Have you seen the video we produced for Richard Bell and Ron Usher of Bell Alliance, Lawyers & Notaries Public?  We recently filmed their presentation on assignments held at The Arbutus Club for RE/Max Crest Realty (Westside).  Assignments are a hot topic for realtors in Vancouver area with all the condo developments being built in and around the city.  Events such as the cancellation of the Bambu Development by Anthem Properties in Victoria has shown that assignments are not without risk.  The video is essentially a guide to help realtors protect themselves and their clients from situations such as these. 

Here is the video for Assignments – Top 10 Issues presented by Bell Alliance.

About 2 weeks ago, we had the opportunity to travel to Victoria.  We were asked to produce a video for Sayward Hill, a Jawl Development Corporation project on the Island.  We spent the day with our gracious hosts Ingrid Jarisz and Karen Jawl. 

Sayward Hill is a self-contained community consisting of luxury condominium living set on top of spectacular grounds that are home to 2 golf courses (Cordova Bay Golf Course and The Ridge Course at Cordova Bay), the beach, Lochside Trail, a shopping concourse (Mattick’s Farm) with markets (Red Barn market), restaurants (Bill Mattick’s Restaurant, Adrienne’s Tea Garden and The Ridge Cafe), garden center, mini golf, ice cream shop, liquor store, and other retail stores, with a seemingly never-ending view of the mountains and water.  It was a wonderful way to spend our day. 

The video has been linked to their website and is being included in their next monthly email newsletter.  Here is the video we produced:

Sayward Hill Video

I recently read a report that was published by Borrell Associates, a firm that provides research and consulting on interactive advertising and marketing.  One of their latest reports addressed online real estate ad spending.  Simply put, real estate buyers have moved online en masse, with approximately 80% using the Internet for home searches.  Buyers are moving from traditional print-based advertising to the convenience of online searching.  Correspondingly, online real estate ad spending is lagging far behind this trend. 

This is an opportunity for progressive-minded real estate agents to surge ahead of their competitors by capitalizing on the real estate industry’s slow reaction to the way in which buyers are using the Internet to “shop” for a home.  I have a word of advice to any real estate professional who believes that having a website is all they need.  The migration from traditional newspapers and magazines to real estate listing services is well under way.  Promote yourself and your listings by using web-based marketing tools.  You will get a greater return on your advertising dollars.

We were recently approached by David Hutchinson to put together a progress report for Pomaria, a 30 storey condo development in False Creek that is currently in its construction phase.  We were fortunate enough to be able to gain full access to the construction site and shoot some great footage.  They are still building skyward but on the lower levels, they are just starting some finishing work.  We put together a blog-style website that allows for frequent updates.  Here is the link:

pomaria blog