At 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 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.

Busy 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.

The 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!!!

News 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 balance. ...

Bettina Reid with Inder Matharu from Bayfield Mortgage Professionals

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 ...

I 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 ...

Success 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, ...

 How many of us have walked into a clients home to do a presentation and found our competition's calendar on the fridge or wall? If asked people say they do not even realize it is a realty calendar or did not even think of calling that realtor as they have never heard from them other than to receive the calendar. If I am doing my job right they will have heard from me previously or have been ...