Video Openhouse

Take a look at a few of the luxury homes for sale in the British Properties.

Tour this luxury home provided by Julie Miller of Prudential Sussex Realty.

Tour this luxury home provided by Charles Bilash of Century 21 In Town Realty.

Take a look at a few of the luxury homes for sale in Shaughnessy BC.

Tour this luxury home provided by Tom Gradecak of WESTSIDE Tom Gradecak Realty.

Tour this luxury home provided by Rosalee Mcrae of RE/MAX Select Properties.

Tour this luxury home provided by Claire Rockel of Macdonald Realty Ltd.

Curb Appeal: It can attract or deter buyers at first sight; a polished look goes a long way.  Here are some tips to prepare you, or your clients home for video and photography.

1. Exterior: Sweep the sidewalks and decks. Remove trash cans, recycling bins, toys, garden tools and hoses. Ensure seasonal decorations and lawn ornaments are put away. Grass, hedges and flowerbeds should be manicured. Remove vehicles from driveways. Take pool covers off.
2. Interior: Maximize light, by replacing burnt out or missing light bulbs. Make your windows and mirrors sparkle. Open all the blinds and curtains. Turn all lights and lamps on, even in the day light. Turn ceiling fans and televisions off.
3. Kitchen: Clear counters of dishes, dish racks, cleaning products and small appliances. Remove all magnets, messages, pictures, etc. from fridges. Shine stainless steel appliances, sinks and faucets. Conceal dish towels and all throw rugs. Relocate trash cans out of sight.
4. Bathrooms: Clear personal hygiene items, medications, and cosmetic products from countertops, bath tubs and shower stalls. Close toilet lids. Shine mirrors, faucets and countertops. Tuck trash cans, toilet brushes and plungers out of view. Open shower curtains. Remove bathmats, rugs and toilet seat covers. Display clean towels.
5. Bedrooms: Make all beds and tidy bedside tables. Hang or fold clothes and put away. Relocate laundry baskets and hampers to closets.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

JACKSON WEST from
Reveal Estate
Reveal Maximum Appeal
www.revealestate.ca
604-839-1478

To download this as a pdf please click [here].

Do you like open concept living, soaring ceilings and spaces that you can define yourself? If you do, you will probably like loft living in Vancouver. You aren’t restricted to Gastown or Yaletown either. There are lofts in the West Side; Downtown, False Creek, Marpole, Kitsilano and Cambie, and in the East Side as well; Collingwood, Grandview, Hastings East and Mount Pleasant.

Here is a list, names and addresses, of lofts in Vancouver:

GASTOWN

1911 Warehouse Conversion: 518 Beatty Street

28 Powell: 28 Powell Street

55 Alexander: 55 Alexander Street

550 Beatty Street: 550 Beatty Street

Abbott: 233 Abbott Street

Alexis: 27 Alexander Street

Bodega: 229 Carral Street

Bowman Lofts: 522 Beatty Street

Captain French: 41 Alexander Street

Carrall Station: 1 East Cordova Street

Edge: 289 Alexander Street

Globe: 34 Powell Street

Greenshields: 345 Water Street

Koret Lofts: 55 East Cordova Street

Malkin: 141 Water Street

Mission House: 150 Alexander Street

Pilkington House: 120 Powell Street

Taylor Building: 310 Water Street

Van Horne: 22 East Cordova Street

YALETOWN

1168 Richards: 1168 Richards Street

1180 Homer: 1180 Homer Street

1241 Homer: 1241 Homer Street

ALDA: 1275 Hamilton Street

Crandall: 1072 Hamilton Street

Del Prado: 1155 Mainland Street

Grafton: 1238 Homer Street

Greenwich Place: 1226 Hamilton Street

Hamilton: 1178 Hamilton Street

Illiad: 1245 Homer Street

Metropolis: 1238 Richards Street

Murchies Building: 1238 Richards Street

Nelson: 1070 Nelson Street

New Yorker: 1066 Hamilton Street

Space: 1238 Seymour Street

Tribeca: 988 Richards Street

WEST SIDE

2088 West 11th Avenue: 2088 West 11th Avenue

531 Beatty: 531 Beatty Street

540 Beatty: 540 Beatty Street

6th Avenue West: 128 West 6th Avenue

999 Seymour: 999 Seymour Street

Cedar Mews: 1811 West 16th Avenue

Centro: 138 West 6th Avenue

CHOKLIT: 1174 - 1178 West 7th Avenue

Devon Court: 1855 Vine Street

Loft 338: 338 West 8th Avenue

Loft 495: 495 West 6th Avenue

Metro: 2156 West 12th Avenue

Miro: 489 West 6th Avenue

Retro: 8988 Hudson Street

ROAR_1: 4387 West 10th Avenue

Simon: 980 West 22nd Avenue

Spot: 933 Seymour Street

Waterfall: 1540 West 2nd Avenue

XL: 428 West 8th Avenue

EAST SIDE

1227 East 7th Avenue: 1227 East 7th Avenue

1850 Lorne Street: 1850 Lorne Street

4590 Earles: 4590 Earles Street

Art Works: 237 East 4th Avenue

Artech: 336 East 1st Avenue

Brewery Creek: 280 East 6th Avenue

Cannery Row: 2001 Wall Street

City View Terraces: 1718 Venables Street

Cornerstone: 2525 Quebec Street

Elements: 2515 Ontario Street

Granite Block: 234 East 5th Avenue

L’Atelier: 2556 East Hastings Street

Left Bank: 919 Station Street

Mecca: 272 East 4th Street

SOMA Lofts: 2635 Prince Edward Street

Workshop: 1220 East Pender Street

An ongoing debate (or discussion, to put it nicely) at our office is whether community highlights should appear before or after the video of the property being shown off.

One of our newest clients, Winnie Lam, has specifically asked to have neighbourhood footage before showing the property. Perhaps I am just so enamoured with Vancouver that I love the footage of this city, but I think the videos turn out exceptionally well.
Click here to view one of my favourites from her tours.

The other option is presenting the property first and neighbourhood highlights afterward. The idea is to wow the video viewers with the best of the product right off the bat.
Click here to view a recent tour done for Jill Pennefather.

What do you think? Neighbourhood highlights before or after…? Do you have a preference? Just let us know!

The City of Vancouver made a couple of lists recently. The list that we are most familiar with is the Worldwide Quality of Living Survey. Vancouver consistently places in the top 3 with a third place finish again as determined by Mercer Consulting in their survey published in April 2007. Each city’s score is determined by “quality-of-life” criteria. Education, the environment, personal safety, the political and social environment, access to health care and public transportation are all factors considered in the evaluation. Not surprisingly, Baghdad ranks lowest on the list.

The list that we may not be so familiar with is the World’s Most Overpriced Real Estate, published by Forbes Magazine. The list is compiled using a modified version of the price to earnings ratio. Where did Vancouver rank? Our fair city finished in sixth spot behind Monaco, Rome, Paris Madrid and Los Angeles. I guess there is a price to pay to live in one of the best cities in the world.

A newer client recently commented on our photos that one of the couples visiting the property he listed told him that the photos were nicer than the property.

I think the Realtor passed this comment on as a semi-complaint but the reaction around our office was, “It got them in the door, that’s great!”

Time and time again we hear success stories of properties that have sold because people seeing the video have seen beyond the “book cover” and come to see a property they might have otherwise passed over. Though the couple probably didn’t buy the property they visited, it’s another great example of video and great photography increasing the exposure and interest in a property.

Are we starting to sound like photo and video snobs? Uh oh. We are just really proud of the work that we do and the positive feedback that we receive.