Richard Silver

The Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival….

It has been such a crazy time the past few months that I finally went in to my Vado HD Video Camera and realized that I had taken these videos of the Cabbagetown Forsythia Festival. This is a great event in early May in Downtown Toronto and one of my favourite times to see the kids and their parents emerging from their warm winter accomodations and start to deal with the first signs of Spring. However this year, the Forsythia were...Continue Reading...

Last week at REBarCamp San Francisco.

Last Monday at the 3rd REBarCamp San Francisco there was a heated discussion generated by Joel Burslem's recent blog called "The Death of the Real Estate Blog" for 1000 Watt Consulting . I don't think that I have ever been in a room so filled with the movers and shakers of Real Estate Blogging...the Big Kahunas were there: Jay Thompson , Bill Lublin , Rob Hahn , Heather Elias , Derek Overby , Dale Chumbley , Todd Carpenter , Maya Paveza , Andy Kaufman , Mike Mueller , Ginger Wilcox , Kelly...Continue Reading...

Toronto Real Estate: High Park Penthouse Steps to Subway

I have just listed this amazing opportunity to live within steps from High Park and the Bloor Subway.  It is a 3 Bedroom, 3.5 Bathroom Condominium over 1846 Square Feet with a large Terrace, Vaulted Ceilings, Skylights, Hardwood Floors and Custom Finishes throughout. Check out the Video below and come to the Open House either Tuesday, February 16th, 11:30-1:00 or February 20 & 21 from 2-4 PM at 32 Gothic Avenue #7. Asking $949,000! [realestateshows]469189[/realestateshows]Continue Reading...

Hooked on Travel and My Video Pocket Camera.

Giving you an update for the next few weeks and talking about how much I love my Video Pocket Camera, a VadoHD by Creative Labs . Any thoughts? Comments below?Continue Reading...

What I learned at National Association of REALTORS Conference San Diego 2009.

REBarCampSD 2009: We arrived a few days early and were able to take in some of the sites of San Diego and the REBarCamp San Diego  thanks to the great work of Jim Marks  and his team. REBarCamps are quite a phenomenon in the Real Estate Social Media World. They were begun by Todd Carpenter , Andy Kaufman , Mike Price  and Brad Coy , four energetic and crazy guys who decided that a “Un-conference” that gathered the best minds in the field in...Continue Reading...

The San Diego Zoo, November 2009

What a great day this was... We went to the San Diego Zoo and got a tour behind the scenes and it was great.. Hope you enjoy! I did also go to 5 days of Conference and Networking too.. It is a great Zoo and learned a lot... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSoydnETWL4[/youtube] Have you been there? What did you think?? Comments welcome.Continue Reading...

My First Video Blog…Time to Jump in to VLOGGING!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoJH5s0vr4c[/youtube] It is not often that at this point in life, I can lose my Virginity but here is my very first Vlog. Sorry for the production quality and the noise of plates being washed in the background but...there is a lot I want to convey and having the time to sit down and write is not always possible...Feel free to tell me if you think I should scrap the VLOGGING project and please let me know if there are subjects that...Continue Reading...

What I Learned at Inman Real Estate Connect: August 2009 Day Two

Jeff Turner of RealEstateShows (I am a big fan of both the product and the person) started off the second day with this simple truth: Provide a great customer experience. Jeff then spoke of Tech Tools to Leverage Social Media.  Use the tools that help you achieve your Social Media goals: (more...)Continue Reading...

What I Learned at Inman Real Estate Connect: August 2009 Day One

It's true, I am an Inman Real Estate Connect Junkie! Last week I sucked up as much information as I could in San Francisco and was upset when they offered four tracks on the second day afternoon because I could not sit in on four presentations at the same time...sick?? Sorry  if the information below rambles but...trying to get bits and pieces from the best minds in the field... So. Day One started off with Bloggers Connect: Jim Cronin of the Real Estate...Continue Reading...

Real Estate: The Importance of Photos, Virtual Tours and Video.

[flv]http://thatinterviewguy.com/Richard_Silver_at_2008_Orlando_NAR.flv[/flv] Recently, I was at the National Association Of  REALTORS Conference and was Interviewed by Michael Krisa, A.K.A. "That Interview Guy". He asked me about my thoughts on Virtual Tours, Photos, and Video. Check out the Video above and feel free to comment....but not about my hair..It was the end of a long day.Continue Reading...