Ron Barrett of Century 21 Northumberland Realty Ltd. is the 2009 recipient of the Liz Coady Award. The award was presented to Barrett on February 24 by the Prince Edward Island Real Estate Association (PEIREA) in recognition of his unselfish and untiring service to the real estate industry, the community and province of PEI. The Award is named in honour of the late Liz Coady, a Realtor who exemplified ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on March 13, 2010
Joel Ives, owner of CENTURY 21 Colonial Realty Inc is pleased to announce that CENTURY 21 Canada recently recognized the following Sales Representatives for their hard work and success. "These agents place their real estate wisdom and passion for life into their everyday business, helping to make clients more comfortable with the real estate transaction as they make what may be the most significant ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on March 10, 2010
On February 16 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced changes to government insured mortgages. You can read the full release here
If you are like me..you read real quick and sometimes don't get the full explanation and can get bogged down by the details...so
First off---
YOU DONT NEED 20% DOWNPAYMENT TO BUY A HOUSE TO LIVE IN !
The changes are :
Require that all borrowers meet the standards ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on February 17, 2010
Google Street View available for PEI !
Google Street View officially became available for Canadian neighbourhoods this fall and was released for PEI this week- the technology that lets you fly down to the street curb level and cruise in a 360-degree manner around the yards, buildings, etc. with remarkable 'zoom'-ability to see details. If you haven't tried flying "Pegman" around a neighbourhood yet, ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on February 9, 2010
Recently I challenged my agents/staff to submit a blog about an area in PEI. Below is info from Perri Craig our Manager of Client Services.
Stratford Might be the Place for You !View Stratford Listings Here
In 2009 there were 126 single family sales in Stratford with an average price of $212, 487.
The Town of Stratford has become known as the fastest growing municipality on Prince Edward Island ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on February 3, 2010
On January 31 2010 we had our first Century 21 Colonial Family Skate. Many staff, family and clients came out for a skate with Goldie the Bear ! It was a chance for us to offer to everyone a family event complete with cookies and hot chocolate.
We plan on doing more family events and if you would like to be included..join our facebook fan page.
Here are some pictures and more can be found on our ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on February 1, 2010
Recently developer Tim Banks of APM unveiled plans for a new hotel, plaza, courtyard and other tenants on the former Kays Building in Downtown Charlottetown. See the proposed building here.
Upon reading what APM wants to do with this location, it looks great in my opinion. I may be a little biased as well as Lemuel Cambridge Owen who was married to Lois Welsh was my Great Great Grandfather. He was ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on February 1, 2010
Seize The Future !
Recently Century 21 Colonial Realty had their first annual general meeting titled Seize the Future !
We decided to give our agents information on items to improve their skills not only in business but in life.
After a quick overview of the 2009 market I went over a brief overview of some of our marketing plans and our community involvement.
Representatives from Bell Mobility ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on January 25, 2010
Century 21 Colonial Realty signs on as sponsor for Island Artists Unite for Haiti...see commercial and press release below.
We encourage you to think about attending or making a donation to your local Red Cross www.RedCross.ca
Come See Haywire and many other great Island Acts..here's a taste from a long time ago and hopefully will be played by the guys in Haywire.
Island ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on January 21, 2010
Many people in real estate have ways of manipulating the data to make them sound that they are the Number 1 in a specific area, type etc.
In 2009 Century 21 Colonial Realty sold the most real estate on PEI through the MLS system not only in units sold but in value of real estate.
Here is a link to the stats provided by the PEI Real Estate Association that shows what all the companies did for the ...
Posted by Joel Ives
on January 21, 2010