Elton Ash - Back to the Basics: How to Navigate a More Challenging Market

Back to the Basics: How to Navigate a More Challenging Market

Elton Ash discusses how the basics of real estate spanning his 40-year career remain the same and how to master them.

This podcast episode was recorded while Christopher Alexander served as the president of RE/MAX Canada. As of March 3, 2025, he is no longer in this role. The insights shared in this episode reflect the speakers’ experiences at the time of recording.

Elton Ash, former Regional Executive Vice President RE/MAX Western Canada shares his pearls of wisdom highlighting a career that spans nearly four decades. Within 2 years of taking over a struggling franchise, Elton turned it into the #1 office for that region using the “new” system RE/MAX developed and still uses today. Learn how the business has changed and how the keys to success stay the same from someone with longevity in real estate and with RE/MAX.

Tune into this episode of Power Moves to learn:

The fundamentals of real estate and how they stay the same
How staying passionate helps fuel success
Getting back to basics in a challenging market
Why relationships matter and how to build them

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