Anita Benabou Rozenblat Finally Did It

I'm proud to share some great news with everyone,as of November 26th 2010 I have passed my Broker's Exam which now makes me a Certified Real Estate Broker............am I going to open up my own agency?
Time will tell.....stay tuned

xoxo

Anita

Benabou-Rozenblat Drags Ethics Front and Centre in Local Real Estate Wars

Benabou-Rozenblat Drags Ethics Front and Centre in Local Real Estate Wars
Written By Bram Eisenthal (Journalist/Editor)


If you have ever bought or sold a home, chances are you have dealt with Real Estate Agents. As far as I am concerned, from my perspective as a client, they come in two categories: 1/ Smart businesspeople, who understand the market, connect with their clients and want their clients to emerge from the deal eminently satisfied. The agent makes money, but not at the expense of the client and 2/Shrewd, ruthless individuals who con you into buying a house you don’t want or need and often hide the nasty details in order to make the sale at all costs.
I have, unfortunately, tasted both pieces of that pie. When I sold my home in NDG in the early 1990s, I benefitted from the services and talents of a savvy, kindly and energetic veteran agent named Patricia Tustin who is sadly no longer with us. She sold my duplex for what was then a very fair price for me as well as the buyer. We were both very happy. In the late 1990s, when my then-wife and I were searching for a home on Blossom Avenue in Cote St. Luc, we used the founder of a West End agency who, it turned out, was far from honest with us. She recommended an inspector she claimed was a professional when we asked the question, it turned out later that he wasn’t and it cost us about $10,000 two years later to fix a problem he had missed. This agent was in the No. 2 category and I will never use her firm again, nor will I recommend it or her to anyone else. Was it worth lying to us for that dubious distinction and a few bucks, I wonder?

Getting to know her as I have these past few years, Anita Benabou-Rozenblat is definitely a Number One agent, in every conceivable way. She parlayed a successful career selling her own line of clothing on the Home Shopping Channel aired in Canada into the ultimate cold call, emerging from under the stressful veil of her real estate exams and landing on the ground running, starting to sell almost immediately.

I wrote a column about Anita a few years back (Briefly Bram, The Monitor, March 2007) and my initial glowing impressions of her have expanded incrementally with every award she has won, every house she has sold... and there have been many of the latter. In fact, I would challenge anyone to prove they’ve got a better close rate, or a better reputation. And while she is indeed a beautiful, classy woman, in my opinion, this has been accomplished without the need to place sexy billboards all over the city, leading me to believe “those” campaigns are more about body image than they are about brick and mortar.

If you decide to take a little tour around this site, by all means check out Anita’s blog, which gives you an idea of the sense of morals and ethics that guide her every waking moment... only her husband, I’m sorry to say, can tell us what guides her while she’s asleep. “Choose your agent based on honesty, ethics, experience, competence and marketing,” Anita advises prospective clients, stressing that any agent who knocks another is a sign of an unconfident agent who is concerned they themselves do not have the goods. Maliciousness is also not a sound human trait, as we all know, and anyone practising it should be avoided like the Plague. Remember, they burned witches in Salem for guile and deceit... yet here, in this time and place, some are still allowed to work in Real Estate.

Unfortunately, that green-eyed spectre named Envy isn’t limited to those desiring snazzier cars and Hope-like diamonds. It’s quite abundant in the workplace, as well. When it comes to Benabou-Rozenblat’s success-studded resume, it’s no wonder some of her peers are envious of her.

From the age of 17 on, she worked at a hair salon as a shampoo girl, then studied evenings to become a much-touted dental assistant (how many people can claim they cleaned the teeth of musicians Hall & Oates, Tina Turner & Rod Stewart), worked as an actress in many films and, at age 22, garnered the opportunity to work with the late Douglas “Coco” Leopold, the gateway to her career as a fashion designer. So, few who know her well are surprised that Anita is breaking records as a Real Estate agent and has been awarded such industry honours as Double Centurion Producer (2009) and Centurion Producer (2008). Bare in mind she has been working in the industry for a very short time compared to most others.

What IS most wondrous, however, is that she does so by choosing ethics as her guide. Judging from my experiences, that isn’t always the case.
Well done, Anita... you’re one of a kind!

Bad Mouthing Real Estate Agents is a No No

Choose your agent based on honesty, ethics, experience, competence and marketing, and don't chase after those tossing around pie-in-the-sky numbers. If and when you decide to interview an agent, do not go with the agent that criticizes another agent! That’s your sign of danger! A good agent uses everyday ethics by respecting not only you the Seller but by respecting other Agents. If you suspect any bad mouthing or anything malicious being said, it may be a sign that the agent he/she is speaking of is their competition or a very reputable powerful agent well known in your area that may be a threat to them.
If an agent goes on and on about her performance of sales and achievements or awards, ask them for proof. After all,the SELLER have a right to the truth.
If as a SELLER you constantly see familiar agents sign on many properties, then that’s your answer. He/She might be the one to choose.
After all, they are the hard working agents of your community.
Listen to your heart and go with your gut instinct.
Good agents are hard to find.
Good agents know the meaning of being ethical.
Shop Smart

(Rabbi) Rav Haïm A. MORYOUSSEF

À une personne extraordinaire,
À l’occasion de son anniversaire!
Madame, Anita Bénabou Rozenblat!

À l’occasion de votre énième printemps,
Je suis heureux et fort content,
De vous présenter mes vœux les plus sincères,
En vous souhaitant un « JOYEUX ANNIVERSAIRE »!

Il m’est, fraternellement, fort agréable,
De féliciter vos parents bien aimables,
D’avoir contribué aux Œuvres du « TOUT LOUABLE »,
En mettant au monde, une « ANITA » formidable!

Puisse le Très-Haut Puissant, en cette journée merveilleuse,
Vous doter de Sa Bénédiction si précieuse,
Et vous permettre de vivre « éternellement » heureuse.

Fasse l’Éternel, Créateur de l’Univers,
Exaucer vos vœux et désirs les plus chers,
Et que vous puissiez, à tout jamais, Lui plaire!

Avec
Mes plus vives salutations!
Ma parfaite considération!
Et ma sincère bénédiction!

MAZZAL TOV! MAZZAL TOV!

Avec la bénédiction de « BÈN PORAT YOSSEF !
Rav Haïm A. MORYOUSSEF

Anita Benabou Rozenblat’s Topic of the day-What are the benefits of becoming a homeowner?

Being a homeowner means… Living in a house that suits your needs and lifestyle. Whether you want to have a playroom for your children or a bedroom for your guests, you are free to use the space you own as you wish. Taking advantage of all the benefits of a long-term investment. Finally no more rents that go into someone else’s pockets! Your monthly mortgage payments will be used to build sizeable capital that you will recover once your house is fully paid. How good is that!Making fixed payments which, depending on the type of mortgage you choose, protect you against possible interest rate increases. This is quite different from the unforeseeable rent fluctuations tenants must deal with… Benefiting from more privacy and a new freedom. Since you are the one to run the show, decisions regarding renovation, decoration and maintenance are yours. Moreover, nobody will enter your home or force you to leave for an inspection or maintenance purposes.
It'll be your home, your palace!

Anita Benabou Rozenblat "Its all or nothing"

You may of heard of my services through many of your friends, family members or through the grapevine!
In 3 years of my career, I have managed to bring home 2 awards. With over 120 sales , I've commited myself 100% to all my clients. No one deserves less.
There are no short cuts in my business. Its all or nothing.
Try me, you can't regret working with the best!
Working with me is not only an experience it itself, its also gaining a very special person in your life.
"I treat my clients the way I'd want someone to treat my family"

Who can’t appreciate the following scenario? A potential buyer wants to see your property at a time that is not convenient for you, for example during the day and you’re not available, or on the weekend you had planned to be away. It’s my job to show your property whenever it’s convenient for the buyer and you can depend on me to respond in a gracious and professional manner to handle these matters for you.

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Marketing Your Property
Access to MLS
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Anita's Website which has generated over 6,900 hits since April 1st 2010
Providing Appropriate Forms and Agreements
Handling Negotiations
Access to Additional Assistance for Financing Resources
Open house
Caravans
Free Homestaging with a Touch of Class
Managing Inspections
And finally the closing, I do it all from A-Z


Allowing me to manage the details involved with selling your home is the best thing you can do to reduce the stress associated with selling your property. My professionalism and ability knowing the ins and outs of the market can provide valuable insight as to how to successfully sell your property quickly.
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