Recent Blog Posts by CENTURY 21 In Town Realty

CENTURY 21 Canada Awards Event

A BIG thank you for all who attended the awards event yesterday. FYI the format changed a bit and I thought it was 100% better than the old way. It started later 11:00AM and they had the speaker first (Shannon W. King), more about her later and it ended prior to 3:00PM! I liked the speaker first because usually what happened in the past was: We got there and received our accomplishments We got ...

1 Million Visits per Month

  Over 90% of homebuyers begin their search on the Internet1.  As more and more homebuyers begin their search online, it is imperative to use web-based tools and technologies to help buyers find amazing homes and help sellers market their homes effectively. Each month, Century21.ca attracts over one million visits from buyers and sellers across Canada2.  CENTURY 21 Sales ...

CENTURY 21 In Town Realty Is #10 in the Country for Production for the first half of 2011....WELL DONE TEAM

Congrats to all the CENTURY 21 In Town Realty Realtors, Management and Staff. We just received our first half award..."#10 Office by Production in Canada" WOW thought we where doing well, but didn't think we be in the top 10 out of 400+ locations. It is a real honour to work with such a fantastic group of people and to be supported by the BEST Real Estate Brand CENTURY 21! Thanks again everyone! ...

The benefits of Reciprocity as we see it here at Century 21 In Town Realty Vancouver BC

As the owner of a Real Estate Company or as I refer to it as ( a business). The advantages of reciprocity for us is, it allows us the Company to display other Real Estate Brokerages listings on our site. Realtors such as ours who take the time to take the maximum number of photos (currently the Vancouver Real Estate Board only permits 10) and write up a thorough description of the property and include ...

Century 21 In Town Realty, Located in Downtown Vancouver BC Canada 604 685 5951

Century 21 In Town Realty. Downtown Vancouver's #1 Real Estate Company....a Great place to work and better place to do business. Call us today at 604 685 5951 ask for Michael La Prairie (Owner) or Michael Macdonald (Managing Broker) for your interview or suggestion on which one of our 88 Realtors to use!

GOLD for Best Real Estate Agency in the City! Vancouver, awarded to Century 21 In Town Realty Vancouver BC Canada

GOLD for Best Real Estate Agency in the City (Vancouver)!   On Behalf of CENTURY 21 In Town Realty, I would like to thank our Team for their daily professionalism and efforts...it shows and it is great to be recognized for it too! Michael La Prairie, Owner CENTURY 21 In Town Realty, Vancouver BC Canada 604.685.5951 work www.century21intown.ca

Easter Seals "Send a Kid to Camp" In Squamish BC

WOW, today we had an invite to attend the EASTER Seals Camp in beautiful Squamish BC....all I can say is how grateful we are to have the honour of being involved in such a wonderful program. This camp is mind blowing...the feeling of being in the middle of the forest, huge trees, kids laughing, grounds extremely tidy and all 45 kids busy doing something, somewhere at the camp. You know, I was ...

Bar Codes for Smart Phones, maybe another use for print ads too

A GREAT article in Mashable Molibe, on Smart Phone Bar Codes..have a read. We are going to try this through our News Paper advertisements and see what happens. Our thought is a high percentage of readers have a "smart phone", so lets see who wants to see more details than a News Paper can offer! Let me know what you think? Michael La Prairie CENTURY 21 In Town Realty, 604.685.5951 ...

Who Stole our OPEN HOUSE SIGN again? Have a Picture of her. REWARD pls look and pass on

Does anyone recognise this girl who walked away with our office OPEN HOUSE sign at our Chinatown Location CENTURY 21 In Town Realty 673 Abbott Street Vancouver, BC V6B 0J4 There is a reward for the returned sign and one for the information on the Female who has it in her hands! Please contact Michael La Prairie CENTURY 21 In Town Realty 604.685.5951

Century 21 In Town Realty Website Statistics for Last 30 days

Well we are half way through the Summer of 2010 { sad face}. We are starting to see a bit of the August slow down...BUT it still feels busy. Phones are ringing and "Walk-Ins" are still plentiful at all our locations. So that tell us there is more business to come throughout the remainder of our Summer. HST still seems to be a work in progress, with lots of questions from customers regarding ...

Article on drowning; a MUST Read!

Article on drowning; please read The new captain jumped from the cockpit, fully dressed, and sprinted through the water. A former lifeguard, he kept his eyes on his victim as he headed straight for the owners who were swimming between their anchored sportfisher and the beach. “I think he thinks you’re drowning,” the husband said to his wife. They had been splashing each ...

Century 21 In Town Realty Vancouver BC website stats for late 30 days ending July 12th 2010

It's already July 2010...and we (Century 21 In Town Realty) haven't seen a market slow down like the Press is quoting..maybe a national average, but a local one??? not ours in this office: As promised every month we'll post our last 30 days website statistics for your review...any questions just call: Michael La Prairie, CENTURY 21 In Town Realty 1.604.685.5951 or email us at intownrealty@century21.ca ...

CENTURY 21 In Town Realty and CENTUM Pacific Mortgages 2010 Golf Tourney for EASTER SEALS

Century 21 In Town Realty and CENTUM Pacific Mortgages held their annual Golf Tournament at Mylora Golf Course (#5 Road). And yes once again the Sun was out in full force. Our mission is for the two companies to go out have some fun, and leave work behind for a couple hours...and as well, to raise $$$ for EASTER SEAL "Send a Kid to Camp" which we did....Over the last few weeks coming up to the Golf ...

Calling ALL iPhone, iPad and Blackberry Users

Calling All iPhone, iPad and Blackberry Users Searching for a home is all about excitement and anticipation, and sometimes -- when it comes to seeing what's out there in your price range and desired location -- instant gratification. Now that so many of us carry our cellphone or other mobile device everywhere, CENTURY 21 Canada wants to be at your fingertips all the time. The search for your dream ...

Vancouver Real Estate Open Houses by CENTURY 21 In Town Realty 604.685.5951

CENTURY 21 IN TOWN REALTY'S OPEN HOUSES FOR THIS WEEKEND JUNE 26TH & 27TH 2010 ADDRESS                                DAY(S)      TIME         BDRM         ...

CLS – CREATE 21 Canada Helps You Recruit Top Performers, Thank you CENTURY 21 Canada

CLS – CREATE 21 Canada Helps You Recruit Top Performers Each week, CREATE 21 students reported that they felt motivated to apply what they learned and felt prepared to apply the knowledge and skills gained in the program! Confidence and motivation are key ingredients for long-term success. Using the techniques learned in CREATE 21, students apply recently-developed skills to their prospecting ...

May 2010 CENTURY 21 In Town Realty website statistics 1.604.685.5951

WOW Summer is here (I think...the Sunshine is up there some where). The market continues to flow. We are seeing average / consistant numbers of sales and more listing have come into the market (I still think we are playing catch-up from the 2010 Olympics). The press seems to be having a "hey day" trying to step on our Profession quoting National Sales stats, as well as, the Competition ...

What can $400,000.00 to $500,000.00 buy you in Real Estate in Canada through the CENTURY 21 Canada System

Click into the map and scroll from Coast to Coast and compare: Provided by CENTURY 21 In Town Realty, 421 Pacific Street Vancouver BC Canada 604.685.5951

Century 21 In Town Realty Web leads continue to grow! Thank you CENTURY 21 Canada April 2010

WOW how cool is this....I don't know of another Real Estate Company out there, where their hits on their website continue to grow, as well as,  an increase in leads generated + you can track them too! What a great tool to have and the new features keep on coming. Our new webmail is faster than ever before and works directly with your "Smart Phones" Here are some of the new Features: ...

Century 21 In Town Realty, Held another company bowling night for Easter Seals

Thank you to the CENTURY 21 In Town Realty Social Committee for host another successful Easter SealsEvent last week. This was our second Bowling event, where the proceeds went to Easter Seals. Congrats to our Rodney LeGrow, who won a Tax receipt for $211.10. We also would like to thank all the CENTURY 21 IN Town Realty Team who participated in this fun event held at Town and Country Lanes 745 ...

Vancouver Real Estate OPEN HOUSES for Downtown Vancouver by Century 21 In Town Realty 604.685.5951

ADDRESS    DAY(S)  TIME  BDRM  PRICE #115 – 22 E Cordova St  Sat/Sun  2-4  1 $259,000. #407 – 1330 Hornby St  Sat  2-4  1 $269,900. #311 – 1855 Nelson St  Sat/Sun  2-4  1 $320,000. #403 – 850 Burrard St  Sat     ...

HST information on all new property purchases (Not Re-Sale) effective in BC July 01 2010

HST on all NEW properties (NOT re-sale) effective July 1st, 2010 5% GST plus 7% PST = 12% HST *** HST applicable on all NEW properties completed AFTER June, 2010 *** 1) GRANDPARENTED * Any pre-sale contract entered into BEFORE November 18th, 2009 that completes after July 1st, 2010- NO HST- ONLY GST * Any pre-sale contract entered into AFTER November 18th, 2009 that completes after June, 2010- HST ...

Century21.ca - SURE WORKED FOR ME!

To all my Century 21 family, here is a story about my web site - deloresbird.ca Over two years ago, I was contacted by a family thinking of moving to Canada from Europe.  They liked one of my listings and wanted more information on it.  That didn't turn out to be the property that finally became their home in Canada but I did sell them a very elegant home in West Vancouver.  It was ...

Delores Bird of CENTURY 21 In Town Realty and her Century21.ca website rocks!

I'd like to share a note one of our Realtors Delores Bird sent me regarding her experience with the CENTURY21.ca web marketing platform. Two years ago she received a lead from her new CENTURY 21 Website (which it and its built in CRM are free for all CENTURY 21 Canada Realtors). The lead (coming from Germany I think) inquired about one of her properties she had listed for sale. Though ...

Century 21 In Town Realty and Easter Seals Send a Kid to Camp March 12 2010

Not sure if we shared this with you or not...and If we did its worth doing again and again and again. We had the honor of sending this lovely girl "Natasha" to the Easter Seals Camp in the Summer of 2009. It truly is one of the most wonderful feelings we have had as a Brokerage to be a part of such a terrific organization such as Easter Seals. The pod cast you are watching took place at the CENTURY ...