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May 17, 2013
Why use a REALTOR®? Should I sell without a REALTOR®?

(Note from Anna at end)*Why use a REALTOR®? REALTORS® are trained professionals who b`ring a wealth of experience and resources to their clients, whether that client is looking to buy their first home or is a seasoned seller. Expert knowledge of the communities in which they work, the ability to accurately price and market properties, and experience in negotiating buying and selling prices are just a few of the things you can expect from a licensed REALTOR®. Consider some of the...

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Apr 01, 2013
Make a Scene! Comox Valley Spring Photo Contest

YOUR ASSIGNMENTGet out your shutterbug and start click, Click, CLICKING! Upload your original photos of your favourite Comox Valley scenes by 11:59pm on April 14, 2013. It could be your favourite park, trail, city scene, garden, ocean view, local hangout, or anything that you love about the Comox Valley! You may submit as many photos as you want, but remember that voters are limited to one vote per day. (You need to be a Facebook member to participate due to...

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Jan 25, 2013
"Steady as She Goes" - an unfettered reply to Macleans article from Owner/Broker of Royal LePage in the Comox Valley

The following was taken almost verbatim from a letter written by Royal LePage in the Comox Valley Owner/Broker/Manager: Gregg Hart. Love your direct opinion, Gregg, and the stats to back it!***‘Steady as she goes, watch for icebergs’ ...A response to the utterly ridiculous article in Macleans magazine “INSIDE THE GREAT REAL ESTATE CRASH OF 2013” Having read 3 articles in the Globe and Mail and one in Macleans, all about the “Canadian Housing Crisis” I felt a...

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Nov 21, 2012
Why We Won't Crash Like the USA by David Larock

(...Note from AJ: I borrowed this article verbatim from REM.online with permission. It stands alone and requires no supplementation. One thing I will comment on is that although I fully agree Canada won't follow the US in the real estate recession it's experienced, our economy is still fragile and for many various reasons, the Comox Valley real estate market sales and prices will remain relatively stable.)*Statistics Canada recently changed the way it calculates key economic data to bring its methods...

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Oct 19, 2012
How to Build a Winning (Real Estate) Team

This one may be more for those REALTORS® who recently asked me how to get a team going, but it may be interesting or informative for clients or other business owners as well (hope you get something from it!)*Real estate has changed a lot over the twenty years I was licensed. I remember back in 1992 (when I started) actually cutting and pasting newsletters together and then photocopying, folding, filling envelopes and mailing them. Nowadays, its: select contact type, personalize...

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