UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBINARS
PAST EVENTS & WEBINARS
REALiTY 24 | REAL RETURNS: BUILDING WEALTH WITH REAL ESTATE

Learn everything you need to know about generating wealth through real estate. Hear from leading industry experts as they dive into the world of investment properties and explain how to leverage them to both boost your clients’ wealth and elevate your success in real estate.
Mentored by a top real estate broker early in his career, and a broker owner himself David Gorski strategically mentors over 200 realtors at
 Sutton Group - Summit Realty, sharing his guidance, inspiration and participating on stage alongside Magic Johnston and Daymond John.

 
REALiTY 24 is the only conference in Canada offering a new perspective on real estate organized by OREA. Gain insights on what strategies work for successful entrepreneurs, hear from industry experts from across North America who have found success in their own way, and network with like-minded individuals, all in one place.
Sutton Quantum's Walkable Challenge! 
 
A friendly competition is being challenged by Sutton Quantum to all Sutton Brokerages.
Who can raise the most funds for their local Coldest Night of the Year charity event? Let's find out.

Sutton Quantum in Oakville and Mississauga Ontario are participating in the Coldest Night of the Year charity event. The event is a winter fundraiser and that is aiming to raise $85,000 to support our homeless initiatives and provide opportunity and programs to teach youth skills to not become homeless.

Are you ready to join the challenge? Walk with us!
Registration is now open for Coldest Night of the Year and is 100% free to join!. Be sure to register your team
5 Most trending errors and how licensees can avoid them! 
 
Chris Johnston addressed upcoming changes, risk management tips, and insurance coverage in his presentation. Finally, a review of common claims and tips to prevent them, as well as recent trends in claims that we are watching.

The presentation is exclusive to BC, but all agents who want to attend are welcome.

 
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS,
A 7-NIGHT GETAWAY IN SAN JUAN, TORTOLA & ST KITTS - EASTERN CARIBBEAN!

NETWORKING IS ALWAYS MORE FUN IN THE SUN. 


CRUISE ITINERARY: 
đź“Ť Port Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

AT SEA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, TORTOLA, B.V.I. BASSETERRE, ST KITTS & NEVIS AT SEA, AT SEA FORT LAUDERDALE.
Everything that you ever wanted to know about FINTRAC Penalties.

Attention Broker Owners!

The real estate sector remains the industry that is most frequently examined by FINTRAC and the most penalized.

Join The AML Shop and FINTRACKER for this valuable virtual session on October 4th at 1pm EST. In this exclusive webinar for Sutton, Adam Feldman (Principal, Risk Management and Technology at The AML Shop) and Simon Fiore (President, FINTRACKER) will outline what brokerages need to know about costly FINTRAC penalties.

The session won't be recorded.
"Economic and Market Update for Canadian Housing Markets"

As one of CREA's economists, Ryan Biln helps provide housing market intelligence to boards, associations, members, and various other stakeholders in the real estate industry. Born and raised in British Columbia, Ryan enjoys being outdoors, staying active, and spending quality time with family and friends. Ryan recently celebrated seven years with the association.

Ryan shared some Canadian housing market insights.

The session was not recorded. If you're interested in the presentation, please reach out to maria@sutton.com
Empty Homes Tax and Similar Tax Measures

 This webinar reviewed the basics of the Empty Homes Tax, what some of the unique exceptions to the rule are, as well as where the City of Vancouver is currently at in terms of its audit and enforcement measures.
 
Participants at this webinar will come away with an understanding how they can best protect their clients, whether buying or selling a residential property within the City of Vancouver, as well as how to avoid the pitfalls of recent stringent audits conducted by City staff. 

The session was not recorded. If you're interested in the presentation, please reach out to maria@sutton.com
Sutton Spring Connect is back, and we're excited to see everyone again! We are thrilled to welcome a Senior Data Scientist at CREA who will review current housing data, forecasts, and other economic data to put current housing markets into context. Our world now relies on our online connectivity. You will also learn to expand your knowledge and gain insights alongside David Greenspan, CEO & Founder of MindShare 101. How would we connect with people if social media shuts down tomorrow? How would we grow our businesses?

Click the link below to go to our Eventbrite page. Registration is limited, so make sure you act fast!
Sutton Spring Connect is back, and we're excited to see everyone again! We are thrilled to welcome a Senior Data Scientist at CREA who will review current housing data, forecasts, and other economic data to put current housing markets into context. Our world now relies on our online connectivity. You will also learn to expand your knowledge and gain insights alongside David Greenspan, CEO & Founder of MindShare 101. How would we connect with people if social media shuts down tomorrow? How would we grow our businesses?

Click the link below to go to our Eventbrite page. Registration is limited, so make sure you act fast!
Preventing Fraud in your Real Estate Practices.

Greg Dent from ReallyTrusted navigated in a live demo of some of the features that help ensure that your brokerage is ready for your next FINTRAC examination.  

ReallyTrusted’s remote verification technology and the training they’ve provided to their users are an important part of Preventing fraud in the industry - Greg will touch on how ReallyTrusted has supported their clients over the last few months as fraud has become more topical than ever.

Find more by clicking the link below
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Introducing Turn-Key Solutions For Direct Mail.

Please join Sandra Bejger from Canada Post and Nate Schick from One To One Mailing (Canada Post Expert Partner.)  This exclusive webinar will introduce you to the new Post Now tool that is a one stop shop for Canada Post Direct Mail. 

Agents will be able to leverage their corporate Sutton discounted rate while One To One Mailing does all the work for you. Booking Neighbourhood Mail, Personalized Mail and Postal Code Targeting has never been easier.  

Find out more how you can save time and money by joining this webinar!

 
Profitable Productivity: High-Level Time Management and Award Winning Business Habits!

There is one thing that every single person is given the exact same amount of every day – 24 hours. Although we all receive the same amount, there are vast amounts of differences in how people make use of it, and even diligent task masters get overwhelmed at times.
In this webinar, Sue Styles revealed productivity culprits and share proven strategies to create results every day so that your year-end goals are reached and rewarded.
Highlights:
  • Proactive Time Management 
  • The importance of defining details
  • Conscious control for clarity
  • Degrees of being stretched too thin
  • Winning work styles
Technology Risk Management

John Mayfield is an author, broker, speaker and  2022 Missouri REALTORS President. 

John has spoken to thousands of real estate professionals throughout his tenure. He has been a featured speaker at the National Association of REALTORS® conventions on several occasions and taught in the Technology Resource Center for NAR. He is the author of eight books and creator of the "5-Minutes Series for Real Estate Agents," Cengage Learning, with over 25,000 copies sold.

In one hour virtual presentation, John talked about ways to protect agents' data, consumers' data and other top threats facing today's real estate professionals 
and helped you to be familiar with phishing, vishing, smishing and pharming terms.
Top Tax Tips for Brokers Owners and REALTORS®

Anu S Kakkar brings his expertise and shares the best ways to implement a system to manage finances more efficiently, ensuring users don't under-claim any legit business expenses, save as much tax as possible, and avoid penalties. Anu is the principal consultant and owner at AAT Business Consulting Inc. 

In this webinar, he will look at:
  • Great tax tips for Broker Owners and REALTORS® (sole proprietors and PRECs)
  • Highlighting the top tax deductions for Brokerages and Real Estate Agents
  • The advantages of setting up a PREC for REALTORS®
  • Essential tax planning tips for Broker Owners
  • The best ways to manage your income and expenses for timely tax returns and so much more.   
Just Listed, Just Sold

Alysha McLean, an Elite Coach from Kathleen Black Coaching & Consulting Inc, will talk about the adage that remains true, once one house sells on a street, another is sure to follow.

The question is how to be the agent the seller will choose to list their home?

This topic examines:
  • How agents can get more "now" opportunities and build a more robust future funnel.
  • She will examine our agent network's steps and systems and how they convey their value to potential clients.
  • Avoid offering free work, and secure more business in the process!

 
DATZ Solutions. The Only Full Brokerage Operating System in Canada.

David Lofthaug, Manager of Sales and Product Development, discussed the benefits of connecting the 4 Key Players in the Real Estate Transaction. With a 20-minute Demo included in this presentation.
The key areas Datz Solutions will impact:
  • Efficient Accounting will reduce your workload by 30%
  • Smart Transaction Room streamlines your workflow and saves you time and money.
  • Compliance and Audits are never fun, but they are when Datz keeps you compliant all the time.
  • Reporting is more than a profit and loss column. it is easily seeing everything going on in your brokerage
  • Law Firms are an important part of the transaction, why not provide them with a professional way of retrieving documents.
Brokers and Managers: We've sent an email with the webinar recap link. If you haven't received it and are interested in watching it, please get in touch with maria@sutton.com
 
Reach More Clients With Video on Facebook 2022 

Megan Shallow is a Social Media Expert and Owner of BNL Media Consulting,

Don't miss the chance to make your Facebook page more attractive as she will dive into how to reach more clients using all the Video Tools available on Facebook.


Highlights:
  • Learn how to leverage video on your organic posts in order to increase engagement with your existing community. 
  • Leverage the power of Facebook Reels to attract new clientele to your Facebook Business Page. 
  • Feel empowered to use Facebook IG Stories with ease and success so that your followers can keep tabs on what you're up to in the industry on a day-to-day basis. 

 
How to Master The Listing Presentation
Jim has been a trainer, coach, and keynote speaker for over thirty years.
His presentations are filled with laughter and storytelling, which helps audiences stay focused and engaged.


During this fast paced presentation Jim will dive into the strategies used by North America’s most successful REALTORS to dominate their local markets.


 
Benefits of Using Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail

NEW DATE! Due to unforeseen circumstances, this webinar has been rescheduled. 

Our Canada Post Representative, Sandra Berger, is back to show you all of the benefits of using Neighbourhood Mail.

If you've been curious about Neighbourhood Mail or if you've been wondering how to use the Canada Post app on Homebase, this is the webinar for you!
Crucial Elements of Successful Marketing

Andrew Fogliato is back for another webinar on March 23rd, 2022. In this webinar Andrew will share his top 6 crucial elements of a successful marketing plan.

Andrew's 6 elements include:
1. Discover: How to get potential clients to find out you exist
2. Conversations: How to get conversations started
3. Join: Get them to join your mailing list/get their contact info
4. Convert: Turn the contacts into clients
5. Trust: How to create trust with your clients and potential clients
6. Loyalty: How to build loyalty so your clients will refer you and promote you to their network both online and off.


 
FINTRAC TRAINING SESSION

On February 23rd we hosted a FINTRAC training session with the AML Shop. This 1-hour presentation covered:
  • Penalties for non-compliance
  • The extent of money laundering in Canada
  • How the real estate sector can be exploited by criminals
  • Indicators of suspicious activity for the real estate sector
  • When and how to verify a client’s identity
  • Making third party determinations
  • Beneficial ownership determinations
  • Politically exposed person determinations
5 Steps to a Flood of New Listings with Jim Remley

Jim Remley is an internationally recognized expert in the field of residential real estate. Entering the real estate industry at the age of 19 Jim shattered sales records by listing over 150 properties in one twelve-month period and became listed in the top 1% of REALTORS nationwide within two years of entering the real estate business.

On November 3rd, Jim will be here to teach you his 5 steps to get a flood of new listings! In this presentation, he will touch on:
  • Text Marketing & Email Marketing Using Next Gen Tools
  • Micro-Marketing with Narrow Casting Techniques
  • Video Engagement – The Dr. Phil Approach

And so much more!
Canada Post Smartmail Marketing Solutions on Personalized Mail & Data

Are you a new agent or a seasoned agent who has a database of home addresses that you would like to target?  If not then no problem, because Canada Post can provide address lists and data so you can target your desired prospects with Personalized Mail.  

Our Canada Post Customer Success Manager, Sandra Bejger, will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday September 15th at 10am PST (1pm EST.)  

Topics discussed will be:
When to say YES to Personalized Mail, data, rates and booking yourself versus using a Canada Post Partner.

To participate, please register by clicking on the link below and an email invitation will be sent directly to your calendar 3 business days prior to the webinar date with a Microsoft Teams Link to access the Live Presentation.
Session 2 on building a profitable business 

Many agents struggle to create a Profitable Business because they have not been properly trained to build a business.
Building a business and selling real estate are two different things. The industry focuses primarily on Volume and not so much on Return on Volume or Profit. Building a solid foundation and having a clear plan are critical to your ongoing success.
In this session we will be presenting on:
- The 2 sides of the coin in managing Profit
- The 5 Purposes of a Business
- How to access our FREE Business Planning Tool
- An additional session titled: Stop the Insanity & Start taking control of your finances NOW!
How to Work with Investors

Working with investors is a great way to build a loyal clientele, decrease your sales cycle, and increase your deal flow in a shorter period of time. Investors are always buying and selling so it makes sense to work with them but how do you stand out and make these connections? Gord Lemon will be joining us to give you some tips and tricks to position yourself as the agent to work with for investment properties. Gord Lemon has been a real estate entrepreneur in Canada & the U.S. for over 26 years specializing in renovation and value enhancement of single and multi-residential properties; rent to owns, long term holds and commercial property ownership. His program, InAgent, is a training program specifically designed to help agents catapult their business by working more seamlessly with Investors. For a limited time, Gord is offering 15% off his InAgent training to any Sutton agent that signs up following this webinar.
Stop Just Making Money & Start Building A Profitable Business

Many agents struggle to create a Profitable Business because they have not been properly trained to build a business.

Building a business and selling real estate are two different things. The industry focuses primarily on Volume and not so much on Return on Volume or Profit. Building a solid foundation and having a clear plan are critical to your ongoing success.

In this session we will be presenting on:

The 2 sides of the coin in managing Profit
The 5 Purposes of a Business
How to access our FREE Business Planning Tool
An additional session titled: Stop the Insanity & Start taking control of your finances NOW!

Looking forward to guiding you to greater Profitability Success!
How to use Canada Post's Precision Targeter to Reach Your Audience
Are you wondering how to use the Canada Post app in Homebase?

Sandra Bejger from Canada Post is joining us to go through the app and give you all the tools you need to make your next direct mail campaign a success!

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