Brampton, ON

Sesame Street is turning the big 4-0 today!

Can you remember when those brightly coloured animated characters Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie and of course the Cookie Monster, first bounced onto our television screens?  They had funny voices, lively movements, made us laugh and sing but most importantly taught us to spell, read and manners among other things. I remember being so engrossed in the show one day when I turned around the kids were no where in sight!

A lot of people are helping Sesame Street celebrate its 40th birthday. For the last week or so Google has been featuring a different character on its home page every day (wonder who gets the honours on the BIG day?), Big Bird was on the Jimmy Kimmel show, this week they will be on the "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" show and even First Lady Michelle Obama will make an appearance on the Sesame Street show itself. 

There is even a book being published about the show, it will be appropriately called "40 years of life on the Street"!

Many highlights of our life happened that year, Neil Armstrong utter the words "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", The Beatles continued walking through our days with the Abbey Road album and the trusty Boeing 747 first flew our friendly skies, but Sesame Street still plays on day after day on the television and in our hearts.

Which character was is your favourite?

Come and play, every thing is A - ok ♫♫♫♫♫♫

In Memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald 34 Years Ago This November 10, 2009

At 7:10 pm (est) today it was exactly 34 years ago that all communications were lost with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, that disappeared without any distress signal.  It is believed that a rogue wave smashed into the Fitzgerald and took her down within minutes. 

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was launched on June 7, 1958 and with a capacity of 24,100 tons, being 729 feet long it was the largest ship on the Great Lakes and continued to be for the next 13 years.

On November 10, 1975 the Fitzgerald set out to Zug Island near Detroit.  As it crossed Lake Superior it encountered a fierce storm with high waves.  The Coast Guard had warned all vessels to keep away from the area due to an approaching storm. 

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk and the entire crew of 29 perished.

The Canadian song writer Gordon Lightfoot put the tradgey of the Fitzgerald to song.  In memory of the crew, take a few minutes and watch Lightfoot perform his award winning rendition of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

Thinking of Selling your Home? Do you know the Psychology of your target market/Buyer?

When you have something valuable to sell, it’s important to know who your target market is.

First time Homebuyers are looking for something.

Move-Up Buyers are looking for something...totally different.

Down-sizing Buyers are looking for something...again, totally different.

Within the first 15 seconds, a prospective homebuyer will decide whether or not your home is right for them.

You have only 15 seconds to wow and impress the potential Buyer.

Does your home have what they’re looking for? Do you know what they’re looking for?

To a homebuyer it’s about more than just buying a house. It's about buying a Home. It’s about a Lifestyle.

Each category of the above homebuyers is looking for a better lifestyle – does your home represent that Lifestyle? There are many things you can do to “stage” your home, but each classification of Buyer is looking for distinct tangible and intangible qualities in your home.

They need a house that feels like a home – something that fits their diverse emotional and physical needs. They want to buy a specific home that makes them FEEL happy. There may be things in your house right now that could be aiding or annihilating that feeling. There are specific things you can do to influence the emotional needs of your target market.

As your Agent, I can help you decipher your target market and we will focus on their emotional and physical needs. I can provide you valuable advice, based on the current market conditions that will maximize the sale value of your home.

There are specific things I will do to showcase your home and make the potential Buyer choose your home over the many others on the market.

• over 75% of my listings have received multiple offers! – That’s 3 out of every 4!
  
  

I am an internet savvy realtor who utilizes the internet and web 2.0 strategies to market homes to specific target markets.
Go ahead, “Google” me and see how many times I come up on the internet! Actually, let me google that for you.

Thinking of Selling your home? Call me today; I would love to help you maximize the return on your investment!

Buyers receive a FREE 7-NIGHT RESORT GETAWAY when the buy any home or condo with SARA!

IT WAS A MAGICAL NIGHT FOR AN IMPORTANT CHARITY; OUR BRAMPTON CIVIC HOSPITAL IN BRAMPTON, ONTARIO, CANADA!

A benefit evening in support of the Brampton's newest hospital the Brampton Civic Hospital was held on Friday November 6th, 2009 at the beautiful Embassy Grand Convention Centre. They were expecting about 800 "classy casual" dressed people to attend, enjoy the entertainment and raise money for this worthy foundation.

What a night with unique "fun"draising activity stations, cocktails, nibble all night food stations (yummy indeed) and silent auction that included a new 2010 Lexus HS 250h lease from the Policaro Auto Group and a fantastic round trip to Kohala Coast, Hawaii! There was toe tapping live music that included an electric violinist, fantastic soloist and an unbelievable acrobatic performance.

The best part of the evening was when the announcement was made that the William Osler Centre had reached their goal of raising over 122 million dollars!! What an achievement! Congratulations to all those whose dedication and hard work went into reaching this momentous goal.!

Support you local hospital, you never know when you may need it.!

As the inventory level goes down, I am having a tough task helping my clients.

Hoping to see few good listings soon.

Serving Region of peel, its your Realtor Sham Pathania. Visit my website www.greatgtahomes.com for MLS listings and search MLS properties in your desired area.

If you have any questions related to real estate and if you are seeking an assistance in selling or buying a real estate property in Brampton, Mississauga, Milton,Oakville, Caledon, Etobicoke or anywhere in GTA area, you may conact me at 416-562-8417. Ask For a FREE complimentary market evaluaton of your property.

If you are looking for a house and you have a particular School in mind, you must look for these MLS listings with school information