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Last month in New York City, LeasebyAuction.com’s CEO Gene Andersonrevealed for the first time publicly a new high impact negotiating method for both leasing and purchasing real estate. During the two years leading up to LeasebyAuction’s (LBA’s) public release, a provisional patent and later utility patent was filed for a unique, non-binding, bidding process called ‘proffers’ (pre-offers). LBA’s methodology, ‘Find a Property. Name Your Price!’ was also trademarked. Anderson stated, “Our name gave us away! We could not make any public disclosures until all the processes associated with patents and copyrights were completed and the trademark granted. Now we are ‘the’ real estate website where the customer can, ‘Name Your Price!’ ” “The market loves it,” says Anderson. “As fast as we can type, we are signing up members, helping upload properties and receiving ‘proffers’. (non-binding, pre-formal negotiation ‘feeler bids’). Proffers are sent straight to the owner or agent and they take it

Despite the risk of thousands in fines by the FAA, some realtors are using drones to take photos and create marketing videos of high-end houses and condos. The New York Times is reporting that after gathering no offers on a $6.1 million-dollar Connecticut estate, realtor Halstead Properties had its director of web marketing and drone operator, Matthew Leone, make a promotional video of the home and grounds to showcase its setting. The video, and another shot from a drone of a $7.6 million beach home in Darien, Conn., have had more than 500,000 views to date, according to the Times. A developer, Alchemy Properties, used a drone positioned at the heights of various floors of a condo it is building in New York City to show potential buyers the views they would have. The FAA currently prohibits commercial operation of drones, although it is expected to propose operating rules for drones under 55 pounds in 2014. Developers and realtors argue that so long as they stay under what they conside

PRICE DROP/RELIST – 483 Dupont Street, Unit 120 – SEATON VILLAGE A year and a half ago, I posted this townhouse loft at 483 Dupont Street in the ‘Annex Loft Houses’. It was 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms plus a den on 4 levels of living space.  I liked it. It was listed at $869,000 which, for the location and the size, I thought was a good price. I guess I was alone because it looks like this place never sold and is on the market again… For $859,000. Listings for Sun Dec 29

13 Crown Park Road – BEACHES This is a 4+1 bedroom, 5 bathroom house on a 40 x 120 foot lot.

 Toronto home sales rose 13.9% to 6,391 units in November from the same month the year before, the Toronto Real Estate Board said in an e-mail. The average price of homes sold during the month rose 11.3% to $538,881, … Toronto home sales rose 13.9% to 6,391 units in November from the same month the year before, the Toronto Real Estate Board said in an e-mail. The average price of homes sold during the month rose 11.3% to $538,881, it said.   Listings for Fri Dec 27

Real Estate Sex Scandal Real Estate Agents Used N.J. Couple’s Home To Have Sex In A New Jersey couple is suing real estate firm Coldwell Banker and two of its New Jersey agents for allegedly sabotaging sales so that the agents could use their vacant home to have sex. A lawsuit alleges real estate agents Robert Lindsay and Jeannemarie Phelan had repeated sexual trysts in a house whose owners Lindsay was representing. WAYNE, N.J. (CBSNewYork)  — Two real estate agents have been hit with a lawsuit, after clients alleged the agents listed their Wayne, N.J. home and then used it as their very own personal love nest. As CBS 2’s Tony Aiello reported, the former owners of the Tudor-style home said their very own house was used for repeated sessions of afternoon delight by veteran real estate agent Bob Lindsay and fellow agent Jeannemarie Phelan. “It’s a shocking story it is,” said Neil Chessin. Chessin, who works as an attorney, said he has been at closings with Lindsay — whom homeowners Richa

SOLD – 108 William Street – WESTON When I saw this house, I liked it right away. I don’t love the white siding, but I love the yellow brick, and there is just something very welcoming about it. It is a 3+1 bedroom, 4 bathroom house on a 50 x 119.25 foot lot.  The inside is a good size.  It’s a little dark for me, but the trim could easily be painted.  The kitchen isn’t new but just change the hardware, and the counter top if you want, and the kitchen would be something else altogether (you might need to take out that open shelving though).  Or, if you wanted to spend the money, you could redo the kitchen, or even do an extension. There is some pretty gross looking carpet upstairs but there is probably good hardwood under there.  The bathrooms aren’t completely up to date, but they are fine. Only thing is…this house is located in Weston. Though it was ranked as the  #5 underrated neighbourhood in 2012 by The Grid TO , it is also ranked as the 103rd safest Toronto neighbourhood out of 14