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Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh
Jan 17, 2023
Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh featuring Nicole Plaxen
It’s the 50th episode of our podcast and we’re celebrating by bringing you an outstanding conversation with one of the foremost agents in luxury real estate. Join Howard and his guest Nicole Plaxen as they discuss her career and her experiences working in the highly competitive world of ultra-luxury real estate.
Nicole developed her real estate skills with one of the world’s most legendary luxury real estate figures: her mentor, Sally Forster Jones. Since 2007, Nicole, alongside Sally, has played a significant role in taking the SFJ Group to $9 billion+ in sales. She has participated in over 2,500 transactions including stratospheric sales such as the Spelling Manor for $85,000,000 and Minecraft creator Markus Persson’s Trousdale estate for $70,000,000.
Working in this high-profile environment, Nicole has gained priceless experience and exceptional leadership skills, perfected the art of negotiation, and has personally acquired a roster of clients packed with professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals from around the globe.
Her confident skill in navigating the most complex transactions, along with her extensive knowledge of real estate contracts, has earned the admiration and trust of her prestigious clientele. Because her highest priority is protecting her buyers and sellers, she treats the full escrow process as a continuous negotiation in which she never stops working for her clients.
Nicole draws on a rare combination of intuition, creativity, and sharp business skills to consistently close deals. Her involvement in thousands of inspections has given her a keen understanding of property conditions, a critical advantage in guiding her clients through the escrow process.
Her love of real estate was born long before she joined the SFJ Group. As a child, she watched in fascination as her mother successfully bought and flipped homes throughout Los Angeles. Ten years later, she began her career as a title rep and later a mortgage account executive. In 2007, she left the mortgage industry to pursue her passion for real estate sales.
A long-time resident of Beverly Hills, Nicole is passionately dedicated to an array of charitable causes. She’s also a supporter of Worldvision.org.
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Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh
Mar 7, 2023
Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh featuring Andrew Fogliato
Howard speaks with Andrew Fogliato about his career in the real estate industry, from starting out as an agent, becoming a trainer, and starting his own online marketing business for Realtors to his acquisition of Real Estate Magazine (REM) Canada’s premier monthly magazine for real estate professionals.
Andrew Fogliato has been in the real estate industry since you still had to physically print out 6 copies of an offer plus a clean one for the lawyer when the deal was done.
He’s worked as an agent, a trainer for one of the big brands, as a proptech consultant, a marketer, a speaker, and more.
Now he owns Just Sell Homes, a real estate marketing agency that specializes in helping Realtors grow their business, and RealEstateMagazine.ca, the premier source of news for Canadian Realtors.
https://realestatemagazine.ca/
https://justsellhomes.com/
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Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh
Dec 15, 2022
Real Estate with Howard Drukarsh featuring Jacob Cohen
Howard speaks with Jacob Cohen, COO of the Daniels Corporation, about his career, the Daniels commitment to community building, answering the challenges of an uncertain market through diversification, and his advice for people interested in real estate development as a career.
Jacob Cohen is the Chief Operating Officer at The Daniels Corporation, one of Canada’s largest and preeminent builders/developers. Jacob oversees the company’s daily operations, with a special focus on ensuring all business strategies align with the company’s purpose-driven values. He is also responsible for People and Culture at Daniels, ensuring an inclusive, positive working environment exists and where all people feel seen, valued, and heard. Jacob prioritizes his relationships with people first and foremost, earning him great respect from his colleagues and industry peers. For the last 16 years, Jacob has worked in many roles, demonstrating effective leadership and utilizing his passion for his work to propel the company in a forward direction. He has a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.
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Real Talk With Gary - Real Estate Investing
Jun 7, 2023
#213: Howard Drukarsh - Building Canada’s Largest Independent Real Estate Brokerage
#213: Howard Drukarsh - Building Canada’s Largest Independent Real Estate Brokerage
Howard worked with several brokerages before settling at Johnston & Daniel A Division of Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage, it was here that he met the late Arthur Bartram and the two decided to start their own brokerage. Arthur had seen a new business model attracting hundreds of Realtors in the US and thought that with some tweaking it could be successful in the Canadian market. This new venture required funding and after a few setbacks in that regard, they were introduced to Ron Peddicord who possessed the business and financial expertise needed to scale up the operation as well as attract investment. Ron soon joined Arthur and Howard as the 3rd co-founder of Right at Home Realty. In May of 2004 Right at Home Realty opened its doors, 16 years later it has grown to become Canada’s largest independent brokerage with well over 5000 members.
Find out how Howard and his partners buil…
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Top Agents Playbook
Dec 13, 2022
TAP 207. The best ideas for great results in a changing real estate market. An interview with Right At Home co-founder Howard Drukarsh
A few weeks back, my friend Danny Wood tapped me on the shoulder while I was watching a speaker at Toronto's REALiTY+ Conference and told me I had to meet someone.
I followed Danny out into the foyer and was delighted to meet Howard Drukarsh, a fellow podcaster, career real estate legend and co-founder at Right At Home Realty, Canada's largest independent real estate brokerage with almost 6000 members.
We only chatted for a few minutes but right there I knew I had to somehow get Howard on the show.
In this interview, Howard and I share our thoughts on what agents need to be doing in this current market to not only survive but grow their business and their brand while many of their competitors are wondering what on earth to do.
Many thanks to Howard for joining me on this call and sharing his very best ideas and strategies.
Howard's podcast guest list reads like a who's-who of Canadian real estate excellence. Can I suggest you check it out here: RealEstateWithHowardDrukarsh.com
email howard: howard@rightathomerealty.com
About Howard Drukarsh
Howard was born and raised in the working-class neighbourhood of Downsview in Toronto Canada. He spent his formative years working in the family variety store and snack bar before deciding to pursue post-secondary education, he was the first member of his family to do so. Howard attended York University and after graduating with a degree in Political Science he took a position at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Audience Relations. While at the CBC he recognized that for him to move forward in his career he would need an education in business, to that end he enrolled in the University of Windsor and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Seeking new challenges Howard began to work in Advertising, he had several positions with boutique agencies but soon felt that his true calling lay elsewhere. He wanted to explore his entrepreneurial side and decided that Real Estate would provide the best opportunity for him to do so.
Howard worked with several brokerages before settling at Johnston & Daniel A Division of Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage, it was here that he met the late Arthur Bartram and the two decided to start their own brokerage. Arthur had seen a new business model attracting hundreds of Realtors in the US and thought that with some tweaking it could be successful in the Canadian market. This new venture required funding and after a few setbacks in that regard, they were introduced to Ron Peddicord who possessed the business and financial expertise needed to scale up the operation as well as attract investment. Ron soon joined Arthur and Howard as the 3rd co-founder of Right at Home Realty. In May of 2004 Right at Home Realty opened its doors, 16 years later it has grown to become Canada’s largest independent brokerage with close to 6000 members.
A consummate Realtor with a vast and insightful knowledge of Canadian real estate, Howard is often asked to provide comment on issues affecting the real estate industry. Over his career, he has had the pleasure to serve on the Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) Board of Directors, the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), and continues to serve on the Board of Right at Home Realty.
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