About Queens County, PE

The average home sold for $155,000 in 2009 it increased from $141,200 in Oct. 2008. Other provinces through out Canada are also on the rise. I feel this increase in the average home sale is happening today in the Prince Edward Island Real Estate market, because there is a lot of older homes and property that is not selling, and the new home sales with the big price tags are selling so this drives up the average price in the market. I will keep you all posted as the new year is fast approaching. Visit www.trevormurray.net for new listings and open house schedule Prince Edward Island.

Are these a thing of the past? Do agents still send these to clients? How many per year and what do yours consist of? Do you do them yourselves or pay someone to do them?

In the past, I made our newsletters myself and we would send them out four times per year. Since we are trying hard to "go green" - we would send them via email as much as we could and mail the ones we didn't have emails for. It was our way of keeping in touch with past clients.

Do you find these to be effective or are they now a thing of the past? What are your thoughts?

I'm curious on other real estate agent's opinion on social media. Are many agents using it and if so, are you seeing results? I am currently on Twitter and I have a fan page on Facebook. I also have an account on Linked In. People say social media is the next big thing so I do think it's important to create a presence in these places but I haven't really seen any tangible results as of yet. I often use these medias to post links to my blog, so I do see the increase in traffic to my site, but I have not seen any leads created from any of these medias. I would be interested to hear other stories from agents who may have had some success from these mediums. Do you think they are here to stay or just a passing phase? How important is it to clients to have their agents up to date on these things?

"The Guardian" newspaper in Prince Edward Island, Canada, announces that Reba McEntire and Tim McGraw are coming to PEI this July to headline a big concert. This huge event will take place in Cavendish, PEI.

Cavendish, PEI is one of the most active tourist areas, and is famous for its beautiful white sand ocean beaches for great swimming and summer fun.

This event will add a great deal of money to the PEI economy and especially businesses in the immediate area of Cavendish.

This will also be good for the PEI Real Estate Market as there will be many newcomers to PEI who will want to own a part of this great island paradise.

That's it for now,

George, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., 902-962-2050, http://www.buysellpei.com

Mr. "Las Vegas" himself, Wayne Newton and his 10 piece orchestra is coming to Prince Edward Island, Canada, on March 14, 2009, and will play at the great Confederation Centre Of The Arts in the capital city of Charlottetown, PEI. It will be great for the citizens of PEI to see this seasoned entertainer perform his many hit songs.

The Confederation Centre Of The Arts in Charlottetown is a PEI cultural landmark well known for its many live plays, especially the world famous "Anne Of Green Gables".

That's it for now,

George, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., 902-962-2050, http://www.buysellpei.com