Why SLATE? I have SLATE on my Manitoba licence plate, 204-77-SLATE (777-5283), http://www.call77slate.com/ and use SLATE throughout my marketing material.  Slate Communications was the name given to my marketing company for many years. (letters abbreviated from my name Sharon Lancaster).I have recently 'metamorphosed' the company - or more importantly my energies - towards pursuing my passion  for Real Estate. As a Guerrilla Marketing Guru, Advertising Exec and Communications Consultant, I know the importance of building on the past in order to springboard into the future. Peeling off the Communications moniker was easy, learning about, and passing the licencing requirements for a Real Estate Professional was the hard part!! So, after months of intensive studying and extreme pressure, a... 10/21/2007

Slow and steady growth forecast for residential real estate in major Canadian markets in 2008, says RE/MAX Canadian home sales to top 500,000 in 2007 After posting extraordinary gains in 2007, housing market performance will moderate in most major Canadian centres in 2008, according to a report released today by RE/MAX. The RE/MAX Housing Market Outlook 2008 examined residential real estate trends in 18 markets across the country.  The report found that while economic prospects will continue to improve next year, few major markets are expected to exceed record sales levels set in 2007.  Winnipeg, Hamilton-Burlington, Kitchener-Waterloo, London-St. Thomas, Ottawa, Sudbury, Saint John, Halifax-Dartmouth, and St. John's are all predicted to buck the trend in 2008, with appreciation ranging... 10/20/2007