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Tune into fletcherschannel.tv
May 14th 2012
Fletchers have been a long-time industry leader when it comes to using the power of video in real estate marketing.
Today, we unveil our brand new site, ‘fletcherschannel.tv’ which showcases all of our videos – from property to corporate videos to team profiles!
Video is a great way to bring property listings to life, redefining the term ‘open for inspection’ in a modern, fun way.
We hope you enjoy the site…you can tweet or share your favourite videos on Facebook with your friends to get their opinion on a property you have your heart set on!
Oxfam Trailwalker Updates
April 20th 2012
For updates on how the boys from Fletchers are going on the Oxfam walk, ’like’ us on Fletchers Facebook or follow us on Fletchers Twitter.
They have nearly reached the halfway mark and are still smiling!
Adam Parrott, Danny Smith, Chris Chapman & Nick Fletcher
Fletchers Oxfam Trailwalkers
April 18th 2012
Oxfam Australia is part of a global movement of dedicated people working hard to fight poverty and injustice. Oxfam funds long term projects around the world and work in a range of areas, from water and sanitation to education and health.
The Oxfam Trailwalker is all about teamwork, where each team must commit to raising at least $1,000 to support Oxfam’s work around the world.
Oxfam Trailwalker Melbourne is being held 20-22 April 2012 and will see more than 700 teams walk from Wheelers Hill to Wesburn, through the beautiful Dandenong Ranges National Park.
We have a brave team of four of our colleagues who have committed to participating in the walk to raise funds to help Oxfam continue their work: Adam Parrott, Nick Fletcher, Chris Chapman and Danny Smith.
The boys would love to have your help and support for this worthy cause, and look forward to providing us with an update of the pain, anguish and ultimate thrill the event will undoubtedly give them.
Here is information on how your donation can contribute:
What’s in a Number?
April 10th 2012
The idea that certain numbers might be luckier than others is common to practically every culture.
In Chinese culture, certain numbers are considered “lucky” because their pronunciations sound similar to words that have “lucky” meanings. The importance of lucky numbers in China has been illustrated by their people selecting such numbers when choosing residences, telephone numbers, wedding dates and other celebratory events.
Even numbers are preferred over odd numbers. The number 8 is particularly lucky, indicating prosperity, wealth, success or social status. Conversely, the number 4 is considered an unlucky number in Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese cultures because it is nearly homophonous to the word “death”.
Understandably, the negative connotation with the number 4 does cause some concern for owners selling to Chinese or Asian buyers. However, Senior Associate Jason Salan notes that it appears that less importance is being placed on numerology by buyers from Asia, as in a lot of ways they are becoming more westernised in their beliefs.
For example, an Asian couple purchased the house at 4 Access Road, Mont Albert North last month, supporting this observation that a lot of young, first and second generation Asian buyers pay none or little regard to the superstition associated with the number 4.
It certainly is a thought provoking topic…here are some interesting facts about numbers in Asian culture!
- Due to the connotation that the number 4 has with death, many numbered product lines skip the 4, e.g. Nokia mobile phones (there is no series beginning with a 4).
- In East Asia, some buildings do not have a 4th floor.
- In Hong Kong, some high rise residential buildings miss all floor numbers with 4 (e.g. 4, 14, 24, 34 and 40-49 floors) – as a result, a building whose highest floor is number 50 may actually only have 36 physical floors.
- A telephone number with all digits being 8’s was sold for USD$270,723.00 in Chengdu, China.
- The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 8 seconds and 8 minutes past 8pm (local time)!
- A man in Hangzhou offered to sell his license plate reading A88888 for RMB1.12 million (roughly USD$164,000).
- The number 9, being the greatest of single-digit numbers, was historically associated with the Emperor of China; the Emperor’s robes often had nine dragons, and Chinese mythology held that the dragon has nine children.
References: www.chinatravel.com and www.thenewageblog.com