by Dustan Woodhouse | Sep 11, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
Sept 10, 2022 – ‘This business just isn’t fun anymore’ – Anonymous Broker I get it. We used to help anyone with decent credit, a solid income picture, and 5% down acquire a home. We helped set countless Canadians onto the path of building...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 12, 2022 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
These stats remain unchanged… Nearly half of all new Mortgage Brokers leave the industry inside four years. The numbers are higher where the course is shorter, lower turnover where it is longer, which makes sense. 1 in 3 are gone within the first 2 years on...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 6, 2022 | #ThisIsBrokering
Success is determined for most Mortgage Brokers by one ability: Communication One’s success at most anything in life is directly related to their ability to communicate clearly and effectively. When a client calls and asks, as they do, ‘what’s your best rate?’...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Jan 12, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 2
Few among us look forward to making cold calls. We know what it’s like to be on the receiving end. When someone cold-calls me, he is intruding on my life without an invitation. He is interrupting whatever I may be doing. This can bring out a side of me that is abrupt,...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
This piece was originally published on the most excellent mortgage news site Canadian Mortgage Trends. Day One. New business cards in hand, you sit down at your new desk in the brokerage office, what now? Your first three years are going to be hard work....
