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Meet Mr. Real Estate. Find out why even he guessed wrong
Meet Mr. Real Estate. Find out why even he guessed wrong

Meet Mr. Real Estate. Find out why even he guessed wrong

Date2/12/1982
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127721F
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
The Belcourt family, Patricia, Marc, and children Lisa, 3, and Stephen, 7-stand outside their house in West Hill which they sold for $54,000, only to find 10 days later it had been resold for $63,000. Belcourt has asked the Supreme Court of Ontario to cancel the first sale and refund the $2,700 real estate commission. They have been offered the $9,000 and the commission out of court.
7/17/1973
In the running: Real estate executive Herb McGroarty, 64, left, talks to householder Valerie Stapley about why she should vote for him as mayor of East York in the Nov
In the running: Real estate executive Herb McGroarty, 64, left, talks to householder Valerie Stapley about why she should vote for him as mayor of East York in the Nov
10/21/1982
Bosley Real Estate's David Sutherland: He has been selling real estate for 25 years and considers 1983 an extremely good year
Bosley Real Estate's David Sutherland: He has been selling real estate for 25 years and considers 1983 an extremely good year
8/23/1983
Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
Will the real fit-man please stand up? In Monday's Life section a story about Brian Haring and his toys for lazy slobs contained he wrong picture of him
12/15/1983
Dr. Charles King: Atlanta man who holds seminars on racism says the real enemy remains the bankers, the real estate people, the school board folks - all who keep black people out of the mainstream.
Dr. Charles King: Atlanta man who holds seminars on racism says the real enemy remains the bankers, the real estate people, the school board folks - all who keep black people out of the mainstream.
3/29/1988
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
Treasure of Whiterock Estates, Ronald Bluestein sits in his office in downtown Toronto explaining his company's real estate operations in Ontario. He is one of three principals in the firm which subdivides farm land, and then aggressively sells lots with the slogan Own a Piece of Canada. A team of Star investigators has disclosed that titles to many of the Whiterock Estates lots are faulty.
9/10/1971
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
Doreen MacDonald picked up a toaster from a pile of battered appliances in the Qeen St. E. Soup-to-nuts junk store run by Jack Himself Cohen. One dollar. Himself said. Does it work? Doreen asked. I don't know. Why don't you plug it in and find out? All I do is sell as is. You won't plug it in? No. Doreen paid the $1 and once again proved Himself's credo: I don't polish anything. I learned my lesson when I polished the $25 special finish off a candelabra early in business. Since then I sell everything just as it is. [Incomplete]
6/13/1972
Dennis Perlin: City solicitor to find out why work was allowed to continue.
Dennis Perlin: City solicitor to find out why work was allowed to continue.
9/23/1991
No sale: Frank Pougnet stands beside the sign he has put up on his Mississauga door to discourage real estate agents from offering to sell his house which backs on to a golf course near Dixie
No sale: Frank Pougnet stands beside the sign he has put up on his Mississauga door to discourage real estate agents from offering to sell his house which backs on to a golf course near Dixie
4/6/1987
Real estate broker Bruce Conklin says it is common knowlege that his field is overcrowded. He feels solution outlined in his letter - salesmen becoming unionized - would serve the public interest.
Real estate broker Bruce Conklin says it is common knowlege that his field is overcrowded. He feels solution outlined in his letter - salesmen becoming unionized - would serve the public interest.
9/29/1971
Bob Owen: Real estate should be full-time occupation, Toronto Real Estate Board spokesman says.
Bob Owen: Real estate should be full-time occupation, Toronto Real Estate Board spokesman says.
12/22/1981
Your friendly neighborhood restaurant is beginning to get squeezed by the big fast-food chains, says veteran real estate specialist Danny Givalas, above. Givalas has worked for the Johnny Longo real estate agency, on Danforth Ave. near Coxwell Ave., for 2
Your friendly neighborhood restaurant is beginning to get squeezed by the big fast-food chains, says veteran real estate specialist Danny Givalas, above. Givalas has worked for the Johnny Longo real estate agency, on Danforth Ave. near Coxwell Ave., for 2
7/10/1978