Education & Events

All Lakelands Education sessions are subsidized for members to encourage participation.

The real estate industry changes quickly therefore we focus on acquiring speakers that help you stay up-to-date on new tools, tips, legislations, clauses and more, to keep you competitive and in-the-know.

Missed a virtual education session? See below:

• How to Increase Listings & Sales with Valerie Garcia – February 2023
  Learn over 20 ways to get more listings this year and discover how today’s customers make purchasing decisions and how to keep your messages from feeling like spam. You’ll get tactical advice, a dose of fun, and strategies you can start implementing today.
• All About Staging with Nina Doiron – February 2023
  Learn strategic marketing techniques to help sellers sell quickly and for more money in a challenging market and avoid disappointing sellers.
• The Path of Least Resistance with David Greenspan – January 2023
  Being the path of least resistance means you are top of mind, have become the easy option, made it simple to call you, and ultimately work with you.
• Advertising, Brand Development, and Lead Generation with WellKnown – December 2022
  Learn where to spend your ad dollars, how to build your REALTOR® brand, and lead generation tactics.
• Septic Systems and Real Estate Transactions – December 2022
  An onsite sewage system is a critical piece of infrastructure for any rural home or waterfront property. Learn about the basic septic system functionality, advanced treatment units, how septics are regulated in Ontario, best practices and levels of septic inspections, and an agent’s required due diligence in relation to septics.
• HPI Training with Chris Jokel from CREA – November 2022
  Learn what MLS® HPI is,why it is the best price measure available, and how members can leverage the MLS® HPI tool to help themselves and their clients better understand home price trends in their local areas.
• Mortgage Nightmares for REALTORS® with Elan Weintraub – September 2022
  Learn about common mistakes REALTORS® make related to mortgages, and how to prevent them. Get specific, practical information to help increase productivity, save time, and reduce the risk for yourself and your clients.
• All About Geowarehouse – June 2022
  Learn all key aspects of how to use GeoWarehouse
• REALTORS® Guide to the Senior Market with Barry Lebow – May 2022
  Session to show REALTORS® that the current market, based on first-time buyers cannot sustain itself. The market will peak and the next boom will be with Boomers. Are you prepared for a major demographic reality and shift?
• FINTRAC with Simon Parham, CREA – February 2022
  June 2021 major changes were made to Canada’s FINTRAC Regime. Simon Parham, CREA Legal Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer, will be reviewing the changes and highlighting the resources that exist to help you comply.
• Boundary Rights with Elan Weisleder – February 2022
  Learn what your rights are under the Line Fences Act with respect to boundary issues, how to read an easement on the title to a proper, issues about waterfront properties, the shore road allowance and when you will need to obtain a survey, and much more.
• LinkedIn Marketing for REALTORS® with Andrea Stenberg – January 2022
  LinkedIn is a professional networking platform and you can rapidly grow your network with the right strategy.
• Appraisals for Superior Listings & Sales with Barry Lebow – January 2022
  Learn how to look at the practical, the everyday, and how to prepare and use a listing presentation every time. Barry will discuss pre-listing packages and will teach you how to price odd-ball houses, the unusual, and the difficult, as well as how to adjust between neighbourhoods.

2022 Panel of Planners:

• Huntsville and Area – October 2022
  Updates from planners from Town of Huntsville, Township of Lake of Bays, Township of Muskoka Lakes.
• Haliburton and Area – October 2022
  Updates from planners from County of Haliburton, Municipality of Highlands East, Township of Minden Hills, and Township of Ramara.
• Collingwood and Area – October 2022
  Updates from planners from Town of The Blue Mountains, Township Of Clearview, Town of Collingwood, Town of Meaford, Town of Wasaga Beach, and Grey County.
• Midland and Area – October 2022
  Updates from planners from Town of Midland, Town of Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Tay Township, and County of Simcoe.