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Video Blog or Vlog by Deya Bautista. Montreal Real Estate Broker, talks about the local market and hot projects downtown.

Q & A: How Many Buying Brokers Can You Hire?

January 19, 2012 By 3 Comments

This is the first freshly written post of 2012. I hope you all had a great new years!
Today we’re posting a video shot last month, and here we discuss how many agents/brokers you (the potential buyer) can employ when looking for a property.

A reader sent me the question on What’s the limit amount of agents a buyer can work with. My answer is: you can work with as many as you want, as long as you haven’t signed a buyer’s brokerage contract. Something you should know: we brokers share the same database (MLS), so chances are, if you’re working with multiple brokers, you will end up getting emails from all the brokers employed containing the same listings. [if you're giving all brokers the same search criteria]

The idea is to get fast results, right? Having to go through so many people to get the same results seems counterproductive. My suggestion: meet a few agents first, but work with the one (or two) that you like the most, the ones that gives you the best service/results. Keep in mind, however, that once you decide to make an offer in a place, you will have to commit to working with one broker, for that transaction.

Transparency is also encouraged. If you are already working with a broker, when approaching a new one, please be clear and let them know where you stand.

Further questions and comments? Feel free to send me an email.

More videos are now available at the Montreal Real Estate Blog

Filed Under: Buying Real Estate, First Time Buyer, Video Blog Tagged With: ,

Video Blog, Episode Four: BANK Project in Old Montreal

December 22, 2011 By 2 Comments

This is something I have been looking forward to shooting since the summer time, when I was first told about the development!
I present to you a video tour of one of the hottest projects in Old Montreal at this moment.

BANK Condo Project offers us 43 units of high-end design, a graceful mix of the historic and the modern.
I had a small interview with Mickael Chaput, Real Estate Broker with McGill Immobilier and he gives us the insights of the projects architecture, features, sizes and prices.

Here is the video…

{Special thanks to Mickael Chaput for giving us the tour and to Patrice Groleaux for the video editing job. Merci!}

If you’re not able to view it from your inbox, here is the permalink.

More information on this project, visit McGill Immobilier website.

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How’s the Market? Montreal Sales and Prices November 2011

December 12, 2011 By 1 Comment

The november numbers are out already!

This time from the Montreal Real Estate Board. We had 3% more sales than in Nov 2010.
All property types had sales increase and prices went up by 4%.

Watch the video to get the details. I’m still working on the transcript!
If you’re not able to watch the video from your email, here is the permalink:

http://montrealrealestateblog.com/market-stats-nov2011/

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[Video] My First Tutorial: How to use the buyer’s portal

December 1, 2011 By 1 Comment

So, after countless of times promising myself I would sit down and create a simple tutorial on How to Use the Client’s Portal, I finally got to it!

I found this really cool way to make video-tutorials with Screenr.com, impressively easy to use. Hey, you could impress your clients and friends too ;)

And here it is…

Useful tips on how to view, classify and organize listings by emails.

If you like it, share the love.

Filed Under: Technology & Real Estate, Video Blog Tagged With: ,

Video Blog, Episode Two: Affordable Downtown Condos

August 25, 2011 By 3 Comments

[Transcript]
Hi Deya Bautista here.
A lot of people ask me by email what are the areas that I recommend investing in. It will depend on your budget but if you’re looking for an apartment near downtown, very close to old Montreal and you have a budget within $250,000 to $400,000, you can have a really nice apartment in this area.

There is a mix of construction in this area. We have building that were built about 20 years ago to. They are in the price range of $300,000 and $350,000 for 2 bedrooms, then you have the newest construction which is right behind me. Buildings that were done about 6 years ago. The units are a bit smaller, but they are still very interesting. There are 2 bedrooms with different layout, they’re going for $300,000 and $315,000. Some of them come with a parking, some of them don’t, it depends on what your needs are.

Over here what’s interesting is that if you’re working downtown, you probably won’t need a car because you have two close metros around here. One you can access by walking is Lucien L’Allier, and then there’s also another one you can access with a 5 minute ride with the bus, that is Metro Guy. Also walking distance to Old Montreal, it’s about 5 to 6 blocks from here.

The area is booming right now. There is university students, young couples, young professionals are moving in the area. Its pretty dynamic area. You have all the amenities that you need. For example, a new grocery store (a huge one) in the corner, restaurants, cafe, dry cleaning services, access to the highway.

All that we need to live downtown, you have it right here.
Take a look at it. If you have any questions or if you’d like to visit some of the properties that are available here you can always contact me at deya at mcgillrealestate dot com.
Thank you very much and I will see you next time.

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Video Blog: Episode One

July 18, 2011 By 7 Comments

Hi everyone!

Last week we were quietly preparing the videos for the next few updates, so there were no articles published. I’m sure you understand. I was busy trying to figure out the video editing thingy…

And finally, here it is. This is the first one I shot exclusively for the blog readers, and, there is another one (soon to be published here) I did for McGill Real Estate, you know? That awesome Real Estate Agency I’m part of ;)

For those how are reading this message from your email, notice the video won’t load in your inbox. You will have to click here to view it.

Transcript:

Hi this is Deya Bautista here at the Montreal Real Estate Blog. I wanted to share some very interesting news with you today. As you’ve well known and if you’ve been following this blog for a while, I’ve been writing some articles since 2007 and we’ve decided to move a little bit more towards the new trends which is Video Blogging. This is pretty much my first video blog that I’m doing, my first episode*. Just a little introduction to let you know:

Hi my name is Deya, and you’ve been reading me for quite some time, and from now on you can expect to have a mix of writing, video (and perhaps some podcasting; we are not sure yet, but we are working on that.)

If you like this video, video please vote for it. Spread the word, if you like the blog, please tweet it, share it with your friends on facebook.

We are going to give you some information on new construction in Montreal. There are very interesting projects coming up. The agency which I work for, McGill Real Estate, has picked up a really interesting bunch of new projects. Very different all of them, from very high end to more affordable ones. Soon enough we’re gonna be doing a little tour of each one of them so you can have an idea of what to expect; price range, what they look like, the whole information about them. So, if you have any questions you can leave me a comment below. Or you can email me at deyanira at mcgillrealestate dot com. I’m gonna be leaving all my contact information at the end of this video, and…so that’s it for now.

Don’t be shy. Send me a note, leave a comment and I will see you soon. Bye Bye.

* Not really my first, because I did many test shootings before. Also, my broker had one of my so-called video experiments and he published it. So, in reality this is my second published video. First one on the blog though :)

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