Early October events to enjoy, on special Salt Spring Island...

Sep 30, 2009 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Evening classes calling! Check out the Driftwood's online site for information about what's offered this Fall. Lots of interesting opportunities to tempt you! Something for the kids? How about Tracy Harrison's Children's Clay Classes (for ages 6 to 14). Fridays, from 10 to noon, in October/November. October dates: 9, 23, 30. November dates: 6, 20. Working with the themes of Hallowe'en and Gift Giving, the participants will have an opportunity to explore hand building, moulding, slumping and various texture techniques. Classes are geared to the level of each individual student. Playful, fun, and creative is Tracy's promise. Call her (250-538-0144) or email: tracy@creativefirestudio.org to ensure your child's place in the class. The terrific photography exhibition, at ArtSpring's Gallery, ends on the 4th of October...be sure to catch this! While nearby, drop into the new artist's co-op, at 135 McPhillips, and welcome this great new addition to the Ganges Village "gallery scene". Take an afternoon in this softer moment in our "season", and wander through J. Mitchell Gallery and Steffich Fine Art Gallery, in Grace Point Square. Pegasus Gallery of Canadian Art is off the Boardwalk and then it's a tiny segue into Jill Louise Campbell's effervescent gallery! Such talent, on this Island...enjoy it! October 4th is also the wonderful annual Apple Festival...the heirloom apple orchards have been saved and nurtured back to their former glory...an event not to be missed! Can you believe it? The Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend is the following weekend, with Monday the 10th being the holiday Monday actual Thanksgiving Day. Where has the year evaporated to????? Remember to tune into the new community radio station...catch my show, with Mark Voyce (of Bocados Bistro) on Mondays, 7 to 9 a.m. It's live, and if you can't pick up the signal on the radio (107.9 fm), then listen in on the web: www.cfsi-fm.com (ideas for the show/islanders to interview always welcome!). Enjoy the Fall moments...savour the harvest time.

Daniel Gale Sotheby's Earns Best Website Design 2009 Award

Sep 30, 2009

Courtesy of: RISMedia RISMEDIA, September 30, 2009—Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), a leading real estate company, was again honored at the annual Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate (LuxuryRealEstate.com) Conference held recently in Vail, Colorado. According to the company, James P. Retz, senior vice president of Marketing and Technology accepted the award this year for Daniel Gale Sotheby’s. Retz also participated in the exclusive Board of Regents meeting preceding the Conference, and was a featured speaker at the opening session of the conference, speaking on “Media Fragmentation in the Internet Age.” According to Retz, “this was a terrific opportunity to share some of the exciting elements of our 2010 Marketing & Technology Plan with key players from many parts of the USA, Canada, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.”

John Brian Losh Nominated for 2009 Inman News "Most Influential" Award

Sep 30, 2009

John Brian Losh, CEO and founder of LuxuryRealEstate.com, has been nominated for 2009 Inman News "Most Influential" Award.  The Inman News 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders annual list recognizes those who embrace leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence – they are the industry's best and brightest and also include those outside figures whose actions impact the business of buying and selling homes.

Warren Buffett, John Brian Losh and other "Most Influential" Leaders

Sep 29, 2009

What do Warren ("no, not Jimmy...") Buffett and LuxuryRealEstate.com CEO John Brian Losh have in common? They are both 2009 Inman News "Most Influential" award nominees… The Inman News 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders annual list recognizes those who embrace leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence – they are the industry's best and brightest and also include those outside figures whose actions impact the business of buying and selling homes.

Telluride Ski Resort Ranked Number 2 in North America

Sep 29, 2009

By: Steve Catsman of Telluride Real Estate For the second consecutive year, Telluride was ranked the number two ski resort in North America in the Conde Nast Publications Reader's Poll. The top 20 ski resorts were ranked based on terrain, lifts and lines, après-ski, dining, and ambience. Telluride's number two position was bolstered by its top marks for Terrain & Lifts (95.2%) and Local Ambience (93%).

Real Estate Broker Diane Turton Awarded for 'Extraordinary Philanthropy' during Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference

Sep 29, 2009

Courtesy of: Rismedia RISMEDIA, September 29, 2009—The 14th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference was recently held Sunday, September 13th to Wednesday, September 16th, at the Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Colorado. The Conference was hosted by John Brian Losh, Chairman and CEO of Luxury Real Estate, (LuxuryRealEstate.com and Who’s Who of Luxury Real Estate), a membership-driven luxury brokerage assemblage based in Seattle, Washington. The network includes the most prominent global luxury brokers and meets three times each year, nationally and internationally, to discuss current real estate trends.

The Delicate Balance: The Prestige Property Rental Market

Sep 29, 2009

By: Christine Cheryl Watson of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes It’s certainly no secret that prestige properties are having difficulty securing the high sale prices that may have been once been achievable for vendors before the market down turn. As the property market becomes tighter, we are seeing more properties coming into the rental market as owners of luxury properties are avoiding selling, and are choosing to lease them instead. Owners are hoping to keep their homes, rent them now and move back when the property crisis is over.

Travel Time for Luxury Real Estate Agent Michael Marquette: Expose 12

Sep 28, 2009

By: Michael Marquette of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes It’s Time to Travel the World” The last 2 weeks of traveling in the US reminded me of the first time I stepped onto a plane to head overseas. It was 2002 and I’d never left Australia before that and I can recall the nervousness and excitement that I felt. Finally I was actually going to see some of the cities that I’d seen on television and had read about and it was a life changing 8 ½ months.

Frequent Flyer – Which Airline was the Best?

Sep 28, 2009

By: Michael Marquette of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes On our trip to the United States for the Luxury Real Estate Conference and Annual Awards we travelled a lot. Christine Watson, Simon Turner and I travelled on six (6) different Airlines throughout our journey and some were great and some were way behind the pack. The airlines that we travelled on were: V Australia, Qantas, United, US Airways, Delta and Virgin America

GOOD CAUSE: The Foxtel Lap for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Sep 28, 2009

By: Christine Watson of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes The annual Corporate Treadmill Challenge is a fantastic “fun run or walk” raising funds for the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. This year the Institute is hoping to raise in excess of $800,000 for research into diabetes, asthma, premature births and mental health problems affecting our children.
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