by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
What did I learn prepping for, and moderating, the Lender panel at the CMBABC annual conference last week? One topic; rates There’s a range of expectations among lenders, and this range is somewhere between a decrease in Prime of 0.75% to 1.25% by the end of...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 13, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker
None of us is all one thing. To be human is to hold two conflicting thoughts in our minds at the same time. IE ‘This is a dangerous activity, and also I love this activity; ‘This is a crazy person, and also I love this person’ ‘I really need...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Apr 6, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker
We’ve more than a housing crisis, increasingly what we have is a crisis of confidence. Confidence that a solution will be found, let alone enacted, in our lifetimes. Confidence in any level of government, let alone in the various levels working in harmony. This...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 29, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering, Be The Better Broker
Short Version All good things come to an end, and sometimes we choose the end… as crazy it feels to do! When you see an opportunity, or are handed one on a silver platter; GO FOR IT! Never stop pursuing the next big thing! Even though you may not be sure exactly what...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 23, 2024 | Be The Better Broker
The number one reason we don’t work with people? They failed to (continually) follow up. The number one thing many of us fail to do? Consistent follow up Why do I email you every Sunday with a new thought? To consistently follow up. Who are you emailing weekly, or...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 15, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering
Short Version Be Present Be Focused Be Your Best Simple, but not easy. I’m trying to be all of the above. But is trying enough? Not according to Yoda. Not according to me either. I can, and I will do better. Long Version It’s easy to lose focus, no matter...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 7, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering
March 8th – International Womens Day And the word of the day is? Ally Other forms: allies; allied; Allies; allying If you’ve an ally, you’ve someone on your side. Everyone needs someone on their side. Ally; consider this an everyday word, not...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Mar 2, 2024 | #ThisIsBrokering
The only drama I need in my life is a track by the same name on Ice-T’s album ‘Power’. Otherwise, when being drawn into drama, I ask myself… Should I; Get involved in this drama at all? Repeat this story to anyone ever? Dwell on it? Sometimes...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 24, 2024 | Be The Better Broker
As some learned late last week, changes are afoot in my world. As per above. I was asked about my contract from time to time, a document I paid a lot of attention to in the Fall of 2018, but very little once signed. In my mind it was a 5 year contract. In reality it...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Feb 17, 2024 | Be The Better Broker
Recently I had a table of industry professionals explaining to me why Vancouver Real Estate was in a bubble. These smart young men were sitting ~3,000KM’s away from Vancouver… and only 1 had ever been to the city, and that was for just a weekend....
