A new Year
Happy New Year everyone!! Its 2011, the kids are back in school, and just about everybody is back to work at full speed. We had a great holiday season, spent some time with some family had plenty of turkey, and just enjoyed relaxing. We hope you all had a great holiday season too! But now it’s back to work! 2010 was for sure an interesting year in the Real Estate market. But things are looking up for 2011, with more serious buyers out there, and lots of homes to choose from, you have to make sure your not only your home is attractive, but the price is as well. Most people believe they should wait till spring to put their home on the market. Sure the spring is a great time to sell, but so is the winter! You may not get as many showings, but the showings you do get are generally serious qualified buyers that have to buy. It’s a lot like fishing, if you don’t have your hook in the water, you’re never going to catch a fish! There is never a bad time to sell your home.
This graph shows the sales per month in 2010 the highest being April with 427 sales
With the new year, comes new technology. CREA has now released the REALTOR.CA App for Iphone, this app gives you full access to realtor.ca in an easy to use app. You can search for listings or Open houses around you using your Iphone’s GPS. Search any listing on the MLS and get information on any home for sale, wherever you are. You can also contact the Agents by email or phone, directly from the app. We love technology, and we think this app is a great tool to help find your dream home, all from the palm of your hand.
Another big one is the use of social networking sites for Real Estate. More and more people are using sites like Twitter and Facebook. We have taken advantage of this and advertise and socialize on these websites to get the news of our homes we have for sale out to the public.
Street Text is a banner that we put on the top of all of our signs. This banner has a number on it that potential buyers can text to, when they do this, they receive information about the home they are in front of, removing the need to write down the house number and look it up at home later on. Buyers these days want information NOW, and if they cant get it now, they will move on to the next house.
As many of you know, YouTube has become one of the most used websites on the internet, so again, because 90% of buyers start their search online, we have taken advantage of this. We have our own Youtube channel, This channel allows us to showcase our listing in a completely unique way. We literally walk through the home with a video camera, not just a bunch of still shots made into a video. This gives the potential home buyers an idea of what the home feels like, something still pictures cannot do. Great pictures are also extremely important, but these videos just add to it. Buyers can decide if they like your home even before they step foot inside. All our walkthrough tours are filmed in High Definition and include information about each room as they are being walked through. Click on this link to have a look yourself. www.youtube.com/teamupshawrealestate
With all this technology working for you, along with other marketing technics and 3 dedicated fully licenced REALTORS, we know we can get your home SOLD. Thanks for reading! Talk to you soon,
Team Upshaw
