Listings drive
superhighway

JOE PEARSON, President
and CEO of National Real
Estate Service, is pleased to
announce thal consumers
san now access the compa-
ny’s listings on the Global
Electronic Marketing
Service (GEMS) via the
Internet worldwide computer
network.

The Internet is the foun-
dation for the information
superhighway of tomorrow.
It is estimated that there are
currently more than 20 mil-
lion people in more than 145
countries with access to the
Internet and the thousands of
information services it con-
tains. For the past few years,
the Internet has been grow-
ing at 10-15% per month.

Last fall, National
unveiled its House By
Mouse computer software
program, which allows any-
one, anywhere and at any
time to use his or her own
computer to retrieve current
residential listing informa-
tion with color pictures from

-National’s international
database, which contains
tens of thousands of listings.

GEMS brings the. same
information on House By

Mouse to the Internet com-
munications | network.
Consumers and real estate

“agents on the Internet net-
work can access GEMS free
of charge.

.2 Bedroom |

“This is another example
of how we are constantly
striving to put information in
the hands of the public,”
siresses Pearson.

“This is the information
age, and the age of the cus-
tomer. To remain competi-
tive, it is crucial that the ser-
vices offered by real estate
companics change with the
times.

“Twenty-three years ago,
National was the first real
estate company: to design a
consumer-oriented fisting
catalog (accessible to poten-
tial buyers throughout North
America and beyond), and
12 years ago, it was the first
real estate company to go
on-line with a computer sys-
tem that instantly connects
all offices. With the recent
launch of House By Mouse
and now our new exposure
on the Internet, National is
definitely on the leading
edge of home listing tech-
nology.”

Kelly Dresser, vice-presi-
dent of National's Infor-
mation Services division
said, “Putting our listings on
a service that can be
accessed by millions shows
our commitment to give our
sellers maximum exposure
for their listings and to. make
it as easy as possible for
buyers to shop for a home.”

Syracuse, New York-

, Condominium Apartments
‘up to 1057 sq.ft.
starting from $179,500.

2 Features Include:

« Many units with panoramic
. cityand mountain views «

: * Gas fireplace with marble hearth

-and surround
.¢ Ensuite bathroom with

walk-in ceramic tiled shower

“e European-style kitchen, cabinets

* Superior soundproofing

: * Large spacious patios on the

ground floor

Special Amenities:

* Fully equipped fitness centre

* Billiard room

A PEACOCK fans his feathers and struts his stuff in a showing of machismo. Springtime brings out the
showboat in most fowl as they start searching for a mate. To see this particular bird’s green; blue and
gold plumage, take a trip to Maplewood Farm on Seymour River Piace.

based Computing Support
Team, Inc. (CSTeam),

software development and
consulting firm, introduced
GEMS to the public in
February 1994. GEMS is
designed to provide public

access via the Internet cam-
puter network to various
types of marketing informa-
tion.

“We are pleased to be
teaming up with National in
providing this value added

service,”
President and CEO, George

Boyce. “The power of the

Internet to provide free pub-
lic access to National’s col-
lection of real estate infor-
mation is tremendous.”

notes CSTeam’s

During'a recent market.
study, there was an average
of over 3,000 connections to -
GEMS per day. “We expect ~
that to grow to 30,000-con-
nections per day by. mid-_
summer,’ " Boyce adds.s

NEXT 5 BUYERS CAN SAVE UP.
TO $250 PER MONTH FOR ONE

FULL VEAR!

Down Payment:
Monthly Mortgage:

(3 Year 8.75% Mortgage Term)

Taxes:

i)

Maintenance: 0

$8,975 (5% Cash)’
$1,385:

There has never been a better time to buy your own home, or
move up into something special. Gables West offers the best
in value, style and tocation on the

North Shore. «

* Social and meeting room

¢ Secured underground parking

This special offer makes
owning your own tome
even easier — for more
information call:

James Askew

Pager: 623-0718 |
Sales Office: 988-2431

855 West 46th Street .
North Vancouver ~
Open Daily: noon - 5p.m.
Closed Fridays.

MACLEAN

MASSAGE WENT CT

NEW @ HOME
CLEARED