Like most people I remember hide and seek as a kid to be a great fun thing to do outside and to put off homework for as long as I could. As a parent now with young children...it still is...it allows me to play with the kids before I have to do my work around the house.
I always liked hiding more than seeking because you wanted to outsmart the person who was seeking but you knew eventually you ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on September 15, 2009
The end of August is always a different time of year ! One week you are sweltering in the heat, enjoying the Gold Cup and Saucer Parade in Downtown Charlottetown for Old Home Week and then after it is all done...you are thinking about long sleeve shirts, jeans, backpacks and the upcoming fall.
Here on PEI most people always say "Well after Old Home Week..summer's over !" It is not the mystical ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on August 25, 2009
Recently a colleague of mine sent me an email with a blog post...
Hey Joel;
Thought I’d pass this along – not sure if you follow Seth Godin or not… he’s a big Marketing guru out of the US… lots of good books.
Anyway this was always a pet peeve of mine while I was in the business… people using the stats to be #1 in a particular community, etc… to me ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on August 11, 2009
Recently there was an announcement that a condo development planned for the Town of Stratford would not happen. The developer cites that potential purchasers could not sell their homes. This is an odd statement that doesn't seem to have any proof...Now I am not calling anyone a liar but in my own personal opinion that no potential purchasers of this condo were willing to put their property on the market ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on July 9, 2009
Yesterday I checked my facebook page and came across someone who posted a video by Sons of Maxwell. They are a band from Nova Scotia and I have seen them play many times. They are very entertaining and talented. We actually had them play at the Century 21 Canada Conference in Halifax a few years back.
I clicked on the Youtube video and watched the song "United Breaks Guitars" I was viewer # 456 on ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on July 9, 2009
Century 21 Colonial Realty Inc is excited to be the title sponsor for Canada Day's Free Concert For Canada as part of the Festival of Lights at Charlottetown's waterfront. This is the biggest Canada Day event east of Ottawa.
Below is info on the Canada Day festivities:
Historic Charlottetown Waterfront will be transformed into fun for the whole family with all the Festival favourites ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on June 12, 2009
Willy Sutton was a depression era bank robber. He was wanted for robberies in Miami, New Orleans, and New York. After his capture in 1950, a reporter asked him why he robbed banks. His reply was, "Because that's where the money is." Aside from the lack of moral justification, his strategy was sound: go where the money is.
If you are thinking about putting your house on the ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on June 11, 2009
Hey Spring has Sprung and everything is looking good. The grass is green the golf courses are open. We have lots of open houses this weekend for you to review. To get to all of the Century 21 Open Houses we have a page that we recommend you book mark- www.openhouses21.com this is updated weekly so check back often.
We also have our openhouses on a site called www.openhousespei.com You will notice ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on June 4, 2009
There has been a huge increase in web traffic in the past 2 years of people searching for all things but especially real estate. With that most Realtors ® have gone out and got a website that they put information about themselves and put their listings on it.
Some of the issues with it is keeping properties current with pictures, correct information like price, amenities and especially ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on May 29, 2009
As we get to the Stanley Cup final we as Canadians are excited but also wondering what we are going to do when it is over as we are not known to get overly excited about watching other sports on TV and many start counting down the days to the start of the next season.
The PEI real estate market in the Spring is a lot like the playoffs...you can start searching at properties ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on May 28, 2009