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It is a changing world and Real Estate is certainly no exception. The Realtor who fails to embrace technology will go the way of the dinosaur. I am taking the next step to learn whatever it is I don't already know. I will be attending the Real Estate Webmasters Summit in July and I hope to meet many of you there. I find it very heartening that there is a business willing tackle setting up a forum for us to actually find out what it is we do not yet know. Thank you REW. I feel like I have a su... Read Full Post

In an article I wrote a while ago I pointed out that in our world today waterfront properties have become somewhat of a Holy Grail. Our attraction to water has been compounded and frustrated by the fact that the availability to water is finite but the desire for water frontage is infinate. This creates a problem to the Realtor in trying to provide enough waterfront property to go around. At the time of writing my former article the prices on waterfront properties were booming and availability... Read Full Post

We all want to make sure we get the most out of our home. But establishing a reasonable (as well as profitable) listing price for your home is perhaps the biggest challenge for every home seller. Before coming up with a final figure, many sellers wonder: Did the the neighbours get what they were asking? (My home is so much nicer I must be worth a lot more than they got... ) Can I jack the price up and get more? I can come down but I can't go up is the anthem heard again and again as a Realtor... Read Full Post

In British Columbia these days the market has softened up as it has all over north america. It is now time for speculators to rest and sit on their chosen properties. The present time is a very bad time to choose to sell just to get out, waiting is the answer (Buy low sell high) not the other way around. If you are having financial difficulties it is better to find another way out, selling your home without moving up will cost far more at this time than face value. If you are compelled to sel... Read Full Post

More about the Canadian Shuswap Lake area Canada boasts many areas with potential to be valuable recreational property locations. Among the very best of these is the Canadian Shuswap lake area with many hundreds of miles of shoreline ripe for vacation and resort activities. for more about the shuswap area check here. http://www.dontherealestatemann.com/shuswap/index.html The Canadian recreational area of Shuswap Lake in BC is shaped like an addled H and is made up of four large arms: the Shus... Read Full Post

Toy hotels are the latest and greatest in recreational condos. Check out this wonderful new concept: Toy Hotels are a unique new concept the Eagles Roost development is located in Sicamous BC. The Eagles Roost development is half built and is located 433 Finlayson St. in Sicamous BC Canada Toy Hotels are slated for the Canadian areas of Salmon Arm, Revelstoke and Radium British Columbia. The Shuswap area in general is a four season playground making this new concept the perfect fit. Bring all... Read Full Post

In our world today waterfront properties have become the Holy Grail. Our attraction to water has been compounded and frustrated by the fact that the availability to water is finite but the desire for water frontage is infinate. This creates a problem to the Realtor in trying to provide enough waterfront property to go around. In a perfect world we would be able to satisfy the desires of every client. In reality it seems we are forever seeking new areas where water can still be obtained in it'... Read Full Post

The area from Osoyoos through Rock Creek, Midway and Greenwood to Grand Forks is having one after another of the forest industry giants close up and move out. (To date without being replaced) . The real estate market in the Boundary area has not yet had a seroius reaction to the exodus due to the fact that the average home buyer coming into the West Kootenay Boundary is semi retiring or retiring from the larger centers such as the Lower Mainland or the Okanagan Valley. The beauty of the natur... Read Full Post

How many realtors have gone the way of the dinosaurs by making the stand of "who needs the internet". I cannot begin to give you this statistic, but the sad truth is that most Realtors who decide they can survive without the aid of the Internet in general recieve a painful lesson on the new demegraphics of the customers buying Real Estate in todays much more sophisticated marketplace. The modern customer looks for a realtor with not only a strong internet positioning and good internet marketi... Read Full Post

Having personally been a long time advocate of the benefits of a Real Estate Company having an internet presence, I am very happy to welcome Border Country Realty (which is the Broker Company that holds my Real Estate licence) to the ranks of internet based realtors. Please welcome Border Country Realty of Grand Forks and Greenwood, BC to the web. Grand Forks located Coldwell Banker Border Country Realty has a satelite office in Greenwood BC and serves: Southern BC including Grand Forks, Gree... Read Full Post