Vancouver, Bc - 31 October, 2005 -

At first glance, the sale of a typical single-family home in Downtown Vancouver doesn't have much in common with booking retail and corporate tenants for the $200 million (USD) Shanghai Centre commercial property in Shanghai, China. But talk to former Centre property manager Kurt Sigouin and you'll soon realize it's only a difference of scale. The basic selling philosophy, he says, is exactly the same. "It's really a matter of adding value," says Sigouin, a self-confessed real estate junkie who spent 16 years in China managing the landmark property. In the case of The Shanghai Centre, Sigouin interpreted added-value as providing the optimum mix of residential, office and commercial space that would appeal to the city's new foreign business customers. Consisting of two apartment towers of 472 units, an office complex, a 600-room Ritz-Carlton Hotel, a 1,000 seat theatre, exhibition hall and upscale retail plaza, the Shanghai Centre is essentially a western-thinking "village" in the middle of 20 million Chinese citizens. While marketing individual homes isn't quite as complex, Sigouin says he's discovered how to make the experience easier for buyers and more profitable for home owners. His added-value secret for private home sales? PropertyGuys.com, Canada's leading commission-free real estate marketing company. Sigouin recently purchased the franchise rights to represent PropertyGuys.com in Downtown Vancouver. The traditional real estate sales model has home owners paying as much as $30,000 in realtor commissions on a $500,000 property ? even if it sells the first day it's on the market. Plus, most traditional real estate agents focus their sales strategy on the local area, thereby limiting the pool of potential buyers. With PropertyGuys.com, home owners buy marketing packages starting as low as $449. Each package gives them all the support they need to sell their home privately. And, with PropertyGuys.com's web-based property listings, every home seller registered on their system gains unlimited access to the international market. "The PropertyGuys.com concept takes the perceived mystery out of home selling and allows sellers to retain 100% of their sale price, with no commission. It just makes so much sense," pronounces Sigouin. Ken LeBlanc, PropertyGuys.com's founder and president, concurs. "We offer two strategic advantages that are exclusive to PropertyGuys.com. One is a full suite of client services: a 90-day marketing plan, 24-hour Tele-Tour phone service, free legal consulting via our legal partners?there's even a 100% money-back guarantee with the elite home marketing package. The other is its coast-to-coast representation. No other ‘for sale by owner' company offers that range of marketing exposure." While Sigouin admits that his time in Shanghai was one of the most exciting episodes in his life, he says he is equally enthusiastic about the opportunity provided by his PropertyGuys.com franchise. "I love to help people realize their dreams," he says, "and my new franchise is going to make a lot of home sellers a lot richer." About PropertyGuys.com Established in 1998, PropertyGuys.com is Canada's leading private sale real estate marketing company with more than 60 licensed franchise units across the country. The company is a member of the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) and has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Successful Canadian Franchise systems by Canadian Franchise Magazine. For more information: Kurt Sigouin Owner/Operator - PropertyGuys.com Downtown Vancouver Tel: 778-786-2040 E-mail: ksigouin@propertyguys.com Ken LeBlanc, BBA President, PropertyGuys.com Inc. Tel: 1-866-666-9744 E-mail: kleblanc@propertyguys.com

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