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Lakeshore Living Magazine is bigger and better than ever

Monday, December 12th, 2011 by Dan Cooper

The second issue of Dan Cooper’s Lakeshore Living will be out beginning this week and it is bigger and better than the spring’s inaugural issue.

The fall issue is loaded with great reading – everything from a spectacular renovation in South-East Oakville by celebrity designer Ramsin Khachi to an incredible California getaway offer by the Napa Valley Crush Co-op. If you like California wines, you will want to see what the Napa Valley Co-op has to offer.
My friends at Budds’ BMW have teamed up with the Napa Valley Co-op to host an exclusive wine tasting event that will include some exceptional “cult” wines from the Napa region. Also likely to be taking part in this special event is Crescent Hill Gallery, which has an extensive and impressive offering of artwork. We hope to see a small glimpse of their collection at Budds’.

Matt Dunigan is this issue’s celebrity profile and I want to thank my good friend for taking time out of his busy schedule to be interviewed and photographed for this article. Matt has suffered several concussions in his career as one of the CFL’s leading quarterbacks and he reveals to us what will become of his brain. You’ll have to read the magazine to find out.

Appleby College is celebrating a milestone this year – its 100th anniversary – and we provide a glimpse into the rich history of this prestigious school. The school is also planning its Centennial Gala on May 12th next year and this promises to be bigger and better than ever. It’s one social function you don’t want to miss.

Lakeshore Living also offers some practical advice for homeowners. Concept Lighting Galleries is one of the area’s top lighting stores with lighting solutions for every home. They have a wide selection and can satisfy any tastes from contemporary to traditional to transitional. Their expert advice and attention to customer service make them the number one lighting store in the area. And today they have three locations in Mississauga, Oakville and Burlington.

For window treatments, inVU Drapery has the experience and expertise to help you create windows that complete a room in elegance and style. There is more to choosing the right window treatment than meets the eye. Fabrics, colour, patterns and hardware all make a statement and so the professionals at inVU can help you make the choices that will create the right balance in your home.

And last but not least, the magazine has an impressive parade of high-end homes for sale in my Prestige Collection. These are homes that are $1.5 million plus, and Lakeshore Living is just an example of how I’m finding innovative ways to market homes for my clients.

Lakeshore Living’s mission is to bring interesting and informative stories to your doorstep. If you want a copy of the magazine, feel free to call my office.

Dan Cooper is an award-winning broker with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage – the Number 1 Royal LePage Team for Canada in 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. He can be reached at 905.338.3737, direct line at 905.849.3303 or through his innovative and interactive website at DanCooper.com. Be sure to catch the Dan Cooper Real Estate Series on DailyWebTV.com. For his free booklet How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar – Fast! or his Guide to Oakville Real Estate, please call the Dan Cooper Team.

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Moving out of town? Relocation couldn’t be easier

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 by Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper (centre) with Phil Soper, President & Chief Executive and Gino Romanese, Senior Vice President of Royal LePage

Dan Cooper (centre) with Phil Soper, President & Chief Executive and Gino Romanese, Senior Vice President of Royal LePage.

When moving out of town, out of province or out of Canada, you can start the buying process right here at home. Too often, homeowners believe it is up to them to find an agent in the community in which they are moving. But that’s simply not the case. Royal LePage’s key strategic partnership with Brookfield Global Relocation Services allows me to work with agents around the world on behalf of my clients.

The advantage is the convenience and peace of mind you will find by working with someone locally for a new home in the next community or on the other side of the globe.

My success over the past 20 years has not been restricted to the west GTA, but has included representing thousands of clients who have needed to relocate. Being tapped into a global leader such as Brookfield gives me access to a wealth of expertise and resources. Brookfield Global Relocation Services is the number one relocation service in the world with access to more than 600 companies that can handle corporate relocations on a daily basis.

Not only do I have the best relocation service at my fingertips, I have access to the top agents in North America. These are high-calibre professionals who are absolutely the best performers in real estate. As a member of the Royal LePage Chairman’s Club, I am networking with the top one percent of agents within Royal LePage. This is an elite group who know how to find the right home for you and negotiate the best deal possible.

I also have direct access to international counterparts through Real Living, an innovative, fresh and fast-growing real estate brand located in the U.S. The company maintains an industry leading 96 percent customer satisfaction rating and its innovative concepts were recognized as one of the best by Entrepreneur magazine.

In addition to helping individuals move, The Dan Cooper Team has the depth, scope and scale to provide a full array of services for corporate clients and the employees they transfer.

Or, if you are simply selling your home, tapping into a worldwide relocation service also increases the list of potential buyers who are transferring into the Oakville and Burlington area. When seeking buyers for your home, we explore every possible opportunity believing that more exposure results in a better price for your home. Combined with our national database of homebuyers through Royal LePage, you have a powerful resource at your fingertips.

This is an example of how The Dan Cooper Team’s creativity, perseverance and determination are paying off for our clients. We use leading-edge online strategies and old-fashioned hard work to sell homes faster and for more money.

If you need to relocate or know of someone wanting to move to the Oakville or Burlington areas, give us a call. We have the expertise and resources to make the move stress-free.

Dan Cooper is an award-winning broker with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage – the Number 1 Royal LePage Team for Canada in 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. He can be reached at 905.338.3737, direct line at 905.849.3303 or through his innovative and interactive website at DanCooper.com. Be sure to catch the Dan Cooper Real Estate Series on DailyWebTV.com. For his free booklet How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar – Fast! or his Guide to Oakville Real Estate, please call The Dan Cooper Team.

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5 Reasons why top Business Leaders continually invest in Learning and Development

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 by Dan Cooper

Wayne Einhorn and Tyrone Davids, both Managing Partners at EDI, Carla Wood, Managing Director at EDI and Dan Cooper, Broker.

From left to right Wayne Einhorn and Tyrone Davids, both Managing Partners at EDI, Carla Wood, Managing Director at EDI and Dan Cooper, Broker.

Traditional thought might indicate that it is the struggling professional who should seek support to learn how to survive in a competitive business environment. While this certainly would be wise, it is not those in the bottom quartile who are fervently investing in the future of their business. It is the top few percent of business leaders who are acknowledging the critical value to the short term and long term growth and improvement of their organizations, of ongoing coaching and development.

Locally speaking, Dan Cooper, one the most prominent names in local and national real estate, is a true example of this type of humble leader. Being at the top is not the place to rest. It is a place to prioritize value for clients. As one of the top real estate professionals in Canada, a community leader, family man and mentor to his team of sales professionals and administrative group, Dan Cooper could risk it all by claiming to know enough that there is no need to learn further. Fortunately for his clients, team, community, family and industry, Dan is the antithesis of that man. Dan Cooper values development and improvement, and knows that even at the top, there is exponential opportunity for growth.

This attitude of lifelong learning, improvement and high value on excellence is what led Dan Cooper to engage the coaching and consulting services of EDI Implementation Engineers. EDI is a coaching and consulting company focused on helping top performing professionals and businesses drive implementation that results in increased profitability and cash flow. Working exclusively with successful businesses and professionals, EDI is a partner in each Member’s business to develop strategies, and then stay to see them implemented through a customized program for each business to ensure a high level return on investment. Dan Cooper has engaged the services of EDI Implementation Engineers, and specifically, his coach, Managing Director, Carla Wood, to see this through for the greater success of his business, his team and his clients.

Why is Dan Cooper, along with thousands of other top business leaders, reaching out for support from EDI Implementation Engineers and similar professional organizations? The reasons are many, but here are 5 key explanations for such an investment:

  1. Top leaders know that hard work is necessary to succeed, but that working smarter is what sets them apart. And although there is a clear capacity ceiling to hard work, smart work has no limits if you continue to seek out new learnings.
  2. Humility is the mark of a great leader. It is simple to look at those with monumental success and assume they are arrogant or need nothing from anyone, but it is humility in leadership that allows those leaders to surround themselves with phenomenal professionals to continue to raise the bar in their business and in their lives.
  3. Clients deserve more, and top performers can provide more if they choose to invest in more. As families entrust Dan Cooper and his team to buy and sell homes for them, Dan, like most great leaders, feels a clear obligation to those families to provide more, be ahead of the curve, and invest in their future at the same time he invests in his business.
  4. Big picture thinking drives big picture results. Leading business professionals like Dan Cooper have experienced firsthand that the day-to-day of running a business can make it difficult to keep the bigger picture in perspective. But those same leaders know that the bigger picture is what drives success, so investing in coaching and development allows Dan’s team to run with the day-to-day, while his coach and Dan can implement today’s success while intentionally driving toward the future goals.
  5. Mastery of anything is a moving target. To truly master anything, there is never a time when one can say “I’ve done enough”. True masters of any business, activity or concept continue to grow and develop as opportunity, economy, technology and business shift and mature. Dan Cooper exemplifies a leader who implements the belief of this moving target philosophy and is pushing forward to maintain that exceptional level of success for which he is so well respected.

    6. Dan Cooper is an award-winning broker with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage – the Number 1 Royal LePage Team for Canada in 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. He can be reached at 905-338-3737, direct line at 905-849-3303 or through his innovative and interactive website at DanCooper.com. Be sure to catch the Dan Cooper Real Estate Series on DailyWebTV.com. For his free booklet How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar – Fast! or his Guide to Oakville Real Estate, please call The Dan Cooper Team.

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Predictions call for a strong finale to 2011 in real estate

Friday, November 11th, 2011 by Dan Cooper

The Dan Cooper Team - Rising Sales

The real estate market is poised for a strong finish this year. Are you ready? Even in a hot market it is critical to have a broker who understands the marketplace, is intimately familiar with the community and has superior marketing skills.

The Dan Cooper Team employs innovative tools such as our unique dancoopertv.com where online visitors can take video tours of homes for sale and listen to some of the great testimonials we have collected over the years.

Carefully choosing the publications in which we advertise your home is also a key strategy to our success – we handpick the publications that provide the most exposure for your home.

Why is this important right now? As the market heats up, there is a tremendous amount of competition and those who have the most exposure and best marketing strategy have a better chance of selling their homes quickly and for top dollar.

According to the most recent figures released by the Oakville, Milton and District Real Estate Board, the local housing market is on track for a strong finale. October sales were 12.3 percent higher than in October of 2010 and the average price was 25.3 percent higher. New listings are increasing each month which points to a continuing strong response from sellers to the positive price gains over the past several months.

The Bank of Canada has helped fuel this hot market by suggesting that mortgage rates will remain at historic lows for some time to come. Oakville and Burlington are among the most desirable places in Canada in which to live and we will continue to see more and more buyers attracted to these communities. This influx of buyers will ensure that these areas remain vibrant for many more months.

Low interest rates also mean low returns on saving instruments such as GICs, making real estate one of your best investment strategies. In fact, if you had money invested in a GIC in the past two years, you lost ground. If you bought real estate last October, that property has appreciated by as much as 25.3 percent according to the average gains in real estate prices.

When using real estate as an investment, it becomes even more critical to choose a broker who has the business acumen to identify solid investment properties, ensuring you maximize your return to its fullest potential. The Dan Cooper Team has many options available to you from desirable to locations to new development.

Whether you are looking to invest, buy or sell, The Dan Cooper Team has the experience and expertise to handle all your real estate needs and the stellar track record to back up their claims of being able to sell your home for top dollar – fast.

Dan Cooper is an award-winning broker with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage – the Number 1 Royal LePage Team for Canada in 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. He can be reached at 905.338.3737, direct line at 905.849.3303 or through his innovative and interactive website at DanCooper.com. Be sure to catch the Dan Cooper Real Estate Series on DailyWebTV.com. For his free booklet How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar – Fast! or his Guide to Oakville Real Estate, please call The Dan Cooper Team.

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How to get your home ready for a winter sale

Friday, November 11th, 2011 by Dan Cooper

Dan Cooper For Sale Sign

Spring is generally considered to be the best time to sell a home. It’s a time when warming temperatures and the burst of new life bring a flood of buyers into the marketplace. But truthfully, winter is a critical time as well – especially among those buyers who want to move in the spring and be settled into their new home by the time summer rolls around.

Selling during the drab winter months can be a challenge, but there are some easy and effective things you can do to ensure your home stands out from others on the market.

Keep your windows washed and polish all your mirrors. Creating that sparkle in your home will make your home more inviting if sunlight shines through spotless windows and reflects off your mirrors.

In late fall, ensure dead leaves and debris have been raked, gardens prepared for winter and bushes trimmed. A neat yard, even in winter, will provide a good first impression.

Give your house a total cleaning, including sending window coverings to the cleaners or giving them a wash, dry and press. Give your blinds a thorough cleaning, get rid of dust and cob webs and open the windows for a blast of fresh air to take away any staleness that might be lingering.

Set out fresh flowers. Natural scents are more appealing than artificial and provide splashes of colour that can brighten a room on a dreary late fall or winter day.

Polish floors to a high gloss. Hardwoods should be kept free of dust and gleam; ceramics should twinkle and shine, clean dull grout, thoroughly clean area rugs and replace worn kitchen and bathroom mats.

Use towels, throws and pillows effectively, even if it means buying some new accessory items. These are inexpensive accents you can buy, but fresh and trendy colours can alter the visual impact of a room. Presentation is also important. Layer towels on the bathroom towel rack and place rolled wash cloths on the counter in a fashionable pyramid.

Offer a mat for shoes and an umbrella stand at the entrance. We could still have rain in late fall, so lay down an attractive mat for visitors to clean their shoes before entering your home. Providing a natural entrance is far more attractive than laying down a plastic runner which may protect your floors, but detracts from the effect of a glittering polish job.

Fill the sink with ice to chill bottled water for visitors and set out some treats or snacks, which will keep visitors lingering a little longer in your kitchen and admire features they might otherwise overlook.

These are just a few of the things a home seller can do to create a home that stands out from the competition.

Dan Cooper is an award-winning broker with Royal LePage Real Estate Services Ltd., Brokerage – the Number 1 Royal LePage Team for Canada in 2009, 2007, 2005, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999. He can be reached at 905.338.3737, direct line at 905.849.3303 or through his innovative and interactive website at DanCooper.com. Be sure to catch the Dan Cooper Real Estate Series on DailyWebTV.com. For his free booklet How To Sell Your House For Top Dollar – Fast! or his Guide to Oakville Real Estate, please call The Dan Cooper Team.

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