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Here are the testimonials that we received from our London Customers in May…

Here is another fantastic success story from a ByTheOwner.com customer. The customer sold in 10 days and saved close to $40,000 in commission.

The customer chose our Premium Plus Package, which costs $674.95. This package includes:

+ Listed until you sell (in this case 10 days)
+ 15 HDR photos taken by our ByTheOwner.com representative
+ 1 Lawn sign and 4 Directional/Open House signs
+ 1 month exposure on the homepage
+ All the ByTheOwner.com online tools
+ An in home consultation with a Licensed Real Estate Professional
+ A complete Comparative Market Analysis of homes SOLD, FOR SALE, and EXPIRED in their neighbourhood.

The Premium Plus Package is our most successful package because our customers receive maximum exposure and maximum help with regards to pricing their home correctly.

This customer knew exactly what other homes in their neighbourhood sold for, they knew exactly what other homes were for sale, and they had great photos and exposure from ByTheOwner.com, and they sold in 10 days!

Here is the calculation of the commission they saved:

$759,000 x 5% = $37,950
GST on commission = $1897.50
Total Savings By Selling Privately = $39,847.50

And remember that is tax free money. Do you ever wonder what you would buy with an extra $40,000?

Incredible!

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At ByTheOwner.com we like to pride ourselves on making our customer’s homes look their best. We use HDR photo technology to make each ByTheOwner.com home look like it belongs in a magazine. For example here is a recent photo from a ByTheOwner.com home:

If you want your home to look its best and ALSO save thousands of dollars, then the choice is obvious.

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ByTheOwner.com’s latest testimonial from a customer in Collingwood, states that they tried to sell with an agent for 8 months in 2008 and could not sell.

Then in 2009, the owner tried ByTheOwner.com and sold in 3 weeks!

We are seeing more and more similar examples: Homes that could not sell with an agent on mls, and then the sell privately with ByTheOwner.com!

Here are a few more testimonials of customers that were with agents and then switched to ByTheOwner.com and SOLD!

Brampton
Kitchener
Etobicoke
Bala
MIssissauga
Alliston

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There are many more examples in the more than 1000 testimonials available on ByTheOwner.com!

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ByTheOwner.com is on pace to grow our SOLD listings again this May compared to 2008. So far this year, our SOLD listings have increased 9% over last year.

Our website visits has also increased significantly. We now have an average of 26% more visitors that we did in 2008! That equals more than 1,000,000 visits per month to our website.

Even MLS sales have increased in the Toronto area! Here is an article that mentions that sales in the GTA increased 3% in the first 2 weeks of May.

Considering the impact that the economy has had on other industries, it is fair to say that the housing industry is doing very well!

The reasons for the increase in sales can be attributed to:

- Low mortgage rates
- First time buyers
- Lower home prices
- Lower inventory levels

Great news!

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There are lots of positive signs in the Ontario Real Estate market.

- There has been a tremendous spike in our SOLD homes and Testimonials

- Our ByTheOwner.com forums (available exclusively to our sellers) are brimming with discussions over offers and negotiations.

- Our Sales Coach is fielding lots of emails and calls about the best way to market a home for sale privately.

- Our partner lawyers, who offer a free consultation to ByTheOwner.com sellers and buyers, are providing feedback that they are as busy as ever!

- Even MLS numbers are starting to improve! Here is a link to a recent Toronto Star Article.

Happy Selling!

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To date in 2009, ByTheOwner.com had sold more than 2,700 homes. At an average commission of $15,000 per home, that equals a savings of more than $40,000,000 dollars!

It is absolutely amazing how much money you can save by selling your home privately.

Here are some testimonials from last week. These are testimonials where the owners mention how much money they saved using ByTheOwner.com.

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Congratulations to Esther Long who just sold her 3rd property with ByTheOwner.com.

That’s a great testimonial!

Thanks for the Selling and Saving with ByTheOwner.com

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This has to be the best shower in the world! You can see it on this listing: at 117 Maitland Street in Kitchener-Waterloo. I am sure that it would be hard to make it to work on time with this shower!

This shower has….

- acrylic whirlpool bathtub,
- whirlpool bathtub heater,
- acupressure massage,
- aluminum alloy frame,
- aromatherapy/medicines steam box,
- computerized LCD control display,
- emergency alarm,
- fluorescent mood lighting,
- underwater LED light,
- FM radio and audio frequency input,
- fog free mirror,
- foot massage,
- hand grips,
- hands free telephone,
- headrests,
- high quality speaker system,
- MP3 / MP4 compatible,
- ozone sterilization system,
- pedal drain ,
- rainfall ceiling shower,
- steam sauna,
- tempered glass,
- two handheld adjustable shower-heads,
- ventilation fan,
- waterfall inlet,
- waterproof 8.4 inch LCD TV and media input,
- water-resistant remote controls.

All we can say is “WOW!” and “I want it!”

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London Ontario is on fire! ByTheOwner.com homes are selling at a great pace and the testimonials are rolling in. Here are some links to some recent BTO solds. There testimonials are a great way to find out what selling a home without an agent is all about…

ByTheOwner.com/119720 - May 8th
ByTheOwner.com/127292 - May 7th
ByTheOwner.com/110695 - May 7th
ByTheOwner.com/127167 - May 7th
ByTheOwner.com/125777 - May 6th
ByTheOwner.com/122408 - May 1st
ByTheOwner.com/123337 - April 29th
ByTheOwner.com/113691 - April 24th
ByTheOwner.com/95735 - April 22nd

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