Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Anita Benabou Rozenblat-New Project's in Cote St Luc
So I finally sold The Marc Chagall project,21 Townhouses in a great location in Cote St Luc all within 6 months.
Builder David Brown & Developer Gerald Issenman were the main people involved in this exciting development. It was quite an amazing experience meeting lots of great people who purchased and some that didn't. All in all, I had the time of my life!
Months later, I'm scatching my heading thinking....O.K. I guess there's no more land left in Cote St Luc, WRONG!!!
I'm mandated yet again for 2 new projects!
Really? More land? You've got to be kidding!
New developers BSR Group are now in full speed building Luxury Homes at The Cavendish Mall.
The majority of our new homebuyers are physicians, so i guess this would be a safe place to live! LOL
And if thats not exciting, our famous Jack Vincelli is now working on Phase II for Les Villas Bal Moral right on Mackle Rd. Phase II is approved by the City.
The Vincelli's have become quite famous for their state of the art construction and quality. Many of the Cote St Luc residences have actually come up to me and said that they literally followed every bit of Phase I from the moment the builder's broke ground.
I'll never forget when we held an Open House for the 1st time, I think half of our community came to salut the developers. It was really special.
The Vincelli's have quite a name here in our community! Only good things!
I'm grateful everyday that my agency has been chosen, it is very touching to know that i can help my community and help many families find the right home.
My clients become family, I know where many of my referrals come from, it's incredible when you know you can make a difference.
Happy New Year Everyone!
May this Year bring you all Peace, Health, Happiness,Joy, Prosperity and all that you may wish for! Amen!
See you in 2013
Hugs,
Anita
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Anita Benabou Rozenblat-It Finally Sold
June 12, 2012
Dear Anita,
Thank you one more time for all your hard work in selling our house. Throughout the process you were the consummate professional – knowledgeable, reliable, cheerful, enthusiastic, and always optimistic. From day one you developed a relationship with us built on trust and mutual respect that made us feel confident that our home was in good hands. We appreciated your promptness and your expert guidance and advice along the way. Your warm and delightful personality meant that meeting with you was always pleasurable. While we owned probably one of your smallest homes, and a difficult one to sell at that, we always felt you devoted as much energy to the sale of ours as you did to your many others.
Moving out of a house you’ve lived in for 40 years could be a difficult experience, but you made it as easy as it could possibly be. For that we are very grateful.
With much appreciation,
N & G Turner
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Anita Benabou Rozenblat-"The Art of Giving" by Bev Mitelman Lyman
Written By: Bev Mitelman Lyman
Canada School of Public Service | École de la fonction publique du Canada
February 29, 2012
Montreal’s own renowned artist, fashion designer and real estate agent, Anita Benabou Rozenblat appreciates the “art” of giving.
“It is my honour this year to donate one of my hand-made Judaic sculptures to JPPS-Bialik for their annual Gala fundraising soiree,” says Anita. “I love the idea of giving back to our community!”
Well known in Hampstead and Cote-Saint-Luc for her thriving real estate business, it is a poorly kept secret that Anita is also a talented artist who has successfully showcased her work at various galleries in Montreal and in the United States. She has been commissioned to create her sculptures for many art lovers and private collectors of Jewish art. With more than 30 of her art sculptures sold in Las Vegas during an evening showcase, Anita and her family purchased and donated an authentic Sefer Torah (hand written Torah on parchment) to the Congregation Shomrim Laboker, in Montreal.
Her sculptures are one-of-a-kind unique creations, each with a distinct personality and story to tell. Often working in the late hours of the night, she meticulously crafts the fine details of each piece using mystique clay, her fingers, and tiny toothpicks. She calls this a “labour of love” and proudly dedicates each work of art to her late brother Moshe Benabou, whom she refers to as a “man of great mitzvah”.
Once completed, she mounts her work on to a base of granite and Jerusalem stone and prominently displays the “name” of each piece. “The piece I will be creating for JPPS-Bialik will be called Chochem. I am envisioning lots of books and a strong personality,” says Anita.
The literal translation of the word Chochem from both Yiddish and Hebrew is a “genius” or a “very clever person”, inspired in this case by the academic achievements of her own two daughters, one already graduated from Bialik, and the other currently enrolled as a grade nine student.
Anita has generously offered to donate her sculpture to JPPS-Bialik for auction at this year’s fundraising Gala on March 25. A long standing tradition in our community, the JPPS-Bialik Gala serves as the major annual fundraiser for the School while simultaneously showcasing the talents of the Bialik theatre students in a beautiful cocktail party setting.
This year, marking the 55th anniversary of the JPPS-Bialik Gala, the students will be performing songs from their production of Moulin Rouge, as 350 guests fill Bialik’s Helen and Sam Steinberg’s Gymnasium and mingle in the lounge setting, enjoy plentiful food and open wine bar, and place their bids at the silent auction.
“My pieces have sold for more than $4000 in the past. We’ll start the opening auction bid at $1500 and go from there,” says Anita. “I am just trying to help raise money for the School. Hopefully someone will fall in love with my sculpture and make a generous donation. It’s all for a very good cause.”
Tickets for the JPPS-Bialik Gala event on March 25 can be purchased on the School website at www.jppsbialik.ca, or by calling Amy Finkelstein at 514-731-2944 x 263.
Canada School of Public Service | École de la fonction publique du Canada
February 29, 2012
Montreal’s own renowned artist, fashion designer and real estate agent, Anita Benabou Rozenblat appreciates the “art” of giving.
“It is my honour this year to donate one of my hand-made Judaic sculptures to JPPS-Bialik for their annual Gala fundraising soiree,” says Anita. “I love the idea of giving back to our community!”
Well known in Hampstead and Cote-Saint-Luc for her thriving real estate business, it is a poorly kept secret that Anita is also a talented artist who has successfully showcased her work at various galleries in Montreal and in the United States. She has been commissioned to create her sculptures for many art lovers and private collectors of Jewish art. With more than 30 of her art sculptures sold in Las Vegas during an evening showcase, Anita and her family purchased and donated an authentic Sefer Torah (hand written Torah on parchment) to the Congregation Shomrim Laboker, in Montreal.
Her sculptures are one-of-a-kind unique creations, each with a distinct personality and story to tell. Often working in the late hours of the night, she meticulously crafts the fine details of each piece using mystique clay, her fingers, and tiny toothpicks. She calls this a “labour of love” and proudly dedicates each work of art to her late brother Moshe Benabou, whom she refers to as a “man of great mitzvah”.
Once completed, she mounts her work on to a base of granite and Jerusalem stone and prominently displays the “name” of each piece. “The piece I will be creating for JPPS-Bialik will be called Chochem. I am envisioning lots of books and a strong personality,” says Anita.
The literal translation of the word Chochem from both Yiddish and Hebrew is a “genius” or a “very clever person”, inspired in this case by the academic achievements of her own two daughters, one already graduated from Bialik, and the other currently enrolled as a grade nine student.
Anita has generously offered to donate her sculpture to JPPS-Bialik for auction at this year’s fundraising Gala on March 25. A long standing tradition in our community, the JPPS-Bialik Gala serves as the major annual fundraiser for the School while simultaneously showcasing the talents of the Bialik theatre students in a beautiful cocktail party setting.
This year, marking the 55th anniversary of the JPPS-Bialik Gala, the students will be performing songs from their production of Moulin Rouge, as 350 guests fill Bialik’s Helen and Sam Steinberg’s Gymnasium and mingle in the lounge setting, enjoy plentiful food and open wine bar, and place their bids at the silent auction.
“My pieces have sold for more than $4000 in the past. We’ll start the opening auction bid at $1500 and go from there,” says Anita. “I am just trying to help raise money for the School. Hopefully someone will fall in love with my sculpture and make a generous donation. It’s all for a very good cause.”
Tickets for the JPPS-Bialik Gala event on March 25 can be purchased on the School website at www.jppsbialik.ca, or by calling Amy Finkelstein at 514-731-2944 x 263.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Anita Benabou Rozenblat -More Than an agent....She's a Trusted Brand
People have different opinions on how a real estate salesperson should represent their client, but honesty and integrity should go without saying.
I am a firm believer in exceeding expectations and enhancing your quality of life. To me, being a Real Estate Broker means more than just selling homes. It's about you, your hopes and your dreams.
It's about a relationship based on trust, knowledge and expertise.
You can be sure I will go that extra mile to give you the best possible experience when buying or selling real estate.
I love my job and my performance reflects that.
I am a firm believer in exceeding expectations and enhancing your quality of life. To me, being a Real Estate Broker means more than just selling homes. It's about you, your hopes and your dreams.
It's about a relationship based on trust, knowledge and expertise.
You can be sure I will go that extra mile to give you the best possible experience when buying or selling real estate.
I love my job and my performance reflects that.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Anita Benabou Rozenblat "Will you be my Curb Appeal"?
Love At First Sight
“Will you be my Curb Appeal”?
Anita’s 8 Countdown’s on Curb Appeal
First impressions
1) Curb appeal' literally begins and starts with the curb! How clean and presentable is your curb? Does it need to have sand, dirt or pebbles swept clean? Does it need to have leaves, cigarette butts or other debris cleaned up? Are there weeds or grass growing in the cracks and crevices of your curbs and sidewalks? Concrete curbs (sidewalks, driveways, etc.) that are badly cracked or broken should be replaced. You'll be amazed at how other things in your yard start taking on a much more attractive look.
2) Wash down the exterior of your house. You don't necessarily need to rent a power washer. A hose and broom and some dishwashing cleanser work great. ... Look for cobwebs and hornets nests weekly. Beg, borrow or steal a lawn edger if you don't use one regularly. Trim back all grass at every edge, including the street. Sweep the street gutters! You may have to do the neighbors on both sides, too (I did), to make sure your section of the street looks really tidy and well-kept.
3) Curb appeal is huge, especially in the winter season when sidewalks are icy and snow-covered. If you take time to shovel and salt your sidewalks, the home looks like it's been taken care of even when the buyers can't see the lawn under the foot of snow covering it. In the spring and summer, lawn ornaments are a no-no, and a quick driveway resealing is inexpensive and works wonders for the drive-by appearance of your house.
4) Being a real-estate broker myself, I come across many things that help sell a home. The most obvious is landscaping. Good landscaping makes a home look 100% better. Even if it's just some shrub and tree/shrub trimming along with some fresh mulch, do something to spruce up the outside appearance.
5) Make sure the areas around your furnace and hot-water heater are clean, neat and spacious. The components themselves should not be covered with dust, cobwebs, rust spots, etc. Even if they're old, they should look shiny and well-maintained. Change the filters often to help with dusty smells. … Take everything out of the garage, vacuum all floors, walls and ceilings, then paint it bright white. If there are shelves and brackets, paint them bright white too. Then bring back only a little of what once dwelled there.
6) Certainly you can decorate your house however you like, but once you are selling, you have to keep in mind what buyers are looking for. If you want to know what they like, go look at popular model homes in the area that are selling hot. However they are decorated should be how you do it. No pink bathrooms or green walls. Paint it all a soft white!
7) Does your home smell bad? Place a plug in scent in the wall, light a scented candle, bake an apple pie. A home that smells good is very inviting.
8) The loveliest home doesn't have a chance with the poor photography I see in a huge portion of Internet listings, which are the first impression of your home for many buyers. With so many listings posted in some areas, trying to make out details in dark, blurry photos when there are a lot of other listings to look at could have a very negative effect. I always think that if I were trying to sell in this market, I'd be furious with my Realtor if I had a stylish, attractive home represented by a fuzzy, dark rectangle! Let your agent know how you feel about the presentation of your home!
The Right Agent Makes All The Difference!
Happy Valentine!
Love Always,
Anita
“Will you be my Curb Appeal”?
Anita’s 8 Countdown’s on Curb Appeal
First impressions
1) Curb appeal' literally begins and starts with the curb! How clean and presentable is your curb? Does it need to have sand, dirt or pebbles swept clean? Does it need to have leaves, cigarette butts or other debris cleaned up? Are there weeds or grass growing in the cracks and crevices of your curbs and sidewalks? Concrete curbs (sidewalks, driveways, etc.) that are badly cracked or broken should be replaced. You'll be amazed at how other things in your yard start taking on a much more attractive look.
2) Wash down the exterior of your house. You don't necessarily need to rent a power washer. A hose and broom and some dishwashing cleanser work great. ... Look for cobwebs and hornets nests weekly. Beg, borrow or steal a lawn edger if you don't use one regularly. Trim back all grass at every edge, including the street. Sweep the street gutters! You may have to do the neighbors on both sides, too (I did), to make sure your section of the street looks really tidy and well-kept.
3) Curb appeal is huge, especially in the winter season when sidewalks are icy and snow-covered. If you take time to shovel and salt your sidewalks, the home looks like it's been taken care of even when the buyers can't see the lawn under the foot of snow covering it. In the spring and summer, lawn ornaments are a no-no, and a quick driveway resealing is inexpensive and works wonders for the drive-by appearance of your house.
4) Being a real-estate broker myself, I come across many things that help sell a home. The most obvious is landscaping. Good landscaping makes a home look 100% better. Even if it's just some shrub and tree/shrub trimming along with some fresh mulch, do something to spruce up the outside appearance.
5) Make sure the areas around your furnace and hot-water heater are clean, neat and spacious. The components themselves should not be covered with dust, cobwebs, rust spots, etc. Even if they're old, they should look shiny and well-maintained. Change the filters often to help with dusty smells. … Take everything out of the garage, vacuum all floors, walls and ceilings, then paint it bright white. If there are shelves and brackets, paint them bright white too. Then bring back only a little of what once dwelled there.
6) Certainly you can decorate your house however you like, but once you are selling, you have to keep in mind what buyers are looking for. If you want to know what they like, go look at popular model homes in the area that are selling hot. However they are decorated should be how you do it. No pink bathrooms or green walls. Paint it all a soft white!
7) Does your home smell bad? Place a plug in scent in the wall, light a scented candle, bake an apple pie. A home that smells good is very inviting.
8) The loveliest home doesn't have a chance with the poor photography I see in a huge portion of Internet listings, which are the first impression of your home for many buyers. With so many listings posted in some areas, trying to make out details in dark, blurry photos when there are a lot of other listings to look at could have a very negative effect. I always think that if I were trying to sell in this market, I'd be furious with my Realtor if I had a stylish, attractive home represented by a fuzzy, dark rectangle! Let your agent know how you feel about the presentation of your home!
The Right Agent Makes All The Difference!
Happy Valentine!
Love Always,
Anita
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Should I Buy First or Sell First
If your planning on selling your home and buying another, which should you do first? If you sell first, you'll be under time pressure to find another house quickly -- and may end up settling for less than you wanted, overpaying, or stuffing yourself and all your possessions into a hotel room until you can buy a new place. But, if you buy first, you'll have to scramble to sell your old house -- a particular problem if you need to get top dollar on your old house in order to make the down payment on the new one. And owning two houses at once is no treat either, even if it's for a short time. You'll have to worry about two mortgages -- in the unlikely event that a lender is even willing to offer you a mortgage for a second house before you've sold the first -- as well as twice the maintenance, and the security issues around leaving one house empty.
Here are some ways to minimize the financial and psychological downsides of selling one house while buying another.
Take the Housing Market's Temperature
Before putting your house on the market or committing to buying a new one, investigate the prices of houses in the areas where you'll be both selling and buying. In order to figure out how to sell high and buy low, you'll need a realistic idea of how much comparable houses are going for.
Also focus on whether the local real estate market is "hot" (favors sellers) or "cold" (favors buyers). Since you're both a buyer and a seller, you'll need to protect yourself in your weaker role while making the most of your stronger role.
Strategies in a Buyer's Market
When the market is cold, you're in a stronger position as a buyer than as a seller. You've got your pick of lots of houses for sale, at reasonable prices. But you may have trouble selling yours. To protect yourself, you might start by buying a second house, but ask the seller to make your purchase contract contingent upon your selling your current home. A seller having a hard time finding a buyer is likely to accept this contingency, even though it means waiting for you to find a buyer. Be ready to give the seller plausible reasons why your home will likely sell quickly.
In case no seller is willing to accept this contingency, however, at least make sure you can arrange financing. Talk to a mortgage broker about what you'll qualify for. Then be ready to act quickly to put your first home on the market after going ahead with buying a second one. There's a lot you can do ahead of time -- taking care of maintenance issues, going through files for the appliance manuals and other documents you'll give the buyer, choosing a real estate agent and possibly a home stager, and so forth.
Strategies in a Seller's Market
In a hot market, selling your house will likely be easier than buying a new one. To make sure you don't end up house-less, you may want to start by looking for a house to buy, then line up enough cash -- using the strategies described below -- to tide you over during the presumably short period where you own two houses at once.
If you can't swing such an arrangement, however, you can negotiate with your house's buyer to have the sale contract include a provision making the closing contingent on your finding and closing on a new house. Although few buyers will agree to an open-ended period, some will be so eager to buy your house that they'll agree to delay the closing until you close on a new house or until a certain number of days pass, whichever comes first. Also be sure to fully research the market before you sell, so that you'll be an efficient buyer, able to offer the right price on attractive terms.
Here are some ways to minimize the financial and psychological downsides of selling one house while buying another.
Take the Housing Market's Temperature
Before putting your house on the market or committing to buying a new one, investigate the prices of houses in the areas where you'll be both selling and buying. In order to figure out how to sell high and buy low, you'll need a realistic idea of how much comparable houses are going for.
Also focus on whether the local real estate market is "hot" (favors sellers) or "cold" (favors buyers). Since you're both a buyer and a seller, you'll need to protect yourself in your weaker role while making the most of your stronger role.
Strategies in a Buyer's Market
When the market is cold, you're in a stronger position as a buyer than as a seller. You've got your pick of lots of houses for sale, at reasonable prices. But you may have trouble selling yours. To protect yourself, you might start by buying a second house, but ask the seller to make your purchase contract contingent upon your selling your current home. A seller having a hard time finding a buyer is likely to accept this contingency, even though it means waiting for you to find a buyer. Be ready to give the seller plausible reasons why your home will likely sell quickly.
In case no seller is willing to accept this contingency, however, at least make sure you can arrange financing. Talk to a mortgage broker about what you'll qualify for. Then be ready to act quickly to put your first home on the market after going ahead with buying a second one. There's a lot you can do ahead of time -- taking care of maintenance issues, going through files for the appliance manuals and other documents you'll give the buyer, choosing a real estate agent and possibly a home stager, and so forth.
Strategies in a Seller's Market
In a hot market, selling your house will likely be easier than buying a new one. To make sure you don't end up house-less, you may want to start by looking for a house to buy, then line up enough cash -- using the strategies described below -- to tide you over during the presumably short period where you own two houses at once.
If you can't swing such an arrangement, however, you can negotiate with your house's buyer to have the sale contract include a provision making the closing contingent on your finding and closing on a new house. Although few buyers will agree to an open-ended period, some will be so eager to buy your house that they'll agree to delay the closing until you close on a new house or until a certain number of days pass, whichever comes first. Also be sure to fully research the market before you sell, so that you'll be an efficient buyer, able to offer the right price on attractive terms.
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