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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
CLICK HERE if You Want to Look at homes in the Vancouver & Fraser Valley area! There is a disturbing trend in the Real Estate industry to cheap out and cobble a bunch of photographs together using something that resembles a glorified PowerPoint presentation. Most people know that the number one search engine in the World is Google but what they dont realize is that the #2 search engine is YouTube, guess who owns YouTube?  GOOGLE DOES!  Google loves Video and hates Virtual Tour photo essays, if you are a Realtor and you are not using video you might as well completely go old school and show properties with a horse and buggy!  We have all homes professionally photographed in Wide Angle as well as the movie which can also be used to show neighborhood context such as schools, transit, views...
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
SOLD BY "THE WHITTINGHAM TEAM" River Road Estates"deluxe 2 storey + fully finished daylight basement. Vaulted great room + kitchen, maple cabinets in kitchen. Gas fire place, double french doors to patio. Bedroom on main, two bedrooms up + two down. River view. Fenced rear yard.  Bareland Strata, Adult oriented, 19+        
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
Did you know that Maple Ridge has its own website.  Go to ...   http://www.mapleridge.org Here you will be able to see just about everything that has to do with Maple Ridge.  You can even find mapping, planning, events, and much more. Check it out today...   If you are looking to buy or sell a home in Maple Ridge, CALL The REAL Pros Group Keller Williams Elite Realty 604-719-3805 or 604-467-0754 Darren Revell and Gord Moman darren@darrenrevell.com or gmoman@topproducer.com http://maple-ridge-real-estate.com
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
CLICK HERE if You Want to Look at homes!< This morning, grudgingly in order to appease my 10 year old daughter, I fell out of bed at around 5:30 AM in order that I could drive her to the official Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch run through Maple Ridge, British Columbia real estate on its way to Vancouver where it will arrive in the 4 days time after winding through Greater Vancouver. I like the Olympics but I don't like 5:30 AM, none the less I really enjoyed the ceremony.  Olivia and I were so close to the flame we felt the heat from it on our faces as the runner ran up to the stage at Maple Ridge's Peace Park. We arrived just in time to secure right upfront position very near the cenotaph, literally inches from the torch runner.  Thousands converged at this early hour, and all joined in...
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
The alarm goes off at 5:00 am... time to get up and get ready as the Olympic Torch is to make its way through our town on the way to Vancouver for friday to start the 2010 Winter Olympics. The torch was scheduled to be downtown Maple Ridge this morning at 6:15 and then to travel through to Pitt Meadows and the be at the boarder of the two cities around 8:15am.  We lined the streets by our office.. Dressed in our red and white.. (got to support the Canadian Athletes)           
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
Wear RED AND WHITE in support of our atheletes!!!  GO CANADA! Monday, February 8th at 6:15 am.. in the square on 224th between Lougheed and Dewdney... the festivities will begin and shall run until about 8:00am.  There will be a number of activities as well as a pancake breakfast.  Come on out and see the Olympic Torch!!.. This is a NO MISS event.  Everyone in Maple Ridge needs to be here.  Pitt Meadows events follow just after the Maple Ridge events.   See you there!
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
  MOVING DAY We started moving in to our office yesterday.... Our New Business Center is located in the Westgate Centre at 203rd and Lougheed in Maple Ridge. What a great location.            This was a fun day.  After two days, we now have the phones in, the computers are networked AND hooked up to the internet..  Our wireless actually works, and it is like home.  Teresa is back with us now, YEAH!!! If you want to learn more about us and how you can be part of our Keller Williams Family, Please email me at darren@darrenrevell.com Looking forward to GREAT THINGS this year and beyond.
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
CLICK HERE if You Want to Look at homes! February 8th is the big day when the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay runs through Maple Ridge real estate.  Join the Community Celebration as the Olympic Flame passes through Maple Ridge in the morning of Monday, February 8. Celebrations will take place at Memorial Peace Park beginning at 6:15 am and runs until 8:00 am. An official ceremony, entertainment, Spirit of Wood unveiling, and free continental breakfast will be provided followed by "try-it" sport demonstrations. Due to rolling road closures and congestion around the celebration site the community is encouraged to walk or cycle to the event. Commuters should allow additional travel time to reach their destination. Please note that parking will be restricted in the downtown area. The po...
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
  Chamber of Commerce is proud to present  100 Year Gala " A History of Business in Your Community"    2010 marks the 100 year anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce, which began as the Port Haney Progressive Association in 1908. Over these years, the Chamber has been an integral part of our community and continues to be proactive organization supporting economic, community and business development for our region. In celebration of serving the community for over 100 years, the chamber will be hosting a remarkable Gala at Meadow Gardens Golf Course on Saturday March 20, 2010. This event will take you on a historic journey through time as we reflect on changes in our community, and what the chamber has accomplished during this time. The Chamber is starting our sponsorship campaign and wou...
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
"Because I'm the founder of Successories ©, some people think that this guy probably never has a negative thought. How wrong they would be! Like every human being, I have doubts, fears, and disappointments in my life. As a leader, however, we must manage our attitudes. Do we need to be perfect? Of course not. But, we can never underestimate the influence that our actions and our attitudes will have on our team." ~Mac AndersonYou Can't Send a Duck to Eagle School
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
MAPLE RIDGE It looks as though our office will be opening up on Monday next week.  Thank you to all of those who made this possible.  What a wonderful company... that has backed us up all the way in getting things back to normal and helping us in our success.  Grand opening of this business centre will be in March... More details to follow...  Want to know more about Keller Williams, how we profit share back to our agents, and the opportunities that are available to you?  Please send me an email...   darren@darrenrevell.com
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
This needed to be posted............... Dear Friend and /or Colleague:   With the disaster in Haiti, as members of Meadowridge Rotary, we would like to make you aware of the Rotary Shelterbox program. The Shelterbox provides an immediate solution to enable families to start rebuilding their lives. The Shelterbox contains everything a family up to ten needs to provide short term relief and a start to reestablishing their lives. Attached is a more detailed description of all of the items that come in a Shelterbox.   Our Rotary Club has undertaken a fundraising campaign to provide as many of these boxes as we can to the people of Haiti who are currently sleeping on the streets. The Rotary Shelterbox teams are already on the ground in Haiti, and boxes are being assembled and shipped from po...
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
Discover Weekends in Downtown Maple Ridge! Fabulous festivals and unique cultural celebrations are a big part of summer in Maple Ridge. And best of all, most events are absolutely free! So be sure to join us this weekend. Begin your Maple Ridge adventure in the heart of downtown, where Memorial Peace Park plays host to a unique and happening event each and every weekend. From the colourful Haney Farmers Market to the wildly popular Caribbean Festival, the classic Bard on the Bandstand to one of the province's premiere Jazz and Blues Fests, Canada Day to Heritage Day - Maple Ridge offers something spectacular for everyone. Discover Weekends in Downtown Maple Ridge! VISIT WWW.MAPLERIDGEWEEKENDS.COM  
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
CLICK HERE if You Want to Look at Listings! Remember the good old days when you opened up a mail chute on the side of the Post Office and dumped your mail inside?  Remember the sense of confidence you had trusting your mail with the Post Office and the surety in knowing that it would be delivered? What you are seeing here is the brazen heist of three stuffed to the nuts, mailboxes from right in front of the Maple Ridge Post Office.  Apparently Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are the the midst of a crisis of mail theft on a unprecedented scale. The S(t)uper Mailboxes and the Standup units, like the ones that were stolen from the Maple Ridge post office, are no match for a chain wrapped around them and attached to a speeding off truck.  I find myself timing my mail dropoff to coincide with t...
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By Scott Leaf Personal Real Estate Corporation, Scott Leaf & Associates Real Estate Team
(Keller Williams Elite Realty, Port Coquitlam, BC)
CLICK HERE if You Want to Look at homes!  Thinking of selling your Maple Ridge home in 2010?  We offer a no cost, no obligation Market Evaulation of your home to help get you started on your journey of moving up, moving away or downsizing. Maple Ridge listings are in big demand in January 2010, listing counts are lowbut expected to rise towards Spring.  Consider listing your home today and avoid competing with the usual, yearly spat of new listings that occur each and every Spring. There are so many Buyers right now waiting for homes to become available in Maple Ridge that homes are selling quite quickly when priced correctly. Call me anytime, directly:  Scott Leaf 604-839-8239
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
YOU NEED TO HAVE THE BEST!!!!!  All real estate agents should find out what today's home buyers want and need, and make it easy for them to get it.  Surveys show that buyers want information and they want it freely.  That is why the Internet is so successful in exposing homes for sale.  Buyers are not looking to buy homes online, they just want to get information about homes, and information about buying homes.  Agents who may have been very effective just a year or so ago will find themselves at a loss if they are not providing what today's home buyers want and need.  To be effective in the current Real Estate Market, your agent needs to understand the current technology and consumer market trends, and employ the systems that consumers now look for.  Most agents have a web presence, (Y...
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By Liz Whittingham, Performances not Promises
(RE/MAX Results Realty)
Many home buyers and home sellers lose thousands of dollars on their home sale or home purchase by not having adequate home inspections completed. For the home buyer, this is essential, because it will let you know of any problems that the property may have prior to your completion of the purchase or sale.  This will certainly limit the number of surprises that many new homeowners have had to deal with.  For the home seller, having your property pre-inspected prior to going on the market will let you know of any problems ahead of time.  By having a clean inspection report to present to prospective home buyers, your home will be more saleable, you will spend less time on the market and typically get better offers.  You will also avoid having to negotiate repairs during your escrow period...
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
  January Business Mixer Join the Chamber for its first Business Mixer of 2010. Meet new contacts, relax and network in a casual environment. Guest speakers from International Market Access Inc. (Ferndale, Wa) and Pacific Customs Brokers USA Inc. (Blaine, WA) will provide simple guidelines for expanding business into the nearby USA.   Presentation Overview   The USA represents a huge market that is very receptive to Canadian ideas and products, whether manufactured in Canada or imported into the USA from lower-cost international countries. With the reduction of trade barriers under NAFTA, combined with the availability of low-cost imported product and components, the opportunities for profit are substantial. However, unless a company has a $1+ million marketing budget, its management wi...
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
Okay, so our HST is coming in to play on July 1st, provided that it is still approved... Nothing to the contrary has come up... SO.. What does this mean?   On a home that is sold for $500,000...  I normally charge a commission of 7% on the fist $100k and 3% thereafter.... however, this in negotable... Total...  $19000 commissions Current GST on $19000  =  $950 NEW HST on     $19000  =  $2470   Savings of $1520 Ready to sell your home? call us.... ! Darren Revell or Gord Moman REAL Pros Group Keller Williams Elite Realty 604-719-3805, 604-467-0754 All Keller Williams offices are independently owned and operated This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.
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By Darren Revell
(Keller Williams Realty Temecula Valley)
The Olympics are coming to our home... (the torch anyway) February 8th, 2010 Memorial Peace Park Beginning at 6:20 AM   There will be live entertainment, hot refreshments, Spirit of Wood unveiling and a pancake breakfast will be held at the Greg Moore Youth Centre.  11995 Haney Place 224th Street between Lougheed and Dewdney, just North of Zellers.   -------------- Darren Revell and Gord Moman The REAL Pros Group Keller Williams Elite Realty 604-719-3805 - 604-467-0754 http://www.isellbc.com     This communication is not intended to cause or induce breach of an existing agency agreement.  
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