Virginia Associate Prices Video Game Castles for Maxim
By Deborah Ball, RE/MAX Times Associate Editor
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| WHAT IT’S WORTH: Fairfax Castle (above) in “Fable 2″ will cost you 1 million gold coins. Any takers? |
He usually does price comparisons on upscale Washington, D.C., condos and brownstones.
Now Brian Block is offering up his real estate expertise for another hot housing commodity: video game castles.
How does an agent land such a gig, you might wonder?
Maxim, a U.S. men’s magazine, called upon Block, a 100 Percent Club member, and another real estate agent to compare prices (in golden game coins) for 10 of the virtual world’s poshest castle homes in games such as “Super Mario World,” “Zelda,” Fable 2″ and “Ico.”
The expert opinions were featured in an article titled “How Much Are Video Game Castles Worth?”
“It’s the first time I’ve had to give price comparisons for virtual listings,” says the Broker/Manager with RE/MAX Allegiance in McLean, Va. “A few of my colleagues joked that I have too much time on my hands to do something like this, but I’m very busy.”
“It didn’t take long, and it was a fun thing to do. Plus, it was in Maxim, which is a widely read magazine.”
After the article ran, Block (ABR, CRS, SRES) sent it to his clients, prospects and colleagues. An existing client referred a gaming friend to Block after seeing the story.
“I might have a new client out of this,” Block says. “You can’t beat that.”
