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Kendra Stretch Joins Century 21 Colonial Realty ! Joel Ives is pleased to welcome Kendra Stretch to Century 21 Colonial Realty as a sales associate. Kendra was born and raised in Charlottetown and has 7 years of retail and sales experience. She looks forward to using her skills and enthusiasm with the tools available to her to assist clients in their real estate needs. Kendra resides in Charlottetown with her husband Steven and their two boys ... Posted by Joel Ives on November 18, 2010		More
Modern Day PEI Super Hero As we approach our Charlottetown Drop Zone date of Wednesday, August 11th, one particular member of the Century 21 Colonial Realty Team Kids To Camp has proven ... Posted by Cindy Beharrell on May 25, 2010		More
Hamish Redpath Joins Century 21 Colonial Realty ! Joel Ives is pleased to announce that Hamish Redpath has joined Century 21 Colonial Realty as a sales associate. Hamish has worked for many years in the film business in various capacities and has also worked as a marketing writer. He has always been passionate about promoting PEI as the most amazing and affordable seaside paradise in the US or Canada. Hamish is going to specialize ... Posted by Joel Ives on April 7, 2010		More
Mark Campbell Joins Century 21 Colonial Realty ! We at Century 21 Colonial Realty are pleased to announce that Mark Campbell has joined Century 21 Colonial Realty as a sales representative. Mark has been a real estate professional for the past number of years. Mark is dedicated to providing you with the highest quality service possible. Whether you are looking to buy or sell, his knowledge of the local market can help you achieve ... Posted by Joel Ives on April 7, 2010		More
Century 21 REALTOR Ron Barrett Receives Liz Coady Award From PEI Real Estate Association ! Ron Barrett of Century 21 Northumberland Realty Ltd. is the 2009 recipient of the Liz Coady Award. The award was presented to Barrett on February 24 by the Prince Edward Island Real Estate Association (PEIREA) in recognition of his unselfish and untiring service to the real estate industry, the community and province of PEI. The Award is named in honour of the late Liz Coady, a Realtor who exemplified ... Posted by Joel Ives on March 13, 2010		More
Century 21 Colonial Realty Agents Seize The Future ! Seize The Future ! Recently Century 21 Colonial Realty had their first annual general meeting titled Seize the Future ! We decided to give our agents information on items to improve their skills not only in business but in life. After a quick overview of the 2009 market I went over a brief overview of some of our marketing plans and our community involvement. Representatives from Bell Mobility ... Posted by Joel Ives on January 25, 2010		More
Realtors...Are We Really That Pushy ??? I recently received the below link from Kelly Lantz on her facebook status for a video of a skit in a British Comedy show about a pushy Realtor. Being in the real estate business for many years I found it quite funny but I then realized that to some people who have had bad experiences with a Realtor that this is how we are perceived. This may also be what they are telling their families ... Posted by Joel Ives on October 19, 2009		More
We're Number 1 ! No You Are ! In Fact All Of Us Are ! Recently a colleague of mine sent me an email with a blog post... Hey Joel; Thought I’d pass this along – not sure if you follow Seth Godin or not… he’s a big Marketing guru out of the US… lots of good books. Anyway this was always a pet peeve of mine while I was in the business… people using the stats to be #1 in a particular community, etc… to me ... Posted by Joel Ives on August 11, 2009		More
Choose Real Estate Companies Wisely...PEI MLS Stats. Willy Sutton was a depression era bank robber. He was wanted for robberies in Miami, New Orleans, and New York. After his capture in 1950, a reporter asked him why he robbed banks. His reply was, "Because that's where the money is." Aside from the lack of moral justification, his strategy was sound: go where the money is. If you are thinking about putting your house on the ... Posted by Joel Ives on June 11, 2009		More
Spring Market...Stanley Cup Playoffs..the same ? As we get to the Stanley Cup final we as Canadians are excited but also wondering what we are going to do when it is over as we are not known to get overly excited about watching other sports on TV and many start counting down the days to the start of the next season. The PEI real estate market in the Spring is a lot like the playoffs...you can start searching at properties ... Posted by Joel Ives on May 28, 2009		More
Realtors and Lawyers...Cats and Dogs...Sweet and Sour....Can't We All Just Get Along ??? There has been a time honored tradition of REALTORS(R) and Lawyers not agreeing on many things when it comes to property transactions. Lawyers sometimes feel that they are always cleaning up a mess that the REALTOR(R) started with their paperwork and that the REALTOR gets paid too much. The REALTOR thinks the Lawyers dont do any work but have their assistant do all the work and they swoop in on closing ... Posted by Joel Ives on May 27, 2009		More
How Will I Ever Find Real Estate Without The Newspaper ? Recently many of the Brokers in PEI discussed issues within the PEI Real Estate industry and one main topic was the continued use of print media. In the 1980's the brokers got together to do a co operative tabloid real estate supplement within the PEI Newspaper "The Guardian". It was very effective for many years but with the Internet changing how people shop for many items including real estate ... Posted by Joel Ives on March 23, 2009		More
PEI Real Estate Updates on Twitter Century 21 Colonial Realty Inc is always working on staying current with technology and trends. We are working with an Online Marketing Firm called TopSearchResult.ca that specializes in real estate SEO, Pay Per Click and Social Media. We have a fan page on Facebook and now we have enabled a Twitter Account that allows other Twitter subscribers to follow and be alerted to new listings, price ... Posted by Joel Ives on March 15, 2009		More
New Television Campaign Century 21 Colonial Realty Inc has a new TV campaign running on CBC PEI running on various CBC shows such as Compass the 6 pm Newscast and various other shows such as Hockey Night in Canada. Although I have discussed in the past that Century 21 Canada and Century 21 USA have discontinued TV advertising here on PEI we still have only 1 channel that covers our market. Although the commercial doesn't ... Posted by Joel Ives on February 19, 2009		More
The Sky is Falling !! The Sky is Falling !!! Yes we all remember the story of Chicken Little telling everyone the sky is falling and the end was near. Of course if you listened to all the news about the economy we would all believe Chicken Little. Yes the economy is going through a change but you have to look at your own situation as well as provincially and federally. On PEI we are somewhat lucky...we usually do not experience great increases ... Posted by Joel Ives on November 25, 2008		More
Third Quarter Award Winners For Century 21 Colonial Realty Inc. Congratulations to the following agents who have been recognized by Century 21 Canada for their success in the third quarter of 2008 . These agents were able to achieve their success by utilizing the tools available to them to assist their clients.They have also shown a great commitment to their clients and their industry which makes them your "Local Experts" for your real estate requirements. ... Posted by Joel Ives on November 18, 2008		More
2nd Quarter and Mid Year Award Winners ! Joel Ives is pleased to announce the following award winners for 2nd Quarter and also Mid Year Award winners for the first 6 months. The Century 21 Colonial Realty office through these agents and the combined team also wond an Outstanding Office award within the Century 21 Canada System. Their determination in providing exceptional customer service has allowed them to achieve these awards and rise ... Posted by Joel Ives on August 9, 2008		More
PEI Real Estate Association honours distinguished CENTURY 21 Broker JOHN IVES John Ives, broker of record of CENTURY 21 Colonial Realty Inc. in Charlottetown PE, was recognized last month for his contributions and achievements over an incredible career in the real estate industry, spanning over 40 years. The appreciation reception was by no means a retirment party! John Ives, Broker of Record of CENTURY 21 Colonial Realty Inc., Gail Ives and Joel Ives, Owner, celebrating at ... Posted by Joel Ives on July 12, 2008		More

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