In The News
Overview
There is no doubt real estate is a hot topic here in Vancouver and MAC is definitely a part of it. Below you will find a collection of newsworthy items where MAC Marketing Solutions has played an instrumental role marketing and selling new homes or just asked to comment on the industry.
- 07.24.2010 - The Name Game
James, it turns out, was inspired by James S. Doherty, who owned a company on the property and supplied deck equipment to the Canadian navy and merchant marine. Cameron McNeill of MAC Marketing Solutions explains that all involved in the development wanted to honour the property's industrial heritage without going too deeply into the history.
BY FELICITY STONE, VANCOUVER SUN - 05.13.2010 - Affinity Flies High with Style
People are attracted to brand names and designer quality for a reason. Whether it's for high style, status or a reliable reputation, Bosa enjoys the privileged label in real estate with its condo developments.
BY LINA TOYODA, METRO VANCOUVER (METRO CANADA) - 04.12.2010 - Affinity Stands Tall in Brentwood Hub
Affinity, by developer Bosa, has a simple marketing slogan, one that references the Brentwood neighbourhood where it will be located: "Love where you live".
SUNDAY HOMES, THE PROVINCE - 03.31.2010 - Brentwood on the Rise
Cameron McNeill, president of MAC Marketing Solutions which is looking after sales for the Affinity project, added that when he invests in real estate, he looks for areas that have upside potential and don't come with too much risk.
BY WANDA CHOW, BURNABY NEW WEST NEWS LEADER - 03.04.2010 - Debt: How Vancouver Heals an Olympic Hangover
"It's kind of like having a car lot full of Ferraris," said McNeill, who represents a nearby rival development. "It's not like the car is bad. But there's a limited market for Ferraris and Lamborghinis."
BY CHRISTOPHER DONVILLE and CHRIS FOURNIER, BUSINESS WEEK - 03.01.2010 - Vancouver Leverages Athletes to Avoid Rating Cut: Canada Credit
Cameron McNeill, president of MAC Marketing Solutions, a Vancouver-based condo marketer, said Vancouver may need to sell the units for an average of $1,100 CDN a square foot to erase the city's exposure.
BY CHRISTOPHER DONVILLE and CHRIS FOURNIER, BUSINESS WEEK - 02.23.2010 - Banking on the Games Afterglow
"The problem with Millennium is their costs," says Cameron McNeill, another major development marketeter who points out that the village was built at the peak of prices for labour and materials. "Will the market bear the $1,100 a square foot they need? I think that's stretching it. I think it's going to be extremely difficult for them to recoup their costs."
BY FRANCES BULA, THE GLOBE AND MAIL - 02.16.2010 - Q&A with Cameron McNeill
The President and driving force behind MAC Marketing Solutions, Cameron McNeill has long been a well-respected project marketer and expert in the Lower Mainland housing industry. Prestigious awards fill his Yaletown office, yet there's a comfortable, easy-going ambiance of respect here. People laugh together frequently.
BY SUSAN M BOYCE, NEW HOME BUYERS GUIDE - 02.12.2010 - The Closer: HGTV’s new ‘Dream House’ and $500K giveaway, and much more
As usual, the Olympic Games are upon us faster than you can say New Orleans Saints. As the focus of the international sports world shifts to Vancouver, anyone looking to see a few downhill runs or hockey games should know that hotels are tough to come by and apartment rentals not so tough but pricey.
NYDAILYNEWS.com - 01.07.2010 - 2010 - Steady as She Goes
MAC Marketing Solutions started its MAC Bulk program in early 2009, a short-term campaign designed to get Metro Vancouver and Western Canadian developers to sell their bulk inventory by cutting prices, to get the market moving again.
JENNIFER PODMORE RUSSELL, NEW LOCAL HOME - 01.02.2010 - REAL ESTATE claws itself out of a hole
When condo marketer Cameron McNeill stood to make a speech at his company's Christmas party, he presided over an upbeat crowd of developers, realtor's and industry insiders
BY DERRICK PENNER, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 12.26.2009 - Good Time to Buy
In the B.C. city, construction is at a fast pace as venues get ready for visitors from around the world. Infrastructure is being built or improved, new buildings are being erected, and there's an air of urgency and excitement.
BY KATHY MCCORMICK, CALGARY HERALD - 04.01.2009 - New Stock of Units Dwindling
Prices for new housing stock have hit the floor, according to the man who launches a series of bulk real estate sales across the region.
BY DHARM MAKWANA, 24 HOURS - 03.27.2009 - Western Canada’s Leading Developers Bulk Sell Over 200 New Homes
For the first time in BC Real Estate History three of BC's leading real estate developers are joining forces with MAC Bulk and are reducing prices on over 200 new condominiums and townhouses as a collaborative group.
REAL ESTATE WEEKLY - 01.30.2009 - Vancouver’s Largest Real Estate Liquidation Event
It's being called Canada's largest real estate liquidation sale - 375 condominium suites representing more than $150 million worth of prime Metro Vancouver real estate are being sold at discounts guaranteed to be 25 percent but possibly as much as 40 percent below previous list prices.
BY SUSAN M. BOYCE, NEW HOME BUYERS GUIDE - 01.24.2009 - A downturn veteran’s advice: ‘modify, evolve, even re-invent’
Developer David Podmore's dinner address to homebuilders echoed in 'liquidation' sale.
BY PETER SIMPSON, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 08.30.2008 - Location, builder take the pretension out of High Street
Realtor James Mramor knows a good deal when he sees one. That's why the 22-year-old bought his first home - a two-bedroom - at High Street in south Surrey.
MIKE SASGES, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 03.17.2007 - Today, the young and restless sell homes
Last summer, Cressey Development Group and MAC Marketing Solutions decided to produce an online video series to tell the story of life at Donovan - our latest new-home project in Yaletown.
BY CAMERON McNEILL and MARCELLA MUNRO - 07.14.2006 - No shortage of demand
One of the McLennan neighbourhood's original development pioneers, Cressey, is launching two projects - Brandywine Lane and Mandalay - this weekend. According to Geoffrey Dzikowski, B.C. regional director at MPC Intelligence, both are poised to set new standards of quality and pricing, a prediction apparently not lost on the about 500 realtors who crowded a sneak preview earlier this week.
BY SUSAN M. BOYCE, 24 HOURS - 01.08.2005 - Townhouse trailblazers
The intimations of gracious family living at the east Vancouver townhouse development of Brix occur in equal measure inside and outside the presentation centre.
BY MICHAEL SASGES, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 05.23.2004 - Olive’s finishing touch
Olive is all about all kinds of food, not just that little green thing in the martini. These are homes for serious or seriously wannabe gourmets with friends who love to come over and nosh.
BY JEANI READ, THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE - 03.12.2004 - ‘We are the ones who drive the business, create the buzz’
This is the second time in a row he and his partner Cameron McNeill have won Georgie Awards for Best Salesperson or Team in New Home Construction.
THE VANCOUVER SUN - 01.17.2004 - Finding lifestyle solutions
How do you convince a couple who've lived in a house at the foot of Cypress Mountain for 30 years that they should move to a second-floor condominium in Richmond?
BY BRIAN MORTON, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 04.05.2003 - Copper Sky rises in Steveston
Few communities in the Lower Mainland have managed to retain their individual character as successfully as Steveston Village.
BY ROD NUTT, THE VANCOUVER SUN - 12.27.2002 - Bravo for Yaletown’s Brava!
It's no surprise when the sales staff enthusiastically extol the virtues of a development. After all, that's their job. What you don't often hear is they love the project so much they are willing to put their money where their mouth is.
BY JUDY SWANSON, THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE - 12.06.2002 - Stately and sumptous
It's been said that a successful master planned community must be located in close proximity to four essential elements: transit, education, recreation and, of course, shopping.
BY JUDY SWANSON, THE VANCOUVER PROVINCE
