Weekly Blend: July 26, 2013

Each week, the Weekly Blend will feature interesting links to real estate news, tidbits or topics of interest you can enjoy with your favourite cup of coffee. It may even become a great conversation starter at your next client meeting. Happy reading!

Here are my weekly picks:

The hermit crab real estate bonanza is now one year old. Are you on-board yet?

The quote from the Professor of Architecture is probably one of the best parts of this story about the world’s tallest prefabricated building.

Check out these entombed oddities. I think that my favourites are the cigarette pack, the Willie Mays baseball card and the frightening looking clown.

Chuck Norris doesn’t need to sell his house. You need to buy it.

Imagine going away on a two-week vacation to find out your home had been repossessed… by accident.

Does Bill Gates have a great house? You better believe it. Here are 15 crazy stats about his Medina mansion.

Calgarians are reminded to be on the lookout for bogus builders.

Earlier this month, FEED NOVA SCOTIA got a $1,500 boost from Exit Realty Professionals.

Here’s a photo essay of 10 of the world’s weirdest buildings (Toronto represents).

Jonathan Baker, our former Speech Writer, contributed to the development of speeches, advertisements, and communications to our membership. Our staff knew him as the go-to guy at 200 Catherine for some comic relief. Prior to joining CREA, Jon worked in the radio industry in Ottawa. If you meet Jon, be sure to ask him to tell you about his encounters with many famous musicians while volunteering at a local music festival for more than 10 years.


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