I own and operate a video production company, Video Openhouse ( www.vopenhouse.ca ). We produce Real Estate Videos in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. I would like to relay some of our success stories that our clients have shared with us.

Lori Hemer and Elisabeth Radcliffe of RE/Max Crest Realty (Westside) hired us to create a video for a property located in Tsawwassen, about an hour south of Vancouver. The video received some attention from an interested buyer in Toronto. An hour prior to accepting offers, a woman, sent by her husband from Toronto, came to see the property. What resulted was a small bidding war and the house ended up selling above asking, a rarity in Tsawwassen.

Mark Longpre, another RE/Max Crest realtor was able to double-end his first 3 listings that he implemented video in his marketing strategy. Using free listing services, he was able to generate hundreds of views of his videos, eventually attracting buyers that had not obtained representation by another real estate agent.

We have other clients that are using our services to market high-end properties overseas. Vancouver is an international destination with huge investment in businesses and real estate throughout the city.

Alan Vlemmiks used video to market a 2 bedroom condo that was uniquely decorated. The bright colours and eclectic decor made this home a challenging sale. By emphasizing the surrounding neighbourhood, Commercial Drive (a newly revitalized area in Vancouver's East Side), Alan was able to generate interest in the condo. The condo received the highest price of any unit in that particular building.

Doug Williams used video to market a coach-house in Shaugnessey, an old upscale neighbourhood in Vancouver. Unfortunately he was not able make the sale but he did receive over 1600 unique views of the video we produced for him. That meant that his name, contact information and picture was at the top of the computer screen for the entire 2 minute duration of the video.

I will do my best to return to the forum to update this post with new success stories. One last word of advice, there is a huge demand for video content on the Internet. Now is the time to capitalize on the curiousity of a relatively new medium for advertising yourself and your listings!