2020 through the lens of a real estate broker Posted on December 23, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COLUMNS Lindsay Smith By Lindsay Smith/Columnist 2020 started out with the promise of a high school prom. Lots of planning, primping in front of cameras and teary eyed parents… only to end up with the car on a tow truck and teens hiding behind a police officer. Then by graduation honours were given to most of the students. Well, real estate was kind of like this – Boom, shut down, uncertainty followed by one of the busiest markets we have ever seen. However, real estate to a broker is much more than just bricks and mortar. Let’s spend a few moments reflecting on what has happened this year for Wendy Starr and myself in and around contracts, sold signs and competing offers: