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c22 economist suntribune february 24 19s8 family trust honors top agents susan grober tempted by bacon eggs and steaming coffee the top real estate agents of family trusts head office in markham turned up at a breakfast held in then- honor at cullen country barns last fri day morning these folks are the hardest working people in real estate regional manager betty webber said in an interview more than 40 agents gathered in the milliken room to applaude their fellow workers who won the family trust pres idents award of excellence for the award president gerry mcgoey recognized rodeen antrobus with 1414000 in real estate sales in january john hawcocwith 2301500 in sales joanne bond and linda hawco as their coworkers cheered on our secret is teamwork said web ber afterward they cheer and they holler and they hoot for each other we all work together for family trust honored as rookies of the year were gloria rodrigues and wendy bell web ber warned them that once youve been here six months youre no longer consi dered a rookie then youve become a fullfledged real estate agent with handson training we dont have a product to sell she said we have to go out and get a house listed our real product is our service x were one of the biggest local success stories in markham and a lot of the cre dit is due to our real estate agents said webber if they dont get listings we dont get market share v family trust corporation realtor president gerry mcgoey left stands with some of the top real estate agents in the markham office from left joanne bond linda hawco rodeen antrobus photobill lanning john hawco and regional manager betty webber were treated to an appreciation breakfast at cullen country barns new home sales on the rise sales of new homes total led 2646 in jauary the high est level since march 1987 im encouraged by this strong performance said gordon thompson presi dent of the toronto home builders association in his monthly report of activity in the greater toronto area while its too early to pre dict a major trend buyer confidence mortgage rate stability and a broad range of quality new homes on the market give cause for optimism housing data report pre pared by brethour research associates stated that the 2646 sales consisted of 1857 freehold homes and 789 con dominiums the west region led the way in freehold sales with 930 followed by north 439 east 392 and central 96 in december 1479 new homes were sold 1001 freehold and 478 condomi niums the contents of federal finance minister michael wilsons budget speech rein force our belief that the heal thy economic climate cur rently enjoyed in the toron to area will continue which bodes well for home buyers said thompson president of j perez toronto corp a prominent development and home- building firm thompson said he is also pleased with the apparent rejuvenation of the resale market a factor that will lead to sales in the new home sector the toronto home buil ders association was estab lished in 1921 and has more than 850 member companies representing builderre novatordevelopers finan cial professional supply service and sub- contractors and is the largest affiliate of the ontar io and canadian home buil ders associations linda payne just listed 216900 prestigious lakeview home less than 2 yrs new 3 bdrms master ensuite wi closet kitchenfamily rm combo with fp wo loaded with extras dont hesitate call linda payne 6402082 ii kathy clulow build your dream home this is the time 89000 for 10 treed acres ne ux- bridge kathy clulow 640- 2082 commercial investment uxbridge 188500 ideal as a professional building good location call kahy clulow 6402082 res 852- 5142 absolutely unique this uxbridge home must be seen renovated cen tury cottage on large lot old english gardens artists delight 189000 kathy clulow 6402082 jtes 8525142 w country lqne keith puckrln ivohct try 15000 down starter home in the v of stouffville 3 bdrms maintenance free exterior huge lot call wayne or gila keeler 6402082 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