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 successful grip on technology with my search presence and communications equipment and skills, but I do realize that being self taught has its limitations. In short I do not know and am not even aware of the things that might help me that I have no knowledge of…

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 was very low.   In reality it seems we are forever seeking new areas where water can still be obtained in it's various forms. (Lake, stream, creek, river) It seems to make little difference what type of water frontage is available they all seem to explode onto the…

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.  The thing to remember is that the first two weeks on market is the highest impact and attention from Realtors that your home is likely to see.  If you are priced right for the market during this period you are at your best opportunity to get a…

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 sell your home, try to at least buy in again in the same market at a lower price point, thus minimizing the long term overall loss.

There is a silver lining in that people who otherwise would be kept out of the Real Estate market have now become eligible to purchase…

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 Shuswap Lake Main Arm, Salmon Arm, Anstey Arm, and Seymour Arm. The product of the glacial scouring that also rounded the surrounding Shuswap Highlands, all four arms converge at Cinnemousun Narrows, just northeast of Sicamous, British Columbia Canada.

Sicamous…

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 of your toys to your home away from home and you have them all there when you are on vacation and ready to use them.  Toy Hotel garages are heated and secure and they vary in size from 17’x 37’x 16’ high  to  17’ x 46’x 16’ high. These spaces allow for ample…

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's various forms. (Lake, stream, creek, river) It seems to make little difference what type of water frontage is available they all seem to explode onto the market and off again very quickly.  I have made this post to quite brazenly let everyone know that there is an…

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 nature of these buyers is that they do not need or want jobs in the forest industry.  The balance this creates (while fragile)  allows struggling wood industry workers to have the ability to still get their hard earned money out of their homes in order to move on. 
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