tddave: Bank of Canada’s half-point cut becomes a quarter-point cut for borrowers
- 10/09/08 04:53 PM
Canada’s central bank moved Wednesday to cut short-term interest rates by half a percentage point, but Canadian banks are cutting rates only half that much. Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and TD Canada Trust said they will trim their prime lending rates by 25 basis points — meaning a quarter of a percentage point — effective Thursday. The prime lending rate is what banks charge credit-worthy business customers on short-term loans. Other interest rates, including certain mortgage rates, may be linked to the prime rate but set several points higher. … (0 comments)
tddave: Canadian banks ranked soundest in the world
- 10/09/08 04:49 PM
Canada has the world’s soundest banking system, closely followed by Sweden, Luxembourg and Australia, a survey by the World Economic Forum has found as a financial crisis and bank failures shake world markets. Britain, which once ranked in the top five, has slipped to 44th place behind El Salvador and Peru, after its government pledged the equivalent of $97 billion Cdn this week to bolster bank balance sheets. The United States, where some of Wall Street’s biggest financial names have collapsed in recent weeks, rated only 40th, just behind Germany, at 39th, and smaller states such as Barbados, Estonia and … (0 comments)
tddave: How to Improve Word-of-Mouth
- 08/21/08 04:17 AM
How to Improve Word-of-Mouth Is your phone ringing weekly with new clients? Are clients banging on your door demanding your help? If not, it could be because you're not taking advantage of simple marketing tactics that improve word-of-mouth. Studies prove time and time again people are more likely to do business with someone when they have been referred. Today's article describes how to improve word-of-mouth marketing so you reap the benefits of making more money and creating more relationships in less time. Word-of-Mouth Produces Referrals Do you deliver great service? Do clients and your partners often comment how much they appreciate … (2 comments)
tddave: Keys to Multiple Meetings
- 07/23/08 04:17 PM
Getting to Know Clients Over Time Your success in becoming an Super Agent depends on how effective you are at meeting with your clients, not once but multiple times. In the relationship business, you cannot expect clients to fork over their business or become your personal advocates from a single encounter. The best relationships develop over time from getting to know each other, establishing trust and discovering opportunities that help your clients as well. But too often agents get stuck because they give away too much information during their first meeting, making it more difficult for the client to rationalize meeting … (2 comments)
tddave: Property Transfer Tax
- 07/23/08 04:09 PM
Property Transfer Tax is a National ScamOne of the things that keeps reminding me that I no longer in Arizona but back ‘in the nanny state’ is the national scam known as Property Transfer Tax (PTT). Everyday I deal with folks who are scraping up there hard earned cash to start building some equity or create a better life for their family, quite a number have already purchased a house a few years back and are no longer exempt from this national travesty. I don’t have a problem with the Government collecting its fee’s off of property ownership, if … (1 comments)
tddave: Canada Day 2008 Langley/White Rock
- 07/02/08 11:33 AM
CanadaDay has always been a great celebration, not the loud brashness that you come to expect from the fourth of July, but a collection of things that make this country so great. I started the day at the Langley Canada Day Festival at McLeod Athletic Park. Langley Canada Day Celebrations has grown to be the biggest two day event in the Langley's and one of largest Canada Day celebrations in the province. http://www.langleycanadaday.ca/ It was hard to believe how much there was to offer, petting zoo's, continuous stage show, children's rides/games, aircraft static displays, Crafter's Alley, Vendors, marketplace, special community … (1 comments)
How long do you have to capture the attention of a potential client with your brochure, website or postcard? It's a matter of a few seconds. Most clients get a endless barrage of marketing materials from Real Estate Agents, and rarely give each piece more than a quick glance. But you can use a tag line to quickly identify your services and establish a presence and reinforce your brand image.
It's a Description
Take a look at some other businesses brochures or websites. Almost all companies use a tag line, a … (1 comments)
tddave: Home Selling Strategies; Price or Traffic I
- 06/27/08 02:53 PM
Let's talk about Home Selling Strategies. From what I've been reading lately I guess there are two schools of thought on these, one that is based on "Price" and the other that is based on "Traffic" The 'Price' strategy more is more traditional and more likely to appear dominant in a Balanced or Sellers market, some of the characteristics are -Pricing the house in the lower part of the determined market range, this draws qualified interested parties to the table, in general most homes have a value range 10% variation www.zillow.com http://activerain.com/blogsview/535342/Negotiating-for-a-House -Pay regular commissions to agents; in our region this is … (0 comments)
tddave: Chip's Not Dead Yet Memorial Mile
- 06/23/08 06:33 AM
On Thursday a I was asked by two of my Bishops University Alumni and friends to help at the event ‘Chip's Not Dead Yet' as it turned out it was one of the most satisfying events that I have attended all year. For those of you who asked me why traffic was shut down on west 10th here is the information on the event: http://www.chipsnotdeadyet.com/. Chris Clarke from Bainbridge Capital was out representing one of his current projects http://www.purityorganic.com/ helped Chris set up his booth, they were giving away free samples at the finish line, the product Purity OrganicTM is absolutely … (0 comments)
Canada’s central bank moved Wednesday to cut short-term interest rates by half a percentage point, but Canadian banks are cutting rates only half that much.
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