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29 Reasons To List With Coldwell Banker La Costa with Picture

  • No other real estate company can give your property more website exposure in Puerto Vallarta.
  • We’ve built a solid 18year track record in the same location in Puerto Vallarta.
  • We have the largest and most sophisticated data base contact system in the area. (Top Producer, Realty)
  • We have the most powerful internet marketing system in Puerto Vallarta through the international COLDWELL BANKER intranet system: CB Works.
  • We have won several awards for being one of the top listing and/or selling agencies by Multi-List Vallarta and COLDWELL BANKER Corporate in Mexico.
  • We were the first franchise of COLDWELL BANKER in Mexico as of July, 1999, after being selected from the leading real estate agencies of Puerto Vallarta.
  • We currently have twenty-two+ (22+) active Sales Associates in our office located at Carretera  Barra de Navidad No. 480. (Mismaloya Highway)
  • We provide on-going training and workshops in logistics, legalities, ethics and technology of the real estate business to ensure that our Sales Associates are the best prepared for our market.
  • We have the most technologically advanced Real Estate office in Puerto Vallarta with COLDWELL BANKER Online Chat, Email access 24/7 that agents can access from anywhere in the world, and new cutting-edge streaming video technology that allows our clients to view it directly on our website Instantaneously.
  • We provide an In-House Support Team that includes an Attorney, Accountant, IT Specialists, Marketing Manager and Graphic Design Artist, plus an all New Video Production crew.
  • We have the most extensive real estate web site in Puerto Vallarta at www.cblacosta.com.During the peak hours of the day, 1,500 people on average are viewing your product per hour and nearly 4,000 unique visits.
  • Our site is currently number 2 on the Google search engine and on the  “top 3” of most of the major search engines for Puerto Vallarta Real Estate.
  • Luxury Specialization: By identifying strategic markets, COLDWELL BANKER has created Previews Offices exclusively dedicated to serving the high-end property owner.
  • Exclusivity: By maintaining strict control over the quality of those properties included in the Previews Program, only the top 10% of any given market is represented in this program.
  • Electronic Networking:  Efficient communication among the Previews Property Specialists and Previews offices. With the high-end buyer having true global mobility, it is often the case that the property buyer in Woodside, CA is also interested in purchasing in Puerto Vallarta. With high-speed internet communication, the Previews Specialist in a California office can quickly and efficiently communicate with the local Previews agent in Puerto Vallarta.
  • Coldwell Banker Previews International® properties are able to appear nine times each year in full page displays in the Global Edition of the Wall Street Journal week-end real estate section, delivering true international exposure.
  • We believe that communication is the most important aspect of our relationship.  You, as the Seller, need to know precisely what’s happening in the marketing of your home so that you can make good decisions. To assure that our communication with you is clear and constant, we provide feedback for all inquiries, showings and marketing efforts.  We track property sales in your price range that have been listed and sold during the term of your listing.
  • Our job as your listing agent is to broadcast your property to as many qualified and prospective buyers as possible.
  • Through the Multiple Listing Service we gain access to all of the MLS agents and their clients.
  • We up-load development profiles to CB La Costa’s web site and all other CB sites.
  • We will ensure that the property is professionally set and digitally photographed for the various Print Media and website needs.
  • We will video your property and it will be streaming on our www.cblacosta.com web site at all times further ensuring maximum exposure on a daily basis.
  • Signage and Marketing brochures gain the attention of the local Real Estate community and prospective buyers.
  • Networking with other International CB agencies, as well as our current or past customers finds potential buyers.
  • We host open houses and encourage tours of the property.
  • We advertise in the local press and real estate journals including, Puerto Vallarta Lifestyle, Homes and Living, Property Journal, & Real Estate Guide, including design, layout, and copy writing and insertion coordination.
  • We advertise internationally in Unique Homes magazine with benefit of www.uniquehomes.com and the 30+ partner websites. Additional exposure includes copy of all unique homes advertising in the stand-alone Coldwell Banker Previews International Magazine. We also advertise on www.luxuryhomes.com
  • We do Target marketing by conveying information about your property to Coldwell Banker agents and other high profile real estate brokers on a selected basis in accordance with economic targeting in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America, through our Coldwell Banker International Networking Campaign.