A Designated Agent is a specific agent within a brokerage that has been designated to work exclusively with a particular client. This legally separates that agent from all other agents within the brokerage as someone who will work solely for that client. In my mind this is a positive change from the past.

Recently all of our contracts were re-drawn to outline where Agents are and where they are not designated agents.

The biggest change we will see as a result of this is when there is only one Agent working for both the buyer and seller at the same time. It is kind of hard to be a Designated Agent for both sides of the transaction.

My practice along with a number of others in the city have been operating like this for years and it is nice to finally have the processes in place to support them.

Aaron.

Right now we are seeing extremely low offers which are not based on available data, people seem to through stink bids around and see if someone is dumb enough to accept. In this recent condo sale we received one of these bids and took the solid market data we used to assess the property and gave it to the buyer, who eventually came up $19,000 to our asking price (98.9% of asking).

This is why I am so fussy about property values; it gives us strength to defend our position during negotiations. I feel that if we’ve done our homework and use that info correctly, we can negotiate with confidence and achieve the result we set out to get.

Coming back to the office was great also, there were a couple of people who were waiting to work with me, and that really is a big compliment in my business. So thanks to you for waiting, you know who you are. (smile)

1- We should be asking for municipal spending be based on a realistic budget.

2- I want to talk to you about what are municipal concerns, and what are Regional concerns.

3- I want us to come up with an effective development plan that preserves our character neighbourhoods, but allows business to flourish at the same time.

Please send me you questions and concerns on these topics, we cannot come up with an effective municipal development strategy without your input. I am a part of Open Victoria and we are calling for Open Government in the City of Victoria.

The whole thing looks great to me and the YES group has been wonderful to be a part of… I am thinking this could be a great event for any business owner who is looking to grow their business. It is just a good excuse for us all to get out there and talk about our business’ and get some postive coaching.

Come if you can, I know there are some seats still available, I put the website info below this picture… Cheers everyone.

Evening to Inspire is a gala event aimed at motivating you to pursue your dreams. It is a reminder that even when the odds are stacked against you and obstacles seem unsurmountable, there is always opportunity for a positive outcome.

This year’s Evening to Inspire is a tribute to 2010’s event keynote speaker, Megan McNeil, who passed away January 28th, 2011 from a long battle with cancer. On October 7th, emcee’s Sophie Liu and Steve Darling will guide us through the night at the Empress Hotel as we focus on raising finances for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation.

The ticket price is:
$120 for YES members (with $50 charitable receipt)
$175 after August 31st (with $75 charitable receipt)
$75 for all our precious volunteers who offered many hours of their time to make this event successful

The ticket will provide our guests with excellent keynote speakers, Champagne reception, 3-course dinner, Entry into a multi-prize raffle giveaway and silent auction, performances by Diane Pancel as well as a variety of other entertainment.

All proceeds will go to the B.C. Children’s Hospital.

We are still looking for event sponsors and donations, so please contact us if you would like to get on board.

There are only 250 tickets in total so don’t hesitate to buy one by sending us an email today!

I can’t say much about it other than to watch it, the author is a pro, and this is a window into his experience with Agents who are new to Social Media and trying to overcome their tendencies to try traditional styles of advertising on social Media Platforms.