Bosa Properties would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to you and your fellow realtors for your dedicated interest and attention as we approach our insider sales launch this Saturday.

While we knew that the interest in Sovereign was very healthy, we were surprised to find last night that over 125 clients had elected to begin lining up for our sales event this Saturday. While we anticipated that there would likely be a line-up, we could not have anticipated that it would begin forming so soon, and as a result have elected to modify our plans for the coming days.

While we assembled tents to provide cover for the evening, we at Bosa Properties do not wish to have potential homeowners living outside in the elements (especially during winter conditions). As a result, we will begin this morning assembling a sequential list of interested parties by recording names and their respective place in line, and will open our sales office doors on Saturday at 10am in accordance with this list.

Further, we wish to provide you also with the opportunity to avoid an exhaustive line-up, by reserving for you a space in line for Saturday’s opening. Our sales office will be open today (Wednesday), Thursday and Friday from 12 – 3pm to assist you in reserving your place. At that time we will record a copy of your identification, and provide you with your specific number.

While interest is extremely high, we encourage you to remember that there are 202 homes in Sovereign and we have a wide variety of home designs, prices and views to choose from. We hope that you’re not discouraged by the large number of people interested in owning here, and we will work to try and find a home for you.

We would also ask that you remain aware of the following details:

We will have a large covered staging area at the rear of the Sales Office in an effort to make any waits as comfortable as possible. Inside the staging area we will have well defined and specific seating for each client who has been recorded on our list.
Once your name has been recorded on our list, we will not be in a position to allow substitutions/stand-ins within the staging area.
Clients will be asked to present identification to gain access to the staging area
Please accept our thanks in advance for your cooperation and understanding as we work to accommodate ownership at Sovereign for all of our interested clients.

We look forward to meeting with you soon.

Sincerely,


Jean Openshaw
Sales Manager

Alice Wang
Sales Manager

Days ago I reprinted a Craigslist ad offering to pay people to line up outside the sales office of a new condo development in Burnaby. “We need people to hold spots and line up for a new condo project located in Burnaby (Kingsway/Willingdon Ave),” it said. “Line up may start as early as weds/thurs night. Grand opening is Saturday February 19, 2011. Warm beverages and washrooms will be provided by the developer. Shifts are determined on how long you would like to stay. (preferably 8 hours+) Get paid cash quickly for sitting in a line up!”

This, of course, is reprehensible. False advertising, meant to misled people and create an untruthful situation. Until, of course, illusion becomes reality. That apparently happened last night when a TV crew from Global showed up, and footage hit the air of anxious buyers ready to mob the latest dream building. By Saturday morning this charade may actually have created demand in Canada’s most delusional market.

Jen works nearby. This is her report:

“When I went to work Tuesday morning I noticed a bunch of people at the empty lot and wondered what was up. Through the morning, the crowd/lineup grew. At noon, I noticed the porta-potty in a parking lot behind an adjacent building. An hour later it was gone (I kinda wonder if we should call the employment standards people – after all, I think it was in the job offer). The line grew by 50% from what was there at 9:30, so at 2:45 when I left, the lineup stretched beyond the length of the adjacent building. By 4, they were erecting tents (like very nice party tents - fully enclosed) for the people in the lineup exposed to the rain. When I went back to work at 8 there were flood lights for the people now in the tents. And alas, when I left at 10, the floodlights were extinguished, but several police cruisers were in attendance

“A co-worker went out and spoke to the people in the lineup at lunch. When asked what they were in the lineup for, the first two people in line didn’t know. A little further down the line, someone said they were waiting to buy a condo. When asked if one of them were going to buy a condo, the guy said no, but his friend beside him was going to buy one. Asked if they were getting paid to stand in line….answer…no! Upon leaving the project with a loud comment from my co-worker “hope you guys are getting paid well for this”, the answer from one “not bad, not bad”.

“I’m horrified and can’t believe that we live in such a society. But from 15 floors across the road, it’s very entertaining! And…there is the possibility of snow on Thursday night or Friday! I think I might try to sell coffee at an inflated price.”

I wonder when will the real estate bubble going to blow when the Asian starts investing in other places outside of Vancouver?
pkphilip 發表於 2011-2-17 00:07

中國大陸咁多人、咁多熱錢，而更重要嘅就係，只要一日政制不變，中國大陸有錢人繼續都會有呢個將資金撤出 ...
Lik 發表於 2011-2-17 00:22

現在人民幣狂飆,是買屋的好時候.
jh66 發表於 2011-2-17 01:00

[quote]有D人是发展商派人排队的
kingkong123 發表於 2011-2-17 01:27 [/
in hk and China for sure but no ...
masterbear 發表於 2011-2-17 08:37

[quote]有D人是发展商派人排队的
kingkong123 發表於 2011-2-17 01:27 [/
in hk and China for sure but no ...
masterbear 發表於 2011-2-17 08:37

If an developer need to use these cheap tricks to sell condos.  The end maybe near.