Tag Archives: Don Campbell

Politics, Housing & The Future

The Effect of Of Politics on the Housing Market The recent statistics for April’s Real Estate market for the Calgary region have just come out and surprisingly, the sales numbers have actually decreased compared to the year before. When you … Continue reading

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Landlord Challenges

What Are Your Landlord Challenges? $100 oil seems to be rather good for the economy. The economic activity created by this surge in prices is rippling through the province and is only in the early stages of generating increased job … Continue reading

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End of an Era

Can you believe it was almost seven and a half years ago that Karen and I started this adventure in Real Estate? We made the decision to start investing in Real Estate in early spring 2003, attended a phenomenal Ron … Continue reading

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Calgary Top City for Investing in Canada?

In a report by the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) in early August, Calgary was ranked the number 1 city in Canada for Real estate investments. With the slower and shaky economy, the high price of home ownership, forecasts for … Continue reading

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Actually, Not All House Prices are on the Rise!

You’ve seen the stats, you’ve read the news, and you are likely aware home prices are continuing the trend of increasing in Calgary and area. What they aren’t telling you is that it’s not every area of the city! The … Continue reading

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Have You Seen This Man? And Could He Be You?

He had to be in his late fifties, he was reasonably well kept, dressed in the company provided uniform and he wouldn’t have looked out of place in many different service companies. He had greying hair, a full beard with … Continue reading

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More Housing Bubble Insights

With today’s update on the changes to mortgages for homeowners this is plenty of questions forming about what is happening in the Real Estate markets. Is the current situation the start of a bubble? Are we getting into danger where … Continue reading

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Are Changes Coming to the MLS?

I originally wrote about some possible pending changes coming to the current MLS system for my Chestermere Anchor Real Estate column back in December and suddenly other folks are starting to get on the bandwagon. I am including it below, … Continue reading

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Calgary Ranked Top Real Estate Investment City in Alberta for 2010 by REIN

I just received my copy of REIN’s Top Investment Towns in Alberta for 2010 and Calgary has been tagged as the Top Town in the province over the next 3-5 years. How exciting! Except that I am selling some of … Continue reading

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The Flood Gates Have Opened

I know, third post in as many days, what’s going on? Well as the New Year has started, the flood gates of information have started as well. I have been getting inundated with all types of information regarding what 2010 … Continue reading

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Don Campbell on BNN Talks About The Canadian Housing Market for 2010

As a REIN member and an investor I am a big fan of Don Campbell and here is a clip for an excellent interview Don just had regarding Real Estate and what is coming up for 2010. Looks like BNN … Continue reading

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