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Suggestions to plan a dinner party! |
Summerland BC's Raymond MAASKE and Home Star Realty's Suggestions to plan a dinner party! 
Wow your guests with your service and etiquette by following these tips. Of course, wowing them with the food is entirely up to you!
- Invitations - they can be written, delivered by phone or in person, or emailed (only for the informal get-togethers!). Guests are expected to RSVP.
- Greet your guests as they come to the door. Have a place for their personal items. Introduce people. Accept host/ess gifts graciously.
- Offer guests beverages and hors d'oeuvres.
- During hors d'oeuvres, slip out to the kitchen quickly to get the first course on the table before the guests are asked to take their seats (unless that first course is hot, in which case you should wait until the guests are seated).
- Call guests to the table and direct them to where you want them to sit, either with place cards or verbally.
- Follow an etiquette book as far as setting the table. Many things have changed in recent years. Not all of the pieces that were once used are necessary now, and some utensils are placed in different locations. A guest should never have to move a utensil to get to his/her napkin.
- After each course, remove the plate and utensils used.
- After the entree, remove all plates, used utensils, salt and pepper, butter, dressing, and so on. The dessert fork and spoon are usually placed at the top of the plate. They would remain on the table until dessert is served.
- Serve dessert and coffee cups. Place sugar and creamer on the table.
- After dessert, you do not need to remove the dessert dishes, unless they will be seen from the living room or family room for the rest of the evening.
- Hors d'oeuvres and cocktail glasses should have been cleared already.
- Games and conversation are both acceptable during this time.
- When guests leave, get their coat and belongings, walk them to the door, say a brief good-bye and return to the other guests.
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Summerland BC's Raymond MAASKE and Home Star Realty's Suggestions to plan a dinner party! http://www.okanaganstar.com/Dinner_Party/page_2288490.html Raymond MAASKE Owner/Agent 
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Backyard Composting in Summerland & Penticton BC
Real Estate in Summerland & Penticton BC is talked about almost much as the weather so for all your Real Estate needs in Summerland & Penticton BC contact me. For now, enjoy preparing and building your own backyard composting.
The Basics
The microbiological process that creates compost is the natural process through which plants and other organic wastes are broken down. Doing the work of creating compost are worms, insects, fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms that help to process dead materials.
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Backyard Composting in Summerland & Penticton BC
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• 1,153 sq. ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm single story - $269,962 CAD - 20% OFF Purchase Price Main Town, Summerland - Priced at 20% LESS than what the owner paid, this incredible brand new 2 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, 1153 sqft unit in Summerland's centrally located Victoria Place is available immediately. Enjoy a well laid out floor plan with bonus computer or craft area and large in-suite utility area featuring a space-saving stacked washer and and dryer. Enjoy luxury finishes such as energy efficient radiant in-floor heating, air conditioning, granite counters, and stainless steel appliances. The kitchen features a large island complete with breakfast bar, perfect for cooking and entertaining. Step out from either the living room or master bedroom onto the deck and enjoy our South Okanagan views. This unit comes with secured parking, elevator and secure front entry.
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| Address | List Price | SqFt Fin | Ratio | Price Sold | SqFt Fin | Ratio | DOM | Status | | | | | | | | | | | 13009 WRIGHT AVE | 319,900 | 1,120 | 286 | 300,000 | 1,120 | 267.9 | 57 | SOLD | | 13819 CARTWRIGHT AVE | 459,000 | 2,011 | 228 | 435,000 | 2,011 | 216.3 | 40 | SOLD | | 10713 WARD STREET | 336,000 | 1,800 | 187 | 318,000 | 1,800 | 176.7 | 14 | SOLD | | 371,633 | 1,644 | 234 | 351,000 | 1,644 | 220.3 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1018 WESTMINSTER AVE E | 529,900 | 1,700 | 312 | 485,000 | 1,700 | 285.3 | 136 | SOLD | | 255 MACDONALD PLACE | 398,700 | 1,900 | 210 | 375,350 | 1,900 | 197.6 | 42 | SOLD | | 311 BRANDON AVE | 364,900 | 1,641 | 222 | 351,250 | 1,641 | 214.0 | 64 | SOLD | | 1802 FAIRFORD DRIVE | 389,900 | 1,664 | 234 | 382,500 | 1,664 | 229.9 | 13 | SOLD | | 26 EAGLE PLACE | 299,000 | 1,532 | 195 | 295,000 | 1,532 | 192.6 | 237 | SOLD | | 613 MARTIN STREET | 349,900 | 1,217 | 288 | 320,800 | 1,217 | 263.6 | 178 | SOLD | | 459 MAURICE STREET | 329,900 | 740 | 446 | 320,000 | 740 | 432.4 | 46 | SOLD | | 416 TENNIS STREET | 299,900 | 1,217 | 246 | 290,000 | 1,217 | 238.3 | 12 | SOLD | | 176 BRACEWELL DRIVE | 419,900 | 2,184 | 192 | 415,000 | 2,184 | 190.0 | 54 | SOLD | | 375,778 | 1,533 | 261 | 359,433 | 1,533 | 249 | 87 | |
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What needs to be done to get your property sold in Summerland & Penticton BC by Raymond MAASKE of Home Star Realty. In order to assist in effecting the sale of your property we will go to all efforts to market the property and promote your interests. Our services include (but not limited to): 
- Listing the property on the Multiple Listing Service® of our Board
- Cooperating with brokerages working with buyers
- Advertising the property including http://www.realtor.ca/ and/or http://www.icx.ca/
- Placing a For Sale sign on the property
- Showing the property at times acceptable to the seller and, if any tenants, subject to tenant's rights
- Responding to consumer and REALTOR® inquiries
- Showing the property to prospective buyers
- Disclosing in a timely manner to the seller all appropriate facts affecting the transaction known to us
- Keeping the seller informed regarding the progress of the transaction
- Reviewing Contracts of Purchase and Sale submitted for the seller's consideration
- Assisting the seller in negotiating favourable terms and conditions with a buyer
- Assisting in the completion and possession process
- Enter on http://www.okanaganstar.com/, http://activerain.com/blogs/maaske , http://summerlandpentictonrealestate.com/
- Create listing brochures
- Create a yourproperty.com domain that points directly to your listing.
- Access detailed statistics on web traffic to this listing and the prospects it generates.
- Virtual Tours and access Virtual Tours 2Go
- Make Video of listing for YouTube, ActiveRain, etc
- Post on http://kelowna.kijiji.ca/c-SelectCategory
- Post to Craigslist
- Post to Google Maps
- Post to: HotPads, Oodle, Vast, Home Hippo, Zoocasa, BackPage.com and many others.
- Plus a whole lot more..............
What needs to be done to get your property sold in Summerland & Penticton BC by Raymond MAASKE of Home Star Realty.
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Real Estate market activity for Summerland & Penticton BC for the week ending March 5th, 2010
| Address | Unit | BR | List Price | SqFt Fin | Ratio | Price Sold | SqFt Fin | Bth | Ratio | DOM | Area | | SOLD - SUMMERLAND |
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| | 7618 OAK AVE |
| 3 | 639,000 | 1,598 | 399.87 | 585,000 | 1,598 | 2 | 799 | 71 | Summerland | | 14208 SPENCER AVE |
| 2 | 389,000 | 1,595 | 243.88 | 381,500 | 1,595 | 2 | 797.5 | 49 | Summerland | | 12008 VICTORIA ROAD S |
| 3 | 319,900 | 2,183 | 146.54 | 311,000 | 2,183 | 2 | 10915 | 84 | Summerland | |
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| 449,300 | 1,792 | 263 | 425,833 | 1,792 | 2 | 4,171 | 68 |
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| | 86 GRANBY PLACE |
| 5 | 398,444 | 2,409 | 165.39 | 394,444 | 2,409 | 2 | 12045 | 32 | Penticton | | 1454 LEIR STREET |
| 4 | 379,500 | 1,820 | 208.51 | 365,000 | 1,820 | 1 | 18200 | 28 | Penticton | | 125 CALGARY AVE |
| 2 | 329,000 | 1,075 | 306.04 | 309,000 | 1,075 | 2 | 537.5 | 79 | Penticton | | 640 WADE AVE W |
| 2 | 269,962 | 801 | 337.03 | 265,000 | 801 | 1 | 801 | 57 | Penticton | | 634 PAPINEAU STREET |
| 2 | 329,000 | 1,153 | 285.34 | 322,500 | 1,153 | 2 | 576.5 | 150 | Penticton | |
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| 341,181 | 1,452 | 260 | 331,189 | 1,452 | 2 | 6,432 | 69 |
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| | 5617 PINE AVE |
| 3 | 574,500 | 1,920 | 299.21 |
| 1,920 | 2 | 960 | 4 | Summerland | | 9819 LUMSDEN AVE |
| 5 | 2,500,000 | 1,902 | 13144 |
| 1,902 | 1 | 19020 | 5 | Summerland | | 5755 HESPELER ROAD |
| 4 | 629,000 | 2,775 | 226.66 |
| 2,775 | 3 | 925 | 5 | Summerland | | 6709 VICTORIA ROAD S | 8 | 5 | 627,000 | 2,900 | 216.2 |
| 2,900 | 3 | 966.66 | 5 | Summerland | | 9718 JULIA STREET |
| 3 | 279,900 | 1,538 | 181.98 |
| 1,538 | 1 | 15380 | 3 | Summerland | | 13401 HERMISTON DRIVE |
| 6 | 628,900 | 3,285 | 191.44 |
| 3,285 | 3 | 10950 | 5 | Summerland | | 7523 FUDGE STREET |
| 3 | 965,000 | 3,169 | 304.51 |
| 3,169 | 4 | 792.25 | 3 | Summerland | | 6516 LIPSETT CRES |
| 4 | 399,000 | 1,877 | 212.57 |
| 1,877 | 3 | 625.66 | 3 | Summerland | |
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| 825,413 | 2,421 | 1,847 |
| 2,421 | 3 | 6,202 | 4 |
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| | 374 GREENWOOD DRIVE |
| 5 | 599,900 | 3,985 | 150.53 |
| 3,985 | 4 | 996.25 | 3 | Penticton | | 2867 JUNIPER DRIVE |
| 4 | 579,900 | 2,670 | 217.19 |
| 2,670 | 3 | 890 | 2 | Penticton | | 152 WESTMINSTER PLACE |
| 5 | 549,900 | 2,730 | 201.42 |
| 2,730 | 2 | 13650 | 5 | Penticton | | 386 HAYNES STREET |
| 3 | 399,900 | 1,326 | 301.58 |
| 1,326 | 1 | 13260 | 5 | Penticton | | 309 FALCON DRIVE |
| 2 | 389,900 | 1,531 | 254.67 |
| 1,531 | 2 | 765.5 | 5 | Penticton | | 450 VAN HORNE STREET |
| 3 | 269,000 | 1,565 | 171.88 |
| 1,565 | 2 | 782.5 | 3 | Penticton | |
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| 464,750 | 2,301 | 216 |
| 2,301 | 2 | 5,057 | 4 |
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Garnet Valley, Summerland
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The 2 story at 27006 Garnet Valley Road has been sold.
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Dear Fellow Summerland Business Member,
I want YOU to be equipped with relevant Summerland BC Real Estate information that YOU can use personally as well as professionally. What happens in the local Summerland BC Real Estate market greatly affects how we as business owners perform and produce in an ever-changing economy.
DID YOU KNOW……………..
- Summerland Sales are up 180% for the month of February 2010 compared to February 2009.
- The average sale price is down 10% but Penticton has dropped 24%.
- It takes 38% longer to sell this month this year over the same time last year.
My name is Raymond MAASKE, owner and agent of Home Star Realty right here in Summerland. You will find everything about our Real Estate market here. You can also keep up to date with unfolding market developments from my blog.
Kind regards,
Raymond
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| | 8611 PIERRE DRIVE | 3 | 439,000 | 1,513 | 290 | 414,500 | 274 | 26 | 0.21 | |
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| | 4675 SAGE MESA DRIVE | 4 | 349,900 | 2,736 | 128 | 334,900 | 122 | 260 | 0.59 | | 720 BARTLETT DRIVE | 4 | 459,000 | 2,284 | 201 | 430,000 | 188 | 128 | 0.53 | | 621/622 VANCOUVER AVE | 3 | 599,000 | 2,100 | 285 | 570,000 | 271 | 33 | 0.44 | | 516 ALEXANDER AVE | 3 | 344,800 | 1,172 | 294 | 345,000 | 294 | 15 | 0.12 | | 67 GREENWOOD DRIVE | 5 | 299,900 | 1,880 | 160 | 260,000 | 138 | 30 | 0.18 | | 2507 DARTMOUTH DRIVE | 3 | 349,000 | 1,888 | 185 | 338,000 | 179 | 216 | 0.15 | | 422 RIDGE ROAD | 2 | 399,000 | 1,523 | 262 | 360,000 | 236 | 21 |
| | 2690 CORNWALL DRIVE | 4 | 379,900 | 2,162 | 176 | 365,000 | 169 | 29 | 0.16 | | 2480 MCKENZIE STREET | 3 | 339,900 | 2,020 | 168 | 345,000 | 171 | 14 | 0.17 | | 609 WILTSE BOULEVARD | 4 | 479,000 | 2,404 | 199 | 460,000 | 191 | 13 | 0.17 | | AVERAGES: |
| 399,940 | 1,971 | 213 | 383,855 | 203 | 76 |
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| | 12204 LAKESHORE DRIVE S | 2 | 399,900 | 912 | 438 |
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| 2 | 0.64 | | 9114 HOOFBEAT ROAD | 6 | 1,790,000 | 3,146 | 569 |
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| 3 | 6.97 | | 10507 RITCHIE STREET | 3 | 498,900 | 1,644 | 303 |
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| 2 | 0.23 | | 10713 WARD STREET | 4 | 336,000 | 1,800 | 187 |
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| 756,200 | 1,876 | 374 |
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| | 1142 DUNCAN AVE E | 5 | 399,900 | 1,378 | 290 |
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| 4 | 0.16 | | 108-1634 CARMI AVE | 2 | 349,900 | 1,260 | 278 |
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| | 144 WILLIAMSON PLACE | 4 | 759,000 | 3,958 | 192 |
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| 4 | 0.34 | | 415 RIDGE ROAD | 2 | 429,900 | 1,735 | 248 |
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| | 276 EDNA AVE | 5 | 374,900 | 2,080 | 180 |
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| 5 | 0.14 | | 475 CARIBOU STREET | 2 | 269,900 | 830 | 325 |
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| 4 | 0.12 | | 547 BENNETT AVE | 3 | 469,500 | 1,600 | 293 |
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| 4 | 0.11 | | 729 TORONTO AVE | 2 | 319,900 | 651 | 491 |
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| 3 | 0.12 | | 416 TENNIS STREET | 2 | 299,900 | 1,217 | 246 |
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| 408,089 | 1,634 | 283 |
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