

Talk soon.

Welcome

Hello and Welcome.

This is a blog by Gord and Lee Martin. We are Realtors working primarily in the Beach, Bluffs, Riverdale and East York areas of Toronto, ON, Canada.

The intent of this blog is to put our thoughts out there on:

. Current issues in Real Estate

. How Real Estate really works

. Tales from the Real Estate trenches ... every experienced agent could write a book !

The whole thing will attempt to be informative, entertaining, maybe even funny and a little irreverent. We'll try not to get sued or hauled up in front of an ethics or regulatory body, but it will be the straight goods.

We may occasionally comment on how we do business, but don't worry ... this is not just a place to brag about how good we are. It's an honest attempt to inform and entertain.

Lee Martin is a Broker. Gord Martin is a Salesperson. We are with Royal LePage Estate Realty Ltd., 2301 Queen St. E., Toronto, ON M4E1G7, 416-690-5100.

You can also reach us at Martins@LeadingTheWayHome.com and 416-699-5897

Between us we have some 30 years of real estate experience, regularly achieve "top 5%" award status, have Royal LePage's Lifetime Achievement Award, and are designated as "e-Agent" and "Real Estate Planner" ...

There, that's done. Now, on with the blog ...