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He香蕉视频直播檚 been chairman and CEO of NRS Block Bros. and has served on the boards of the BC Real Estate Council, the Vancouver Real Estate Board, the Quality Council of BC and the advisory board of BCIT, and done stints such as president of the real estate boards of Burnaby, Coquitlam and New Westminster.
He is also a best-selling author and an in-demand speaker, giving more than 80 speeches per year. He has appeared regularly on TV and continues to air on CKNW radio as he has for the past 26 years.
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Next, it was time to go solo.
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Ozzie says the current real estate market is a veritable hotbed.
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As active as Ozzie remains on the real estate circuit, his life is a split between work and play.
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