West Kelowna Real Estate - The Power of Social Media to Market Real Estate

I am attending a very informative seminar on the power of social media. Enjoy!




Karen Guy, REALTOR®I am the GUY that will make a difference!Coldwell Banker Horizon RealtyC 250.878.3605O 250.768.8001
http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Nice Suprise!

So I'm sitting in my office the other day working on a few things.  In between seeing clients, answering calls and all the other things this is a time when I get to reflect and think about what will happen next in the crazy career called Real Estate, when Lynn comes in and hands me some mail.

I look up from my computer a little frazzled but welcome the break.  Every three months or so we get our "Ultimate Service" Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire's back from clients and I am very proud to share these comments.

"We saw Karen's sign down the street - and went to her open house at another property and was very impressed by her personality and knowledge of our area (Smith Creek).  She went over and above our expectations and our understanding of the duties of a REALTOR.  She is very considerate of her client's needs.  We would highly recommend her without any hesitation!   N & P Bell."

"I was VERY happy with Karen's service.  I know a lot of REALTORS and chose Karen because of the great things I had heard about her service.   B. Irving."

Thank you so much to you both - you know who you are!

Receiving these wonderful thoughts is what makes my career in Real Estate worth every minute of all the hard work and effort it takes to be successful.

until next time...

Karen Guy, REALTOR® I am the GUY that will make a difference! Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001 http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

West Kelowna Realtor Karen Guy

Low Mortgage Rates Boost August Home Sales

Vancouver, BC – September 14, 2010. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province declined 35 per cent to 5,590 units in August compared to the same month last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, MLS® residential unit sales in the province increased 7 per cent in August from July 2010. The average MLS® residential price climbed 4 per cent to $487,804 in August compared to the same month last year.

"August home sales posted the first month-to-month increase since March of this year,” said Cameron Muir, BCREA Chief Economist. “Lower mortgage interest rates and an improving labour market are inducing additional consumer demand."

"The number of new residential listings in the province has fallen 30 per cent since April,” added Muir. “With fewer new listings, total active listings are now on the decline, signaling that an end to the buyer’s market may be on the horizon."

Year-to-date, BC residential sales dollar volume increased 8 per cent to $26.9 billion, compared to the same period last year. Residential unit sales rose 2 per cent to 53,717 year-to-date, while the average MLS® residential price climbed 10 per cent to $501,226 over the same period.


Karen Guy, REALTOR® I am the GUY that will make a difference! Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001 http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Social Media Revolution ~ this is a must see

Karen Guy, REALTOR® I am the GUY that will make a difference! Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001 http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

KELOWNA REAL ESTATE EDUCATION ON VACATION

I just came back on the 5th of June from a wonderful part holiday / part Real Estate work conference.  I took a week long Education cruise to Alaska on Holland America with about 50 other REALTORS®.  What an amazing experience and a truly great group of people I met.  The talent of the speakers aboard the cruise who taught our courses was exceptional ~ kudo's to you, and cheers to everyone aboard who helped make this such a memorable event.  We took a helicopter ride up into the Graciers in Juneau (we drank fresh glacier water), we went on the White Pass Summit Railway in Skagway and took an amphibeous vehicle tour through the streets of Ketichan, and then into the ocean to see the most spectacular site of eages that I have ever seeen.!   Here's a few pictures.

Enjoy!

Karen Guy, REALTOR® I am the GUY that will make a difference! Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001 http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Happy Mother's Day ~ this is so true, enjoy!

Are you a mean mum, I know mine was, and now I am AND I love her for it

Mean Moms

it's worth the read......trust me :-)

Someday when my children are old enough (two of mine are now and it's so great that they actually comprehend this message) to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Mum told me:

I loved you enough . . .

To ask where you were going, with whom, and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned your room, a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must learn that their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your actions

Even when the penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough . .

to say NO when I knew you would hate me for it. Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too. And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.

Was your Mum mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from what other kids had, too. Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts in a prison. She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less. We were ashamed to admit it, but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds and had eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really tough!

Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them. While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were 16.

Because of our mother we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault. Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults.. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mum was. I think that is what's wrong with the world today. It just doesn't have enough mean mums!

in loving memory of Margaret Ann Guy, today tomorrow and always. :-)  missing you, especially today, but everyday.

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
I am the GUY that will make a difference! Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605 O 250.768.8001
http://www.connectwithkaren.com/

Bowl for Kids Sake - Kelowna - Karen Guy

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Thank you.  :-)

Karen Guy, REALTOR®
I am the GUY that will make a difference!
Coldwell Banker Horizon Realty
C 250.878.3605
O 250.768.8001
http://www.connectwithkaren.com/