Archive for the ‘just for fun’ Category
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 24, 2012
HGTV Canada is looking for a couple of Saskatoon area home buyers who may be interested in participating in upcoming episodes of Urban Suburban that will be shot in Saskatoon later this year. Produced by Force Four Entertainment Inc., Urban Suburban is hosted by real estate agents and siblings Sarah Daniels and Philip DuMoulin. In each [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 7, 2011
After spending “several weeks” renovating his Pittsburgh home, Andre Hall took a break for the holidays. When he returned he found a backhoe sitting where his house used to be. It seems that a demolition order that had been withdrawn by the court after Hall bought the house as a rehab project was mistakenly executed [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on December 22, 2010
This fine piece of bathroom technology is built for those with more money than brains they know what to do with. However, if you’re looking to raise the level of comfort in the loo and you’ve got some bucks to throw around this toilet may be worth a look. First of all, it sees you [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on October 17, 2010
Most agents will admit that the likelihood of finding a buyer for your home through an open house is quite small. For the most part, agents conduct open houses with another objective in mind; coming into contact with prospective buyers and sellers who might work with them, now or in the future. Sure, I know [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on May 15, 2010
Congratulations to our lucky winner and thank you to all who chose to connect with us on facebook. We’d like to do more of this, so please, visit TeamFisher’s Saskatoon Real Estate Page. Who knows? You might “like” it. Norm Fisher Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate
Posted by Norm Fisher on April 18, 2010
Facebook is now one of the world’s most visited websites and it’s clearly a space where our team should be sharing information. We’ve spent a little time building TeamFisher’s Saskatoon Real Estate Page and we’d like to invite you to “Like” our the page. For those that don’t know, liking a page causes its updates [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on April 1, 2010
I have little doubt that you’ve heard the rumor that KISS front man Gene Simmons and his wife Shannon Tweed have purchased land in the Saskatoon area and I’m pleased to tell you it’s true. The twenty-two acre land purchase was finalized late last year and construction of an 18,650 square foot walkout bungalow is [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on October 23, 2009
This commercial for Cullman Liquidation Center came to me by way of Tim Ayres, a Realtor from Sooke British Columbia who wrote in his Twitter stream, “This is easily the best real estate commercial in history.” Thanks for the laugh Tim!
Posted by Norm Fisher on June 15, 2009
This post makes the “just for fun” category for the featured video’s surprise ending. If you start the video, please see it through to the end. By way of Brendan King’s Twitter stream. As a licensed Asian, I found this particular misunderstanding quite amusing and so did the other Asians in my office, but discriminatory [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on January 6, 2009
Found by way of Larry Yatkowski, author of the world renowned Yatter Matters blog in his recent post, “Is an anus a patent defectt?” Larry covers the Vancouver real estate market in a way you’ll appreciate. Thanks for this little gem Larry! I’m always happy to answer your Saskatoon real estate questions. All of my [...]
Posted by Norm Fisher on October 27, 2008
This image is a screenshot taken from the Saskatoon MLS system that displays the price history of a listed property. The home seller is clearly confused. He has adjusted his price 16 times including 9 reductions and 7 increases. That’s right. 7 increases. Oddly, the asking price is still higher than it was the day [...]