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Apr 30, 2013 — Ursula Morel, RE/MAX Sea to Sky Real Estate

Sea to Sky   “Lifestyle Real Estate” Newsletter:  "LET   YOUR LIFESTYLE DRIVE YOU TO YOUR HOME" What’s Happening in your Local Markets? March 2013 BC   Real Estate Market -  BC Home Sales Tick Higher in March Vancouver Real   Estate Market -Home sale activity improves but remains below   historical averages

Sereno Group Hosts Another Successful E Recycle Day To Celebrate Earth Day 2013

Apr 30, 2013 — Sereno

On Sunday, April 21st, Sereno Group celebrated Earth Day by hosting a companywide e-recycle event, resulting in over 25,000 lbs of e-waste being collected at the company’s drop off sites.  The company’s 2013 collection results are an over 5,000 lbs improvement from the same event during last year’s Earth Day celebration. 

Salt Spring Island oceanfront estate...dock for your yacht included!

Apr 30, 2013 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Oceanfront Estate on Salt Spring Island...a rural pleasure with award-winning home, dock for your yacht, and the very best of the Salt Spring lifestyle...it's a WOW! The plus?   Custom home, with many green choices, is beautifully sited on one waterfront parcel.  The adjacent undeveloped waterfront lot, owned by seller, is a part of this offering.  

Waiting for May...in the great Pacific Northwest Coast!

Apr 29, 2013 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

May brings with it one of the loveliest months on the great Pacific Northwest Coast.   Yes, April can have a few days here and there, but we who live here know that May is "it"...our season begins. Salt Spring & the Southern Gulf Islands are a part of this allure of the natural world that flowers and stretches all around us. Two holidays bring magic: the Canadian Victoria Day holiday weekend and then the following U.S. Memorial Day weekend. In both countries, it signals the beginning of "the season". On Salt Spring, the Canadian holiday features the annual Round Salt Spring Sailing Race...hundreds of boats turn up for this much awaited event. The U.S. weekend means the annual Swiftsure Sailing Race, in nearby Victoria. For many crews, the earlier Salt Spring event has been the shake-down race, making sure they are all in top form for Swiftsure. The Saturday Market in the Park, the boaters back enjoying the amazing protected boating waters of this Salish Sea, the gardens flowering forth...beauty everywhere! Ah, May...enjoy!

After the Ski Season and Before the Summer

Apr 27, 2013 — Dennis Hanlon, Summit Sotheby's International Realty

For 9 months of the year the weather in Park City is absolutely delightful. Warm but not too hot summer days, delightfully cool and crystal clear fall days and winter with its combination of snow storms and cold blue skies. Then there's April, May and part of June which is the one time of the year that we all dislike. Particularly in April and May we get frequent snowstorms which with the ski areas closed only prevents us from playing golf or hiking and biking on the numerous trails around Park City. And that's what's going on right now. Last week it snowed most every day, a very nice day on Sunday and here again on Monday it's snowing again. Welcome to spring in the mountains! But in looking at other parts of the country that are going through severe flooding and tornadoes, I suppose we can put up with the unpleasant snow, particularly with what we have to look forward to for the next nine months.

What a difference a year makes!

Apr 27, 2013 — Courtney Jones, Carmel Realty Company

Last year our market was beginning to make a turn around, yet much of the year felt like a roller coaster ride. Although we aren’t yet experiencing the ultra competitive scenarios as they are in the San Francisco Bay Area, inventory levels are shrinking and buyer demand is on the rise. Stephen Vagnini, the Monterey County Assessor, expects to see a modest rise of 2% in property values throughout the county this year. Monterey County is diverse and it is important to take a close look at each city, or better yet each neighborhood. Below is a snap shot of the markets I cover.

Winfield Luxury Homes In North Scottsdale

Apr 27, 2013 — Cheryl Marcum, Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty

Winfield in North Scottsdale is a glorious location where architecture meet nature. Everything that is exemplary and beautiful about the state of Arizona can be found right here outside your door. From the blue skies and feathery clouds to cacti and one of a kind rock formations at the majestic Winfield Mountain, there is much to recommend this natural commodity. But it is also a place where you can live, whether single, retired, or as a family, and enjoy life at the speed it was intended. A laid back life is something you deserve after putting in the time and energy to be successful, and that's what you will find if you live in this area. Here are some of the top amenities to which you can look forward.

Virtual reality? Hmmm...more change!

Apr 26, 2013 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Just watched a cable t.v. knowledge network style bio on a local game designer...he was one of a few game programmers/designers to be given new virtual tour equipment, to see what kind of game he could come up with, in using it. Wow! There's the 21st century for you. A small town techie on a par with silicon valley style locations. Beyond the "anyone anywhere can invent the future" scenario, though, lives (perhaps) the next great thing. If within 2 to 5 years virtual reality will be seamless & everywhere, a guesstimate by this game designer, then why will we need real malls, real storefronts, real showrooms, real offices...already the retail world is moving online, the most recent recipient of that Internet eraser. What will our world look like in 5 years, when this gamer thinks virtual reality will be mainstream? Will we need real schools? Will we have offices seemingly "there", but just virtual versions? Retail will be virtual? What will home designs look like? Hmmm...ok imagineers, it's change that brings opportunity. Time to be creatively thinking. And specifically, as it's my current world, what effect will virtual reality have on real estate marketing? And your thoughts are? Always welcome!

SERENO GROUP SET TO SUPPORT 36th ANNUAL GREAT RACE

Apr 25, 2013 — Sereno

Sereno Group is set to support the 36th annual Los Gatos Rotary Great Race this coming Sunday, April 28th beginning at 9:00 am, rain or shine.  The 4.0 mile point to point race is the biggest combined city events on the yearly calendar and hosts over 1,500 runners.  All proceeds from the race will be used to support the Los Gatos Rotary’s ongoing charitable efforts. 

Simple pleasures in the great Pacific Northwest Coast!

Apr 24, 2013 — Liane ("Li") Read, Sea to Sky Real Estate

Small pleasures are important to hang onto...& to enjoy. In this beautiful Pacific Northwest Coast area, the sea usually features. Perhaps it's just the pleasure of watching it...a deck or a patio, with an ocean vista, and the inspiration of sun and sea and sky's breadth. Sometimes, it's the sleek freedom of sailing...the whisper of the sails in light airs...the sight of seals, sea lions, seabirds...gliding...maybe in the distance a pod of whales. Sometimes, it's hiking along a forest trail, emerging onto a beach, wading...maybe having a picnic at shore's edge. The news daily reminds us all is transitory. Remember to partake of those small pleasures...with family, with friends, with oneself...depending where on life's road we find ourselves, small pleasures ignite our days. Take five... Enjoy.
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