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Sociable! Book Launch

January 29th, 2010

I was on hand this Thursday at the Yaletown Earl's to witness the Gibson/Jagger book launch. The event was hugely attended indicating the popularity of the Book and the Authors. Social media marketing is the latest buzz for all reators interested in shifting gears. This book addresses social media in a small business context, ideal for real estate business. Here's how it looked:

Food Bank 2008

December 21st, 2008

6 tons gathered over 14 years

Food Bank Visit 2008

The team above includes: Christine Hay, Thea and Leandro Berretta, Greg and Mike Andruff, and Colin Hay. This year, we raised $1,829 and 1,314 pounds of food. We had all kinds of generous people help us, to help the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Those special angels include: Kerrisdale Elementary students, parents and teachers, the Hislop family, The Mynett famil ...

When will the market improve?

December 16th, 2008

Get out that crystal ball Mike!

Every party this week, this month, include a regular enquiry. "Mike where do you see the real estate market going next?" Sales volumes are off, in some areas as much as five times from the previous period last year. Prices are dropping by the hundreds of thousands of dollars. All in all, this is a BUYER'S MARKET. So for those looking for property, buy now! For ...

A Great Kits Starter Home

November 20th, 2008

2375 West 13th Avenue 

We wish to introduce a great listing of ours in Kitsilano. Here is a five bedroom house on a 50x125' lot. The basement is a legal two bedroom suite. All updates were done in 2003 including new plumbing, wiring, roof, furnace, windows and flooring. It's easy to show and we have prepared a brief web commercial for your review in this link.

Buyin' UP in a DOWN real estate market

October 9th, 2008

Buyin' UP in a DOWN real esate market 

The supply of homes for sale in the Vancouver, BC market is clearly in excess of recent times. With a 3% absorbtion rate, the time for moving up is now. (the graph above, although too small to read shows 1,049 homes for sale at the end of September 2008 on the westside of Vancouver, with 23 sales in the previous 30 days - other subareas are shown adjace ...

The Empress

February 5th, 2008

This yard has a two bedroom condo attached to it!

This is an amazing property on the fringe of the Oak Street area. It features a wonderful back yard for kids or pets. Attractively priced at $439,000:

 

Chinese New Year

January 31st, 2008

Chinese New Year

     By the Chinese lunar calendar, February 7, 2008 is the first day of the Chinese New Year which is year 4706.  It occurs on the first day of the New Year containing a new moon and ends on the Lantern Festival 14 days later. The Chinese lunar calendar has 12 animal signs that cycle annually, Wu Zhi, 2008 is the Year of the Rat. 
     Chinese New Year is a time for celebrati ...

The Uno Story

August 4th, 2007

All of Vancouver will lay at your feet!

This is an amazing property on the fringe of the Main Street area. It features a gym and social area in addition to the two bedroom and den unit. All this is attractively priced at $589,000:

 

400

August 3rd, 2007

Team Andruff Sells its 400th Property!

Time has a way of flying past, and it was just last month when my colleague said, “Mike, did you realize this is your file number 400?” WOW! We have sold over 400 properties!

Over the years, we have had many unbelievable experiences with our clients, and witnessed the complete cycle of life in the public domain.

What lessons have we learned?

1)     Never ...

Follow the Leader ??

July 31st, 2007

As the US Housing Market Goes, Canada must Follow?

I came across this thoughtful article which succinctly addresses the issue of housing south of the border vs. the Canadian market:

 

The Canada-U.S. housing divide

TAVIA GRANT Globe and Mail Update
July 26, 2007 at 12:27 PM EDT

The contrast between the Canadian and U.S. housing markets has never been starker.

 

U.S. existing home sales sank t ...

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