My Unique Selling Proposition
INTERNET
Today’s Internet savvy buyers will access the Internet to find homes. 90% use an agent.80-90% will visit the Internet first, when looking to buy. Advertising your property world wide is the way to market it in the Millennium. 80% of home-buyers find an agent online. All Internet presentations are not equal, evocative tours will attract many more buyers. Weak Internet presentations shrink buyers by 50% and buyers under 45 rely solely on the Internet.
WHY AN INTERNET PROFESSIONAL?
Selling is exposure and the Internet gives your property MAXIMUM exposure. As an Internet Professional Maggie Chandler uses the Internet to find buyers and Maggie Chandler markets your home to buyers worldwide. As an Internet Professional Maggie Chandler uses up-to-date technology to promote your property. More exposure means a better chance of getting your property SOLD QUICKLY at a better PRICE.
New Feature – Virtual Office Search for properties, includes immediate notification of the full listing printout, including vidoes, slideshow and pictures, to your Inbox or IPhone, updated every 4 hours. Features Google street view, street, MLS # or specific criteria search (all waterfront homes), find amenities around the property, walkscore search. Sign up for your specific search, save and name the search Showcase your property. A very exciting feature for my clients and more google love for me!
INTERNATIONAL
As a member of FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation with over 3300 International members in 60 countries, Maggie Chandler is listed in the World Directory, distributed to all members worldwide, and on the online database including email and website links, raising my Internet visibility and services to thousands of potential International clients who visit the site each week
INNOVATIVE
Advertise your property on my fully optimized websites and blog 24/7. Promote your property on my monthly e-zine. Advertise your property on The Real Estate Channel, which also posts the listing on http://www.beimeifangwu.com:80/ to target the Chinese market. Advertise your property with an Internet feature sheet OPEN HOUSE for website generated leads. Syndicate your property throughout the Internet, mls.ca, Zoocasa (Canadian) Twitter, on v-flyer, Craig’s List, Kijiji, Technorati, Active Rain . Rate your listings with Walkscore
Maggie Chandler has profiles in Linked-in, ActiveRain and many other Internet networking groups, as well as multiple Internet real estate directories and blog directories. Your property has an automated printer friendly version for emailing. We also recommend STAGING if applicable and can recommend an Interior Designer.
FLOORPLANS
Buyers ask for floorplans, whether they are local or international, it drives traffic to your property. Floodplans are part of Maggie Chandler’s seller services. They are professionally done by Pixilink, featured on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) lisitng and my website and can be emailed or printed. The floorplan is also included in the feature sheet handout.
VIRTUAL TOURS
Virtual tours drive Internet traffic to your property. Buyers will bypass listings that have no photos or virtual tours which enable them to shop on line and save time. The virtual tour link is featured on the mls listing, my website and all Internet advertising. The photographer also includes 10 photos which are uploaded to MLS, my website and other Internet websites. In addition, the virtual tour link is submitted to google, so can be found by searching the property address or my name.You receive weekly updates ov VT visits. Upload the VT to UTube.
MY WEBSITES
Maggie Chandler’s main website is a powerful Internet marketing tool, featuring articles about the Vancouver real estate market since 2002, reports on home buying and selling, other real estate related links, property searches, information about Vancouver, seller and buyer services. Maggie Chandler also has a website dedicated to Coal Harbour and Coopers Park, luxury Vancouver waterfront neighbourhoods. Maggie Chandler’s websites rank in the top five in Google searches for Vancouver real estate agent, vancouver realtor, vancouver condos, vancouver bc real estate, vancouver bc realtor, vancouver real estate, vancouver condos for sale. Hyperlocal websites.
MY BLOG
Part of my innovative Internet Marketing includes Maggie Chandler’s blog, Vancouver Reflections. It features Vancouver’s waterfront condo neighbourhoods of Coal Harbour, Downtown, False Creek North, West End and Kitsilano, Olympic Village You can search for properties on Maggie’s blog, keep in touch with Vancouver’s changing real estate market, obtain information on green homes, heritage homes, Vancouver Events, economic news relating to the Vancouver real estate market , graphs, statistics and other related information about the Vancouver housing market. Maggie’s blog ranks high in Google searches for housing market vancouver, vancouver real estate blog, vancouver housing blog, vancouver condo market. Hyperlocal content.
KEEPING YOU INFORMED ONLINE
Your marketing activity report is updated regularly and you can logon at your convenience. It outlines in detail the activities performed to get your home sold, from the date it is listed to the date it is sold. You also receive monthly marketing updates for your property price range, including asborption rate analysis, and weekly statistics tracking of your virtual tour, showing how many buyers view it weekly. Maggie Chandler has checklists for all marketing activities and emails you all showing appointments, feedback from open houses and showing feedback from realtors & buygers. Other agents can request a showing by a direct email to my Blackberry.
PERSONALISED SERVICE
Maggie Chandler believes in personalised service which means Maggie meets potential buyers or other Realtors and their clients at all showings of your property, allowing me to answer all questions on the spot and relay and show the features of your property and the building and the neighbourhood. Maggie does her utmost to accommodate all showing request times and believes it is important to deliver the same excellent service to fellow Realtors as she does to her clients and potential clients. This has resulted in Maggie having developed a good reputation in the Vancouver real estate business since 1981 and gives your property an edge in a buyer’s market when her listings will be selected before others. View my testimonials. Maggie is MLS Medallion Club Master Diamond Member 2009.
Maggie Chandler provides a personalised service guarantee, your problem will be addressed and every attempt made to resolve it with 48 . hours. If Maggie is unable to reach a satisfactory result your listing contract can be cancelled and it is subject to a cancellation fee.
TRADITIONAL MARKETING
Promote your property to other Realtors and to potential buyers by holding an Open House for both groups. Maggie will hold a second Open House if you have a price reduction. Place a For Sale sign on the property. Process the listing and submit it to mls. Place a Just Listed flyer on the building’s notice board and advertise the Public Open House.
GREEN MARKETING
Internet Marketing replaces traditional marketing. Maggie Chandler no longer sends out Just Listed flyers as her research shows potential buyers find you on line and it is faster marketing. Instead of advertising in real estate magazines Maggie features your property on The Real Estate Channel, which is also featured in the Vancouver Hotels , advertises on a Mainland Chinese property website - great for finding out of town buyers. E-Presentations also save paper.
PAPERWORK, OFFERS AND NEGOTIATIONS
Maggie Chandler will review a current Market Analysis to establish a realistic value for your proeprty, review the required forms, including Law of Agency, Listing Contract, Property Disclosure Statement, FINTRAC regulations which require you to provide ID. Maggie will review the offer process, including multiple offers, terms of the offer, how long to leave the offer open for acceptance, back up offers. Maggie suggests negotiating techniques, explains what happens after you have accepted an offer and guides you through to the Closing Process.
NON-RESIDENT SELLERS have to file with Canada Revenue Agency. Review BCREA’s information and consult an accountant.
For more information on Maggie’s Marketing Program, Read Seller’s Net Sheet, After the Listing Has been Signed, Review Offer Guidelines, After-the-Sale Service Program, and Moving Checklist.
WHY SELECT MAGGIE CHANDLER?
We are a small boutique brokerage, focusing on the Vancouver condo market, with unique knowledge about buildings, their amenities, rental potential, & BC Strata Title Act. Maggie is hard working, diligent & has very strong interpersonal skills. She answers her Blackberry promptly, keeps her Seller informed, takes time to prepare an accurate Market Evaluation. Maggie offers peace of mind when you are ready to make a move and understands that a home is the biggest investment most people make. With more than 25 years marketing Vancouver homes, you can count on Maggie to offer exceptional service, be there to answer your questions, give you updated feedback about the market in your community, feedback from potential buyers and guide your through the process, one step at a time. Contact Maggie (2009 MLS Medallion Club Diamond Master Member)
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