Featured Realtor for Encore at Hillcrest

If you are looking to sell your townhouse in Encore at Hillcrest we would highly recommend working with Bettina Reid.

She has sold more homes in Encore at Hillcrest over the past 2 years than any other real estate agent as well as helping many clients to purchase in the community. According to Bettina, there truly is no better location in all of Cloverdale with everything at your fingertips from grocer's, dentists, doctors, banks and so much more. She believes it so much that she just doesn't work in the community, she also lives there. She is very friendly and really knows how to take care of her clients.

Cool and calm during negotiations and very well versed in real estate contracts, she has saved her clients thousands of dollars in potential losses because of her attention to detail. What other real estate agents will do only if their clients push for it, Bettina does as standard. This includes professional real estate photography, virtual tours, floor plans, and videos. By using the latest technology she gets your home tons of exposure which translates to much faster selling times. You can check out her Encore at Hillcrest website or her own website: www.bettinareid.ca for more information.

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Expert Realtors for Clayton Hill Real Estate

Mark and Devon, Your Neighbourhood Home Team, are the up and coming experts for Clayton Hills Real Estate. If you are looking for homes for sale in Clayton Hills or want to find a Clayton Hills Realtor, contact Mark and Devon. They know the ins and outs of the area and use the latest technology when listing their homes. This team provides their clients with professional real estate photography, virtual tours, floor plans, home warranties and videos on YouTube. They understand search engine optimization and how to make sure your home gets top traffic and sells well in today's market. They are also experts when it comes to prices in the area and know whether you are paying too much or getting a great deal.

The best part of working with Mark and Devon is their attitude. They both have a great sense of humor and will make you feel very comfortable from the start. If it’s Clayton Hills for you, or if you are saying goodbye to the neighbourhood make sure to give these guys a call. You can check out their website www.ClaytonHillRealEstate.com

Real Estate Prices on the Rise, Market Improving

Real estate prices are predicted to go through the roof in the next 2 years rising 10% this year and 30% in 2010. The real estate market is picking up and we will probably see a lot of action before HST is put in place as builders get their units completed and sold before their prices get jacked up. Our photographers on the ground are seeing this as well. We doing a lot more real estate photography, virtual tours, and floor plans than we usually do at this time of year. Demand has remained fairly consistent through till October where normally things would have already started to fall off. You can read more about the latest real estate predictions from Central 1 Credit Union in this Province article:

http://www.theprovince.com/business/house+prices+forecast+highs+over+next+years/2126604/story.html

Home for Sale the Green Way - Save the environment (plus your time and money!) with a virtual tour

Virtual tours can help you be more environmentally friendly while allowing potential buyers to get a better picture of the property from the comfort and convenience of their home. In this way, they can decide if they are interested enough to schedule a personal showing. This type of screening means fewer trips and vehicles on the road, which leads to less polluting emissions. Possibly more important, is that virtual tours save the buyer, homeowner, and the Real Estate agents, both time and fuel. The virtual tour narrows the buyer's search creating more focused leads that end up in the hands of the real estate agent and on the doorstep of the
homeowner. Think of the time and money saved by serving only truly interested clients!

When using a virtual tour, the Real Estate agent and home owner know they are dealing with a serious buyer. The end result is that:

• the homeowner is happy, because only a few showings are required to generate offers, and
• the real estate agent looks great and has a lot more of their valuable time at their disposal.

To help further reduce the environmental impact of of putting up a home for sale, make sure the real estate photography company you use to shoot your virtual tour is driving a fuel efficient vehicle and are responsible with the multitude of equipment they use in the production of the virtual tour. At SeeVirtual Marketing & Photography we have committed to be as environmentally friendly as possible by:

• replacing our leased company vehicle the Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV-II) Toyota Yaris which increased our fuel efficiency from 23MPG to 32 MPG.
• as we constantly update our equipment to provide the latest virtual tour technologies and increase the level of service to our customers, we were also collecting an impressive clutter of outdated and non-functioning electronics. We disposed of this equipment responsibly in order to keep these objects out of the landfills and stop toxic chemicals from polluting our soil and water sources.
• After a bit of research we found we could recycle our electronic waste through Encorp recycling bottle depots.
  

You can go to http://www.encorp.ca/ to find the closest location.

• Battery disposal for our cameras and backup power sources was a bit more difficult. While a few companies accepted regular batteries, we needed to dispose of sealed lead batteries from our backup power surge protectors. We found a company in Langley Township that accepts many types of batteries.

You can go to http://www.nulife-ind.com/ to learn more. This company also recycles mercury containing lights such as florescent bulbs.

All in all, We are doing our part for the environment while putting money back in our pocket.
If you would like to check for various types of recycling services in your area an excellent resource can be found at: http://http//www.rcbc.bc.ca/recyclepedia

By using a virtual tour the next time you list a home for sale, you'll help lessen the environmental impact of home buying while saving yourself time and money in the process. In essence, you will be more Green in terms of the environment and your money!

Perspective is Everything!

When you are shooting an area, you need to pay attention to what is in your frame and play with different angles. Many rooms can look amazing by just changing the point of view. In the samples, the photographer shot straight on and captured not only the living space but the desk, fan and stacked games. This made the room look cluttered and unattractive. By simply zooming in at a different angle and removing some of the clutter, the room now looks more livable and inviting.

Our Green Office

One of our objectives at Seevirtual is to be as environmentally friendly as possible. Our recycling program includes recycling of paper, electronics and plastic. We use low energy compact bulbs and have replaced our water cooler with a Brita tap filter. All computers and electronics, other than the main backup, are shut down at night and on weekends when not in use. By replacing the light switch, in our copy room, with a motion detector switch and using natural light, where possible, we are not just saving energy but are saving on our power bill as well. Another idea was to send meeting notes by email to be viewed on the boardroom screen instead of being printed out only to be later discarded.
We are always looking for new ways to lessen our environmental impact and have recently registered with the David Suzuki Foundation Nature Challenge at Work Program. You can check this program out at:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/NatureChallenge/at_Work/sign_up.aspx

Interactive Floor Plans

One of our new features within our tours was inspired by a long time customer who suggested we create an interactive floor plan.

The new floor plan overlaps the tour and has 'hotspots' and 'radar' letting the user click on links embedded within the plan. The links display the panorama picture of each room in the flash viewer, while the radar fans let the user know which direction they are facing within the tour.

These exciting changes make for a better and more complete experience for potential home buyers looking for their next real estate purchase.