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vancouverpropertyfindercom: #raincamp bellingham May 27 2010 - 05/28/10 10:56 PM
by Mike Andruff, VancouverPropertyFinder.com
On May 27th it was not raining in Bellingham, but seminar leader Ben Kinney was raining down on his audience with hundreds of social media marketing ideas. In addition to the 300 rainmakers in attendance, sponsor hosts included: Jon Washburn, active rain; Galen Ward, Estately.com; Scott Smith, Market Leader; Spencer Rascoff, Zillow; and An Bui, DocuSign. active rainers included: Brad Andersohn, and Bob Stewart.
A formula offered for building one's ranking went this way:
Content + viral + influence + interaction + communication
Websites offered in the course of discussion included:
Wordle.net (for a … (4 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: RE/MAX Technology Workshop - 04/18/10 01:02 AM
by Mike Andruff - VancouverPropertyFinder.com
Social media, SEO, HTML, widgets, page rank, are all topics we need to know about in contemporary real estate. Why?
85% of first time buyers use the internet to source their real estate information. 67% of internet users expect a response from realtors within one hour of their enquiry. Interestingly, however, only 1-4% are prepared to buy now! The rest of them will transact in 3-24 months. Are you set up to manage a lead generating system with these characteristics? Traditional techniques are not as viable when your customer is thousands of miles away. … (2 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: New Listing: 506-2137 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC - 02/27/09 01:02 AM
We've just listed a real sweet two bedroom condo in The "I". What I like about this property is its brightness and gleaming harwood floors. It has great convenience as you can walk to parks, shops and resaurants . Here is the information from the listing:
"This is a GEM! Quiet bright 2 bdrms, solarium PLUS den/flex space in friendly Kits/Arbutus Walk,& peek-a-boo mntain view from living room. A great space in Adera's award wiinning concrete building "The I!" Location, location, location.Close to everything...shops, transits, & schools! Many features...corner/end unit with lots of windows and light, granite countertops, engineered wood … (3 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Mount Pleasant - 02/24/09 12:42 AM
The Mount Pleasant is also an older settled area of Vancouver. It has large portions of area dedicated to marshalling yards, warehousing, and industrial sites.
The area also features wonderful vistas of the North Shore and Downtown areas.
The boundaries of the area are Hastings Street on the north, Knight Street on the west, Main Street on the east, and 12th Avenue on the south.
In 2008, 361 strata properties sold in Mount Pleasant at an average sale price of $413,000, and 54 single detached homes sold on average for $716,000.
At VancouverPropertyFinder.com, the best properties are … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Hastings - 02/24/09 12:40 AM
The Hastings is an area of mixed use. It has a strong component of light industrial, especially surrounding the port, and a mixed residential area located more toward its eastern boundary.
Hastings is also used as a thoroughfare for east/west transit to the suburbs.
The boundaries of the area are Burrard Inlet on the north, Main Street on the west, Nanaimo Street on the east, and Hastings Street on the south.
In 2008, 167 strata properties sold in Hastings at an average sale price of $308,000, and 22 single detached properties sold on average for $620,000.
At … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Downtown Eastside - 02/24/09 12:31 AM
The Downtown Eastside is an old part of Vancouver. It's origins go back to the days of the railroad coming to Vancouver. This is a small area geographically speaking.
The area is also infamously known as a place where there are an abundance of low cost housing called SRO's (Single Resident Occupancy) exist. As time passes, more initiatives will see these dwellings improved.
The boundaries of the area are Burrard Inlet on the north, Cambie Street on the west, Main Street on the east, and Quebec Street on the south.
In 2008, 36 strata properties sold in … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Downtown - 02/20/09 12:26 AM
Downtown is a high density living area geared to young professionals. A recent strong growth period has seen a substantial reformation of the area. Many of the buildings have complete recreational facilities for the owners to enjoy.
The City of Vancouver has also obliged with new infrastructure including parks, schools and a recreation centre.
The boundaries of the area are Burrard Inlet on the north, Burrard Street on the west, Cambie Street on the east, and Pacific Boulevard on the south.
In 2008, 1170 strata properties sold in Downtown at an average sale price of $444,000.
At … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - False Creek North - 02/19/09 12:47 AM
False Creek North is the former Expo '86 World Exposition site. Concord Pacific has done an outstanding job of transforming the site into one of the most attractive areas of Vancouver. In fact, many of the city fathers of the Expo days have located in the area, attesting to its desirability. This is high density living.
The one thing that the area has is VIEWS! Also, there is a real connection to the boating life here with numerous marinas easily accessible.
The boundaries of the area are Pacific Boulevard on the north, Burrard Street on the west, … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - False Creek (Fairview Slopes) - 02/18/09 11:52 PM
False Creek (Fairview Slopes) has little, if any, single detached properties. Additionally, over half of the attached dwellings are leaseholds in favor of the City of Vancouver. (This means one has the long term use of the property, however at the conclusion of the lease term, the ownership reverts to the City.) At this point terms are in the 25-35 year range.
The one thing that the area has is VIEWS! There is nothing like viewing the nighttime city skyline, and the daytime view of the mountains is not bad either.
The boundaries of the area are False Creek … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Fairview - 02/17/09 01:19 AM
Fairview is a special area of Vancouver. Many of the residences are three and fourplex strata titled properties. Coach houses are common here. Fairview has numerous north/south and east/west transportation connectors for commuters.
Single detached properties comprise less than 1% of the housing stock. Duplexes, townhouses, and apartments predominate in this area.
The boundaries of the area are West 6th Avenue on the north, Burrard Street on the west, Cambie Street on the east, and West 16th Avenue on the south.
In 2008, 471 strata properties sold in Fairview at an average sale price of $509,000.
At VancouverPropertyFinder.com, the … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - South Cambie - 02/08/09 02:55 AM
South Cambie is a beautiful residential area. Although it hasn't been over the last couple of years. The construction of the Canada Line, Vancouver's rapid transit, went right down Cambie Street.
Some of South Cambie's notable features include: the Langara public golf course, Langara College, Churchill High School, and the George Pearson seniors care facility.
The mix of housing is rental apartments, townhomes, strata condominiums, and single detached dwellings. I like the size of the lots and hence home sizes in the area.
The boundaries of the area are West 49th Avenue on the north, Oak Street on the west, … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Marpole - 02/03/09 09:51 PM
Archaeologists have found evidence that this area was inhabited as early as 3,500 BC. In fact, an Indian band still owns land on the site of the southerly located Fraser Arms Hotel.
In the early 1900's this was a sawmilling community. At the time, it was called Eburne Station. In 1916, the area was renamed after the Canadian Pacific Railways General Superintendent, Richard Marpole. In 1929, Marpole amalgamated with Vancouver.
Marpole is populated with middle aged, highly educated citizens. 64% of residents rent. 61% of dwelling units are apartments, 33% are single detached and 6% are attached … (1 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - SW Marine - 02/02/09 11:27 PM
This residential area is bounded by two major transportation arterials. First, South West Marine Drive is southern access to the University of British Columbia. This high volume arterial has Vancouver's fabled prohibition era mansions prominently located on the road's west side. The other arterial is the nonfunctioning inter-urban rail line. It was used as link to Richmond before buses were used.
The area has two great parks and a desirable elementary school.
The boundaries of the area are West 49th Avenue and West 64th Avenue on the north, South West Marine Drive on the west, East Boulevard and Granville … (1 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - South Granville - 02/01/09 01:45 AM
Year over year, the South Granville sub area of Vancouver remains one of most prolific selling sub areas. What makes this happen? In my view, it is the centrality of the location, the size of the properties, the quality of the schools, the ease of transportation, and the proximity to places of worship, shopping and recreation.
This is a big physical area which adds to the strong sales results.
The boundaries of the area are West 41st Avenue on the north, Cypress Street East Boulevard on the west, West 64th Avenue on the south and Oak Street on the … (1 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: My Vancouver - Oakridge - 01/31/09 04:29 PM
Who wants to shop?
Well if your are like my wife, you'll be spending a lot of time at the Oakridge Shopping Centre. This is Vancouver's premiere regional shopping mall. The mall is located at W. 41st Avenue and Cambie Street. In addition, this location is poised to become one of the most important transit hubs in Vancouver. In late 2009, Vancouver's Canada Line, a subway system connecting the downtown to the Vancouver International Airport, will begin operation. This system will be moving millions of people in and out of the area. Clearly, more intense land use will be … (0 comments)
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vancouverpropertyfindercom: Flip Video Camera Training Session - 01/29/09 06:22 PM
Are you like me? Do you see the future of blogging as doing videos? Well I thought to spend a minute or two explaining my experience in shooting, editing, uploading and promoting my video.
Shooting
Recognizing videos have to be short to retain interest, think in terms of two to three minutes. Even still mine ran around three and a half minutes and it was hard to keep it short. While I am still learning how to use my Flip (the one button is a bit tricky to utilize), I shot 6 segments but used only three. Remember, your message should … (2 comments)
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Mike Andruff
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