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OAK BAY: Annual Halloween Bonfire at the Oak Bay Fire Hall

OAK BAY: Annual Halloween Bonfire at the Oak Bay Fire Hall

Everyone Welcome...
to Oak Bay's Annual Halloween Bonfire next to the Oak Bay Firehall. It starts at Fireman's Park at 7 PM Saturday October 31, 2009. 1703 Monterey Ave next to the Oak Bay Police Station and Fire Hall.

The Oak Bay Kiwanis Club will once again put on a costume parade for Children ages 1-12 in front of the Scout Hall . Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Pop and Halloween Candy with be available to all Children in Costume.
Halloween
Plan to Be There and be safe..Sorry no fireworks are allowed in Oak Bay since 2007.


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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

Google Map of Fairfield and Rockland

2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

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Friday's Foto....The Name of Fred's Apple

Friday's Foto.....The Name of Fred's Apple

In my Friday's Fotos...
Fred's Apple post.

I put up a picture of my young Apple Tree's only Apple .
Fred's Honeycrisp Apple
Many Active Rain Members submitted their Apple names and Ideas for this delicious Apple...or so my wife tells me.

The Name of the Apple is..."Honeycrisp"...also known as Malus"Honeycrisp"

Honeycrisp Apple

  • A Sweet and Juicy red Apple that is execptionaly crisp, it's fine texture makes it perfect for eating
  • The Avergage size of the tree is 13' Tall and 10" wide...I assume if you do not trim it's height.
  • The Apple was introduced in 1991 by the University of Minnesota

Here is the Label that came on my Tree.....

Honeycrisp Info Label

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

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2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

Copyright © 2009 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Friday's Foto..The Name of Fred's Apple "

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Friday's Fotos...Fred's Apple

Friday's Fotos...Fred's Apple

Okay here's a challenge for all the fruit tree farmers out there.....yes you can ask one.

What Type of Apple is this.
.Hint it is very popular, a good keeper, juicy and tastes good.

The Apple is the only one on my 2 year old Dwarf Apple Tree in Victoria, British Columbia.

I'll have an answer ...Now it'll be Sunday Oct 25 :O))

Fred's Apple Tree in Saanich

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

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2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

Copyright © 2009 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Friday's Photo..Fred's Apple "

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Using My Blog to Enhance Customer Relationships

Using My Blog to Enhance Customer Relationships

We've all been asked to write down some of our examples of Enhancing our Relationships with our Existing and New Clients with our Blogs written here in Active Rain.

Let me tell and show you some of the basic things I do to help Enhance my relationship with Old and New Clients with my Blog Posts Examples

Plus I....

  • send out a snail mail newsletter every month to my past clients that includes a announcement to Read my New Blog Posts with my AR Blog www.victoriarealestatevoice.com
  • I also include this same Blog address on my email signature,web site, business cards and Letter Head and of course all my Blog Post signatures

Now for the Meat of what I first do....I talk to people and show them written examples of my position in Google from my AR Blog Posts, such as Open Houses, New Listings, Photo Tours, all of which end up at the Top of the page in Google with my long descriptive key word heading on my Active Rain Blog posts i.e. Posts headings like "Top floor two bedroom two bath Condo in Victoria BC". or "Two Bedroom and Den waterfront Condo in Victoria "This type of consumer search is very likely and I know who ever enters this discriptive phrase... they are Buying in 30 to 60 days. The Best Part is... I Screen Capture these AR posts with an inexpensive software called SnagIt. I print and Highlight them and number their position on the Page, which is usually Number 1, 2, 3 etc on the first page. I them have Printed copies with me to show People. When I show this material at a listing appointment.... people come right out of their chairs for a closer look and say "No Other Realtor has shown them this"...Folks this gets a lot of positive results with New and Past Clients when they are considering listing their home for sale. I spend a fair amount of time discussing how effective this is to get their home exposed to the world 24/7 online. All my Clients the Love to See this type of marketing material, and it is very much part of my listing presentation material. They all can see how my Internet Blogging works, with my printed AR Blog examples.

Address  Screeen Capture Internet Marketing on Google
Another Example I show Clients is a print out of my first post of a new listing..where I include the street address in the Subject heading...I then have a sign topper on my For Sale sign that says "Google This Address" I have a printout of a Google post with the street address and a photo of my sign with a sign topper. This Type of Post get to the Top Of Google Very Quickly...This is another example for clients to see what I do, and they all know the Internet is very important to find Buyers for their home..they realise I have an effective way to expose their homes For Sale online.
Gordon Point Home For sale in Google

Market Update Hand out I use to give People and put in our weekly Real Estate Paper. Click on the example to see this Active Rain Blog Post

Monthly Market Update for Oak Bay Real Estate

I hope this gives you some insight on some of the ways I use my Blogging to show Past and New Clients what I can do for them.
I am always looking for New ways to help my Clients know what I do with my Blogging on Active Rain. Active Rain is a Very Powful Blogging Platform which I have only barley touched on Using to Help my Clients Sell and Buy Homes.

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun-Oak Bay

Google Map of Fairfield and Rockland

2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

Copyright © 2009 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Oak Bay Real Estate Update "

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Victoria Real Estate-Oak Bay BC Real Estate-Market Activity

Victoria-Oak Bay BC Real Estate-Market Activity for October



We here at Fred Carver Victoria Real Estate-Oak Bay BC Real Estate Marketing continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below you will find Oak Bay BC real estate-market activity for October 22, 2009.

Oak Bay BC Real Estate Single Family Year in Review (10/22/09 to 10/22/09) Activity:  Total  Solds = 249 Total Pending Sales = 30 ...Pending Average Days on the Market= 57

Current Active listings of Single family homes  = 68

Average Current Pending Selling Price in Oak Bay BC : 

Single family homes = $ $1,025,374 from 30 new sales.

Condo & Townhouse = $320,813 from 8 new sales.

Oak Bay BC Real Estate Condominium and Townhouse Year in Review (10/22/08 to 10/22/09) Activity:  Total Solds = 77 Total Pending Sales = 8..Pending Average Days on the Market= 51

                   
Current Active listings of Oak Bay BC Real Estate Condo's & Townhouse's = 21

Go Here to find the value of your Oak Bay Home 

If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this neighborhood, and would like more information about Oak Bay BC Real Estate or would you like to be the first to know about HOT new listings before other buyers do, then give me a call at: 250-598-2963

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Cheers

Fred Carver
Re/Max Camosun Victoria-Oak Bay-Real Estate

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2239 Oak Bay Ave, Victoria, BC V8R 1G4
Victoria, BC
250-598-2963

Victoria Homes and Properties For Sale

 Copyright © 2009 By Fred Carver All Rights Reserved "Victoria Real Estate-Oak Bay BC Real Estate-Market Activity "

 

 

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