2010 - A New Year - A New Decade!

Times move so fast........

So what's in store for Metro in 2010?


Well, apart from us having a few (more!) babies on the way (which is nothing new for the Metro team), we have welcomed some new team members whilst saying good-bye to others in the later part of 2009. During January, we have twilight open homes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights - so say hello to Cheyenne, Melissa or Samantha when you come along to inspect your new home. Our inspection times will be up until 7pm on those nights and our applications forms can be downloaded directly from this website.

Also, if you would like to catch our "property of the day" become a fan of Metro on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

We look forward to sharing our many new ideas with you in the coming months. Please feel free to email us at info@metropm.com.au with any feedback you may have.

Christmas Hours

During the festive season, Metro Property Management is pleased to advise that we are open over the Christmas/New Year period.

Our office hours are:

Thursday 24th December 2009 - closing at 2pm

Friday 25th December 2009 - closed

Saturday 26th December 2009 - closed

Monday 28th December 2009 - closed

Tuesday 29th December 2009 - Open 10am - 4pm

Wednesday 30th December 2009 - Open 10am - 4pm

Thursday 31st December 2009 - Open 10am - 4pm

Friday 1st January 2010 - closed

Saturday 2nd January 2010 - closed

Our normal business hours will resume on Monday 4th January 2010.

Enquiries can be made via email at info@metropm.com.au or you can view properties, open for inspection times or download application forms via our website at http://www.metropm.com.au/

We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Christmas Trifle Treat

Ingredients:

1 Jam Sponge Roll or Jam rollettes

1/4 cup of sweet sherry

1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence

2 cups thickened cream

1 sachet of jelly crystals

300g can of peach slices (drained)

Long life or fresh custard

Fresh strawberries or blueberries

1/4 cup of toasted flakes Almonds or chopped walnuts

Preparation:

Prepare jelly crystals

Add vanilla to cream and whip

Slice Jam Sponge Roll into 2cm slices and arrange in bottom of serving dish

Sprinkle with sherry

Top with jelly and half the thickened cream

Add a second layer of cake

Place peach slices on top then pour the custard over and chill

Decorate with remaining cream, strawberries, blueberries or other fruit and sprinkle with toasted flaked almonds or chopped walnuts

Serve chilled and enjoy!

Metro leases 54 properties for the month of November!

Metro PM is pleased to have leased 54 properties through the month of November.

As the first home buyer grant creeps closer to finishing the question arises on what effect this will have on the vacancy rate?

What will 2010 have in store for us?

Metro Property Management leases and manages properties here, there and everywhere!

Contact Leah Calnan or Cheyenne Delamere to discuss any of your property management needs on (03) 9831 3000.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas

This year, again, in lieu of Christmas cards, Metro have donated gifts to the Kmart Wishing Tree.

Each year, each Metro team member is allocated $100 to spend on as many gifts as possible. The gifts are then bought into the office and with the fantastic assistance of Metro Director - Leah Calnan's boys - Cooper, Jack and Liam, each present is "gently" road tested before we drop them off at the many Kmart stores across Melbourne.

A special thank you to the team at Metro Property Management who shop hard to find the most amazing bargains so that children wake up on Christmas Day and receive a special gift.

Well done Metro team!

A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Buying Property Through Your Super Fund

On Tuesday 10th November, Metro held an exclusive event - Buying Property Through Your Super Fund.

Experts in their fields, speakers Dr Tony Hayek and Mr Vince Scully spoke on self managed super funds, how they work and how to increase your wealth for retirement.

Feedback from attendees was amazing!

"It was very informative & Tony's humour kept the seminar interesting & alive" - HC

"Why didn't I know about this before?" - WR

"The event simplified the puzzle of SMSF. We are not afraid of pursuing the opportunity" - SF

For further details on this event, please contact Carolyn or Leah on (03) 9831 3000.

If you would like to be invited to future exclusive Metro events please email Carolyn at carolynh@metropm.com.au

Fabulous

This is so cool: because we only look at things we want to look at, only talk about things worth talking about, the amount of fabulous in the world continues to rise exponentially.
Even though we're at the tail end of the great recession, think about all the cool stuff in your life. Not just stuff you can buy, but experiences, works of art, innovations of all kinds... the bar has been raised for what you need to do to be noticed, and the market is responding.
Not only do I notice more fabulous, but it sure seems as though the creators of it are more engaged, dedicated and yes, joyful, than I can remember. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do work that matters, this is it. You can't say, "but I need to make a fortune instead," because that's not happening right now. So you might as well join the people who can say, "I love doing this."



(Thank to Seth Godin)