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Property Egg TV Vancouver's Live Real Estate Show Update

June 10th, 2009

A quick update on the revamping of Property Egg TV, Vancouver's live online Real Estate show.

Marni Wedin and I have met and reviewed the space that will be used for the 'studio'. We have mapped out what we think it will look like and what will go where.

Now I am off camera shopping. Looking at the Canon Vixia HF10 which is a pretty cool HD camera.

Once I have the ca ...

Only One Photo of a Property For Sale. Really?

June 8th, 2009

I am going to beat an old drum again...the number of pictures available of Vancouver homes for sale.

Still far to often am I seeing only one photo of the exterior of the property for sale or if there is multiple photos they are all of the exterior.

Some Realtors say 'well the inside is nothing to show off, it needs a lot of work' or other variations of this excuse.

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Property Transfer Tax in British Columbia

June 5th, 2009

One of the closing costs when buying Real Estate in BC is the Property Transfer Tax.

Property Transfer Tax is not the most exciting topic but a very important one to understand when buying a home for sale in BC.

The Property Transfer Tax is paid when you buy or acquire an interest in a property. The tax is due when you register the change to the title with the Land Title Offi ...

An Example of Video Bloging Creating Positive Results

June 4th, 2009

Thought I would share my segment from Radio Real Estate this past weekend, it is not lost upon me the irony that I am using an audio clip to discuss video blogging on my site. There are plenty of video blogs on my Real Estate Blog page if you would like to explore some of them.

By sharing the following story I hope to inspire other Realtors to explore blogging ...

MLS Reciprocity - What Is It & Why?

June 2nd, 2009

I have often talked about how almost 90% of home buyers search online for properties for sale. The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board has a program that takes advantage of this.

The Greater Vancouver Real Estate Board has a program called MLS Reciprocity which allows any Realtor to market properties from participating brokers on their websites even though it is not t ...

802 907 BEACH Ave, Vancouver West, British Columbia

June 2nd, 2009

I just finished uploading this Condo for sale, 802 907 BEACH Ave, Vancouver West, British Columbia

Prestigious location Beach Avenue, 1/2 block to aqua bus to Granville Is. Bright 2 bedroom, 2 full baths, insuite laundry. Great water view to the west from the balcony. Excellent amenities - indoor pool, squash court & exercise room. Great investment opportunities/rented for $1650 [month to mo ...

Realtor.ca Helped Create Zoocasa.com By Not Serving The Consumer

June 1st, 2009

Those Who Put The Real Estate
Consumer First Will Thrive

A conversation about the online search tools for Canadian Real Estate for sale inspired todays video. In the end we were on the same page but perhaps for different reasons.

The topic began as result of my relationship with Zoocasa. This relationship is nothing more than me being a fan of their goals relating ...

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