Scheduled to open in early April at 851 Homer Street, the new center will triple the number of developments showcased under one roof at this ground level storefront location. Each of the center's showcase areas will feature large interactive LCD screens allowing condo shoppers to view all aspects of local or out of town developments while talking to informed on-site personnel.
The new center will have its own website showcasing new projects in the center as well as showcasing them on the parent company's online global condo shopping portal www.globalcondocenter.com, a search tool where buyers input their desired condo lifestyle, location, design and price criteria to be presented with search results in seconds.
Officially launched to the general public last July by Global Condocenter Corporation, the website has the software capability to showcase new condo developments in 2,200 cities and regions around the world. The portal already lists over 40,000 new condo units in the U.S. alone. New BC, Canadian and offshore urban and resort condo projects are added daily and now include projects in Mongolia, Africa, India, Brazil, Mexico and United Arab Emirates.
According to the U.S. National Association of Realtors, 77 per cent of homebuyers begin their search on the Internet. However, potential buyers still want to personally look at opportunities and meet with knowledgeable real estate salespersons before making a buying decision.
Bowman says the condo center is an "open house concept" for many new projects presented under one roof where people can visit and personally learn more when they are in various stages of their research phase, including buying on site.
"In some markets, this due diligence period between when someone decides to buy and when they actually write an offer can sometimes stretch between seven and 15 months, especially for out -of-town developments. The Urban & Resort Condo Center saves them considerable time while providing a 'one stop, personal touch, no pressure' buying environment after shoppers have narrowed down their Internet search. Often this is the last stop before they buy."
The new condo center is designed for use by all developers and sales/marketing companies to feature their new condos for sale.
"This will be a completely new experience for people shopping for condominiums offering one-stop shopping for local condos as well as those from Canada, the United States and Mexico through on-site interactive displays, online links and salespeople," Bowman says. "The center's leading edge marketing technology is designed to be user friendly and will definitely be a big attraction by urban and resort buyers of all ages."
This retail center will assist in pre-selling new urban and resort condominium developments available in one to two years, as well as help people to buy or sell resale condos in B.C. The new center will also host seminars on various topics including buying off shore residences and is the template for other condominium marketing centers Bowman plans to open elsewhere in Canada and the United States in coming years.
Cliff Bowman is the driving force behind Vancouver-based pre-sale specialists, Builders International Real Estate Marketing Corporation (bireM), that is building a growing network of condominium sales and marketing companies in North America leveraging bireM's intellectual properties, contacts and specialists in design and pre-selling condominium developments.
BireM has won the top US National condominium marketing award from the National Home Builders Association in four of the last six years as well as 85 other marketing awards from that organization during this period.
Contact Information:
Cliff Bowman
Global Condocenter Corp.
Ph: (604) 681 9554
Alyn Edwards
Peak Communicators Ltd.
Ph: (604) 689-5559
Cell: (604) 908-7231
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