Gary Vaynerchuk to Speak at Reachd.com Video Training in Seattle

As some of you know, I attended a seminar on online video last month in Vancouver, put on by Reachd.com. It was a great event, with awesome tips to get me started posting videos, plus a free Flip Video Ultra camera. In the seminar, we learned about Gary Vaynerchuk, a New Jersey man who turned [...]

[VIDEO] On Open Houses – What’s Your Call?

In this short video, I’m asking you for your opinions about open houses. Are they a thing of the past? Or as a buyer, seller, or REALTOR®, do you find them effective? Comment below or send them to Tim@TimAyres.ca

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YouTube direct link: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=TT6UnDwV4Fs
-Tim Ayres

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Screw The CRD and Sewage Treatment – Move To Sooke!

Taking a page from Ian Watt, I give my comments (while driving) about the CRD’s sewage treatment plans and about why you should move to Sooke and avoid all this mess!

The B.C. Government finally released their highly-anticipated sewage report, which states as expected by the CRD that resource recovery like heat [...]

Reachd.com Video Training – My First Video Blog

Last Tuesday, I attended a 3-hour Video Blogging BootCamp in Vancouver with Reachd.com. There I was provided with an awesome video camera, and the knowledge and ideas necessary to get started with online video. Here is the first of many videos that I will post here on my blog. I would love your comments and [...]

Real Estate Porn

It’s no secret that sex sells, so it’s not surprising there’s a growing trend in the real estate industry to use it to sell properties. Below is a video from Fox News in Los Angeles. A high-end apartment complex is using a very unique tactic to lure potential tenants to this funky, new, upscale development. [...]

Twitter Explained in Plain English

The guys at CommonCraft have created this great video on what exactly Twitter is all about. I joined Twitter a few months ago and had not been using it at all. I was confused as to why I joined and why it would be useful or fun. Then I downloaded a little desktop application called [...]

Casulo – Apartment in a Box!

And you thought IKEA was innovative!
It seems the Germans are giving the Swedes a run for their money on this one. Casulo, which is Portuguese for cocoon, describes perfectly this prototype product. The box transforms into an armoire, desk with drawers, desk chair, 2 more seats, six shelf bookcase, and a bed and mattress. [...]

The Big Rock Show – In Sooke!

Last Saturday night was a real treat for our town.
I must admit, I was a little skeptical about a rock concert in our little community. But 70’s and 80’s Canadian rockers Prism put on an energetic show at the Sooke Community Hall.
Mark Anderson of KB Productions put the show together in an effort to bring [...]

BC Budget Increases First-Time Buyer PPT Exemption Threshold

For the fourth time in as many years, the British Columbia Government announced in its yearly budget last week that it was increasing the threshold for the first-time buyer property purchase tax exemption. The exemption threshold will rise from $375,000 to $425,000, reflecting the increase in real estate prices throughout the province over the past [...]

Microsoft Surface: Imagine the Possibilities

I’ve been meaning to blog about Microsoft’s Surface technology for a while now, but a video from TechCrunch this morning (below) has reminded me how utterly cool this is. The concept was conceived in 2001 and the first prototype was in 2003, so it’s nothing new, but we have yet to see any sort [...]