Richmond, BC

What Does It Mean Being a Rainmaker in Activerain

It was an early evening of Saturday, March 21^st; I visited my Activerain blog to make some updates or see how things are going in the community.

To my surprise, I saw that badge posted closer to my profile pic which says: "ACTIVERAIN RAINMAKER". "Wow", I said to myself; and went on: "Did I just earn that thingy from being a part of this community? Isn't that wonderful?

I've been in Activerain (AR) since 2006. From that point on, the blog I've initiated has been a part of my career as a real estate professional. Not only that my clients, or web visitors acknowledge my presence on the internet, but they appreciate the fact that there is that kind of community where you see those people in the industry connect, if not share ideas on certain topics. Not only that do they see real estate practitioners from Greater Vancouver, BC but the rest of Canada and the US.

In whatever way we contribute to this community; we help build a growing network or bring in some traffic to the site, I could say that AR is a very useful tool for both the Pro and the Newbie.

What more could I say?

"Well, Activerain, you make my day!"

More power...

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Sheila Atienza, Richmond BC Realtor, Multiple Realty and Mortgage Broker, Dominion Lending Westcoast

Author, "You are Privileged, 12 Success Principles to Uncover Your Innermost Potential"

Author, "How to Prepare to OWN a HOME in Canada, Recession-proof Lifestyle for Immigrants and First-time Buyers"

Heads up for Canadian Immigrants

Learning to speak Canada's official language would be critical criteria for acquiring citizenship.

On an immigration conference held in Calgary, Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has emphasized the need for immigrants to make efforts to integrate a working knowledge of Canada's official language.

Immigrants in Canada should be able to communicate in either English or French.

You can read an article released from The Canadian Press - Fri Mar 20, 12:29 PM on:

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090320/national/tough_citizenship

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Sheila Atienza,

Author, "You are Privileged, 12 Success Principles to Uncover Your Innermost Potential"

Author, (Forthcoming Book Title) "How to Prepare to OWN a HOME in Canada, Recession-proof Lifestyle for Immigrants and First-time Buyers"

Looking at the Mid-week, A Day in the Life of a Multitasker

Oh my mind is so full of ideas. I woke up this morning much earlier than I should: 4:50 am. What day is it? Wow, it's Wednesday, March 18^th. How time goes... I couldn't complain; I just noticed, the night went by so fast...

Okay, time for coffee, I thought. Well, there... got my cup of coffee, hmm... some kind of kick to get me started for the day. I wonder how my day would be like, without it.

Afterwards, I will have to review my things-to-do list. Well, it would be an interesting mid-week for me. I remember I have some things to work on for my clients. Not only that I will be looking up some property listings but I will also be busy with pre-approval of mortgages for first-time buyers.

In the next few while, I'll be working on my writing stuff. I have some topics that have been lingering through my mind, which I will feature in my blogs later, particularly here on Activerain.

Not to mention the fact that I am also busy promoting my published work: "YOU ARE PRIVILEGED" book. Then, of course I have another book coming out soon. Lastly, did I mention social networking? So there I go with multitasking.

With that in mind, I am wishing everyone a pleasant day; and that you had a great time, yesterday, in commemoration of St. Patrick's Day.

You can check out my updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sheilaatienza

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Sheila Atienza, BC Realtor and Mortgage Broker

Author, "You are Privileged, 12 Success Principles to Uncover Your Innermost Potential" Canada: books.iclickproperty.com books.iprivilege.com chapters rare amazon.ca US/International: betterworld blackwell amazon.com barnes&noble

Author, (Forthcoming title), "How to Prepare to Own a Home in Canada, Recession-proof Lifestyle for Immigrants and First-time Buyers"

First-time Buyers making up the BC Homebuyers Pie

Although there are many variables one look into this day and age of recession, as far as home buying is concerned, it seems that first-time buyers make up the BC homebuyers pie.

The rise in that segment is indeed noticeable. Some of the factors that new buyers put into account are the following:

• $750 tax credit back on closing costs

• maximum of $25, 000 RRSP can be used for down payment, payable in 15 years

• lower prices on homes: apartments, condominiums, townhouses and detached houses

• lowest mortgage interest rates possible

As has always been advised, homebuyers who could be confident about their finances, savings and investments are best to look at the opportunity when all the advantages are presented to them.

If you are a first-time buyer and would like to find out your best options on home buying, please feel free to contact me by email.

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Sheila Atienza, BC based REALTOR and Mortgage Broker

Author, (Forthcoming book) "How to Prepare to OWN a HOME in Canada, Recession-proof Lifestyle for Immigrants and First-time Buyers" To pre-order the book: http://books.iclickproperty.com

Author, "You are Privileged, 12 Success Principles to Uncover Your Innermost Potential"

BC based Mortgage Broker Launches Dominion Lending site

Finally my web site at Dominion Lending is up and running. Clients and web users can look up for my mortgage services by visiting: http://sheilaatienza.ca

You will find links to our latest mortgage rates, mortgage options such as home purchasing, refinancing or home equity mortgage options, mortgage calculators, mortgage application and other resources in home financing in Canada.

In fact, mortgage calculators give you access to learning mortgage rate and payment or generate a schedule for mortgage amortization; paying off mortgage, comparing which mortgage provides you a better value; or whether bi-weekly payments can work for you; and even looking at your home budget.

You can try these mortgage calculators:

Mortgage Payoff
Find out how much interest can you save by increasing your mortgage payment.

Mortgage Comparison
Which Mortgage provides you with the best value?

Bi-weekly Payments
This simple technique can shave years off your Mortgage and save you thousands!

Home Budget
See how much you have left to save and where your money is being spent.

The launch of Dominion Lending site to feature mortgage solutions to clients would complement the site http://iclickmortgage.com that I currently host to integrate into a total package of real estate services.

In addition, clients can view my Dominion Lending video at: http://www.imambo.com/clnt/dominion/sheila/plyr/