Sam Schariefy, Abr., Sres., Re/Max Realtron Realty Inc., Brokerage. Someone saw an ad on ICIWorld on one of Sams exclusive listings. Sam developed a business relationship with them and said that property was not the right property for you. We have other listings and told him about another one. He also invited him to come into office and had a two hour meeting. Sam suggested a property. Sam knew about a person who was thinking about selling. He called him and ended up doing a deal $1,100,000. $30,000 commission and a job well done for both parties. They were both very happy.
Sam also has buyers from overseas looking to buy a business and home, and more buyers and sellers.

Bruce Cooke, CCIM, Commercial Sales Representative, Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty reports selling a $4,200,000 apartment building and an $800,000 office building. The buyer from Europe saw it on the Internet on ICIWorld and from all the information and the pictures made an offer subject to inspection. He flew over to see it, did his due diligence and bought it. Of course there is a lot of work, correspondence and developing of a good long term business relationship that made it all happen. The ICIWorld connection played a small but vital role in making the connection to benefit everyone.

Baljit Gill, Broker, Century 21 Skylark Real Estate; Brokerage placed a shopping centre for $2,000,000 on ICIWorld. He received over 30 calls one from a principal that called him who saw it on ICIWorld.

He has established a good business relationship with his buyer who will be looking to buy more in the future.

Job well done!

Joe Youssef, Salesperson, RIGHT AT HOME REALTY INC., Brokerage found a medical building on ICIWorld that was exclusive from another member on ICIWorld. He developed a good business relationship with her and they did a deal. $3.5M property. Joe has other buyers for other medical buildings.

Jim Straughan, Century 21 First Canadian sold a campground. He had another property advertised, received a call and the property that he called on was not suitable. He found another one that was suitable and sold it. It was around $890,000. Jim’s Haves and Wants. He says ICIWorld is great for referrals and networking.

KP Rathore, Broker, Homelife Superstars Real Estate Ltd., Brokerage in the business for twenty years. He has sold several properties as result of ICIWorld such as gas stations, plazas, motels, convenience stores, and development land. Altogether more than $12,000,000 worth of properties. He says ICIWorld is his backbone in his commercial real estate. Here is the website we made him. www.kprathore.com His website is generating leads, providing service to the public and making him money.

Bruce Brown, Sales Representative, Ed Lowe Limited, Brokerage, Barrie, Ontario has done several deals over the years as result of connections made through ICIWorld. He receives leads through phone calls and networks with people. He says he likes the added exposure and that professionals should not ignore it.

Commercial Division reports that he had resort with a golf course for sale on ICIWorld. He had it on for a month or so and had about six calls, one from a realtor in Ontario who had a buyer for a golf course. They worked a referral, and Ian sold the golf course portion and paid a referral fee to the broker on the sale of a $1,250,000 golf course. This also was great service to the public the buyer and the seller.
Ian has received many highly qualified buyers for specific types of property such as golf courses, and other recreational property, hotels, motels, and resorts.
MARKET REPORT 4/28/03: Ian reports the commercial market is very active and he has written over $5,000,000 this year already. One reason he is so active, is because Westjet is flying directly to Comox from Calgary and Edmonton, in only 1 hr. and 15 minutes. It is making a radical difference in the valley.

Franco Palermo, Salesperson, CAPITAL NORTH COMMERCIAL REALTY, BROKERAGE just informed me of two industrial buildings he sold this last year, one for $2,500,000 and one for $1,800,000 and that he just received an offer on another one.

Tom Pileggi, MCNE, CIPS, ASA, CNE, Broker, Sutton West Realty Inc. reports that he has done several transactions on ICIWorld. He has sold land in Vaughan $2.5M to build storage units, land for residential homes in Brampton for $2.2M, 54 acres in King Township for future development for $1.9M and has others. Also businesses such as cafes. He says he highly recommends it to all his colleagues to join.