Recent Blog Posts by Paulette Upshall

Century 21 Team One Realty GRAND OPENING

Century 21 Team One Realty and Atlantic Living Property Management will celebrate its grand opening May 2, 2012 with a community style affair hosted by Patrick Johnston, CEO. Johnston, who owns and operates Century 21 Team One Realty and Atlantic Living Property Management, also owns Centum Mortgage Team Inc., and the Live By Leverage Network. He says "bringing my group of companies under one roof ...

NEW LISTING in HAMMONDS PLAINS

    ‎300 Rochester Drive, Hammonds Plains - 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths, walk-out from basement, river access...all for $324,900.oo Let me know if you would like to view!   Welcome home to this beautiful 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath on a quiet street in White Hills, Hammonds Plains. The kitchen and dining room share an open common area..the family room will warm up your cold winter nights ...

Home Owners Expo & Social

June 10, 2011; 6 to 9pm - HP Firehall & Community Centre The Hammonds Plains community, from Kingswood to Tantallon, is rich with many different people, organizations and businesses - We thought that it would be a great to get to know each other. This is a FREE expo for the members of the community and organizations within the communities in the Hammonds Plains area; or those interested in ...

Kitchen Style Opinions for 2011

I opened my Facebook this morning and read about one website's opinion on what 2011 Kitchens will resemble. Style at Home states, "The kitchen is the heart of the home. Indeed, no matter how lovely the living room, how comfortable the dining room chairs, you're sure to find a coterie of friends and family hovering around the kitchen whenever they're over. And no one can argue that having an up-to-date ...

Bullying

A study on bullying by the University of British Columbia showed that: 64 per cent of kids had been bullied at school. 12 per cent were bullied regularly (once or more a week). 13 per cent bullied other students regularly (once or more a week). 72 per cent observed bullying at school at least once in a while. Taekwon-do (and other martial arts) can help deter bullying among children in two ...

Thinking Outside the Box: Occupational Therapy and Real Estate

I'm an Occupational Therapist who works in the crazy world of real estate sales. How many times do I hear: you have an occupational therapy degree and you are working in real estate? My answer is usually the same...if you think outside the box, both have a great deal in common. I was trained to analyze people's needs and wants and to work towards meeting those needs and wants. I was trained ...

Juggling Life - My First 5 Years in Real Estate

I am now 5 years into my career as a real estate agent and I'm still loving my job! As I grew up in Pasadena, Nfld in the 70s to 90s, I always appreciated the time my mother had for me and my other 3 siblings. She was a stay-at-home mom that was there for s all the time with love, support, food, and activities to fill our days. I always wanted the same for my children when I grew up! I ...

6 Stillwater Lake

WATERFRONTAGE on STILLWATER LAKE!! Welcome home to this 1970 Kent Home with gorgeous vaulted ceilings situated on the peaceful and under-populated Stillwater Lake. This accessible home has 3 bedrooms, a 4-piece bathroom, spacious living area with fireplace, and eat-in kitchen area. The home has a full-basement with concrete poured walls with access only from under the deck. Oil Tank 2003 inside; Hot ...

RCMP vs HRM City Police

Why mess with a good thing right? I received this email from two of my colleagues/friends on Friday, February 26, 2010..... "I am sending this as a rally cry to SAVE OUR RCMP in TANTALLON, SACKVILLE and COLE HARBOUR!!!! Good afternoon- Please take a moment to read and if you feel this is something you feel strongly about- like me, voice your concern. In addition to you- I have copied my local councillor ...

Testimonial

Our experience Selling the House with Paulette Upshall and Century 21... Paulette was our realtor for both purchasing the house in Aug 08 and selling it in Jan 10. She was upfront, unrelenting and very professional. Because realtors assist people in life altering decisions as they are involved with buying and selling probably the biggest and most important purchase of our lives, they should hold ...

Paulette Upshall joins Century 21 Team One Realty Inc.

David Yetman and Patrick Johnston, Owners of CENTURY 21 Team One Realty and Paulette Upshall, Owner of CENTURY 21 Admiral Cove Realty are pleased to announce that they have merged companies under the CENTURY 21 Team One Realty umbrella. Paulette joins the office at CENTURY 21 Team One Realty effective  February 1st as Associate Broker.    "Paulette brings with her great experience and ...

Constant Contact with Clients & Customers

Over my almost 5 years in real estate, I've been a firm believers in keeping in "constant contact" with my clients, friends, colleagues, business associates, and family. One never knows when or where the next referral will come from. Besides that, it's important to develop a relationship with each and every contact you make. Todays internet really makes this easy for us...we have Twitter, LinkedIn, ...

SPRING MARKET - DON'T MISS THE BOAT!!

Believe it or not, the SPRING MARKET has already started to grow. Many real estate agents are commenting about a rise in the number of homes on the market and the larger number of buyers than last year this time. It is anticipated that 2010 will be a better real estate year. Are you ready? Seller - you need to start planning now. Interview for a REALTOR (R), clean the home and declutter, stage ...

Century 21 Admiral Cove Realty merges with Century 21 Team One Realty Inc.

David Yetman and Patrick Johnston, Owners of CENTURY 21 Team One Realty and Paulette Upshall, Owner of CENTURY 21 Admiral Cove Realty are pleased to announce that they have merged companies under the CENTURY 21 Team One Realty umbrella. Paulette joins the office at CENTURY 21 Team One Realty effective today, February 1st as Associate Broker.  "Paulette brings with her great experience and knowledge ...

Hot month of December 2009

Typically in December, I'm in quiet prepare for Christmas mode. Not this past December! Besides taking the Broker's course and passing (yippee), I was down with a major case of the flu...it would've been nice to have down time. But that wasn't in the cards ... Instead I listed a home in Halifax for $349,900 (6410 Chebucto Road), got an offer at the 4th viewing, we offered on another home on ...

Signage

Century 21 is a classy real estate office...Gold and Black are our very distinctive colours.  We are the "Local Experts", we set "The Gold Standard", we are amazing.... Then why are we destroying ourselves with signage that looks tacky and unprofessional! Take a look at this picture of current signage being used in the HRM area....   I know that the sign itself is to Century 21 standards...but ...

Hammonds Plains Consolidated School – Home and School Association

Community Shopping Event Community Involvement is Key to Good Business Relations!! Hammonds Plains Consolidated School – Home and School Association The Hammonds Plains Consolidated School’s Home and School Association will be hosting a Community Shopping Event Thursday, November 19 from 7-9pm. This event will showcase some of our area’s small business and is a great opportunity ...

3rd Quarter Outstanding Achievement Award of Excellence

Century 21 Admiral Cove Realty would like to  congratulate Margo Whitman and Paulette Upshall for receiving the following award for the 3rd quarter!!  Way to go!!   Outstanding Achievement Award of Excellence Individuals qualify for an Outstanding Achievement Award of Excellence certificate by earning a minimum of $25,000 in GCC or 10 award units within a quarter.

HRM 2009 Fall Market

  October 2009 - the kiddies are back in school, extra-curricular activities have started up, and Thanksgiving, Halloween and Christmas are just around the corner.  I know that in my own household, things have started to tick at a normal speed with Taekwon-Do 3x/week, swimming 1x/week, regular homework coming in from HPCS. Believe it or not, the real estate FALL market is also in ...

Halifax (HRM) Municipal Taxation Reform

To: Mayor Peter Kelly and members of HRM Council We the Homeowner Associations of District 23 (listed below) representing approximately 25,000 residents strongly urge that HRM Council continue the process of reforming the municipal taxation structure. We support the general thrust of the Tax Reform Committee report that was presented to Council on June 17, 2009. We appreciate that change is never ...

Sojourn Dinner Competition

Sojourn Sponsored a Golf Hole during the July 2009 Tournament.  This picture is in a competition to win a free dinner. Email    photocontest@sojourn.ca and VOTE #56!!

Amazing Team of Realtors!

Over the past 1.5 years, there has been two changes of ownership within our office. Any type of change often brings uncertainty and occasional hickups.  The team of 5 realtors and 1 full-time admin.assistant at Century 21 Admiral Cove Realty has really been able to bond and tick like clockwork. The atmosphere is one of relaxation, interest in each other prospering, good humour, dedication, ...

Developments in Bedford North

Everyday I travel down the Hammonds Plains Road from Maplewood (subdivision between White Hills and Glen Arbour) to my office here in Bedford. Traffic just past the Kearney Lake exit has been getting slower and slower. Trucks, drilling machines, and manpower have been observed along the road for several months now. Finally, with my trusted administrator assistant & photographer, Lisa, we decided ...

GET OUT THERE ARE VOTE NS

Tomorrow is the day - for Nova Scotians to get out there and exercise their given right to VOTE!! It's your time to make your voice heard - yes with the simple job of ticking one box. Liberal, NDP, PC - it's your choice - but make it!! Many people fought hard to give us this voice! Just outside my office is a daily reminder of the fact that we must vote - actually the signs are EVERYWHERE!! ...

Open Homes - April 26th - Millwood, Abbey, Laurel Ridge

Come visit these amazing homes - April 26th from 2 to 4 pm 169 Abbey Road, Halliburton Hills, Tantallon 419 Millwood Dr, Lower Sackville 420 LAUREL RIDGE DR, Beaverbank