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Sales Rally
April 9th, 2010At homelife sales rally listening to a great speaker once again discussing social media. #Shanegibson also co-author with #stephenjagger of #sociable. #sociable is a great book if you are interested in social media
Scotiabank forecasts increase by 25bps
April 9th, 2010Scotiabank is forecasting that the Bank of Canada will likely raise rates by 25 bps on June 1, 2010. It will be interesting to see if they are right. Considering how close to the July 1st date the Bank of Canada promised, I can see it being very likely Scotia's forecast to come true. I guess we will see soon enough.
...Working with SeeVirtual 360
April 7th, 2010Busy week working with See Virtual 360 photographers and floor plan administrators, they do phenomenal work each and every time. Providing excellent service and superior products. I look forward to sharing them as they come in.
Best part of my job
March 31st, 2010The best part of my job is dropping off the keys to my buyers for their new home. Always a happy moment! Welcome Home Brown Family Welcome Home!!!
Fraser Valley Market stays strong
February 4th, 2010News Release: February 2, 2010
ACTIVE PRE-OLYMPIC HOUSING MARKET IN THE FRASER VALLEY
(Surrey, BC) - The Fraser Valley experienced a return to typical home sale levels plus an early surge in new listings in January, according to the latest figures from the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board.
Paul Penner, President of the Board said, "Compared to last January, the market has returned to balanc ...
Bettina Reid with Inder Matharu from Bayfield Mortgage Professionals
January 22nd, 2010Bettina Reid with Inder Matharu from Bayfield Mortgage Professionals
November 13th, 2009
The best marketing tool that I have found for my clients is the use of real estate photography. The first call I make when setting up a new listing is to SeeVirtual Marketing & Photography: they employ professional real estate photographers that are the best at what they do. All of my clients have been so impressed with the videos, photographs, and 360 panoramas that I wouldn't even think twi ...
Fraser Valley R.E. Tech Meetup
March 3rd, 2009I just attended Fraser Valley's 1st Real Estate Technology Meet up. Fellow Vancouver Realtor shared his views on marketing today. A successful realtor that went from spending $5000 a month on marketing to spending $500 a month wisely and effectively. He is 100% online and has no print marketing whatsoever. Very impressed! Check him out at www.ianwatt.ca, he is the realtor to go to for condos ...
Things are turning around
February 23rd, 2009Success in an Open House in Vancouver gives me hope for the trickling effect here in the Fraser Valley. A colleague of mine just tweeted about her successful open house this past weekend where she had 43 groups of people through. Which resulted in 3 offers for her clients. What a great success story and a nice change to all the negative media out there. I do believe things are turning around, ...