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It Starts At The Bottom

The Kick Real Estate May Need Do you know where the turnaround in the housing market starts? It starts at the bottom. I’m not referring to the slums or the starter housing market, but with the rush for rental property … Continue reading

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Buy Buy! Wait I meant Sell, No Wait Rent Instead!

I’m Frustrated With Real Estate This Real Estate market is killing me. Anyone else feel the same? Every time things start looking better in the world, up pops something to knock a table leg out and start the worldwide economy … Continue reading

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Breaking Down The Headlines

Calgary Real Estate/Business Headlines I haven’t really touched on any of the recent headlines many of you have been reading lately, so now is probably a great time to break down some of the stories for you. There are three … Continue reading

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June Sales Jump

June Real Estate Market Update The June Real Estate market’s numbers are out and they are interesting to say the least. There are a couple statistics though, that seem to be drawing all the attention. The one getting the biggest … Continue reading

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Canada vs. Alberta vs. Your District

Canada Is One Vast Country If you haven’t noticed, we are one darn large country. With over 9 million square kilometres of land, almost 10 million square kilometres of total area and over 156 thousand miles of border we take … Continue reading

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Bing, Bang, Boom

Here is an assortment of topics and items that were on my mind and occurring around us last week. Bing – Interest Rates May Be Stable For a While! There are some rumours out there the Bank of Canada may … Continue reading

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Has Spring Finally Thawed? And Will The Real Estate Market Too?

Did everyone make it through the winter intact? Because I believe, it may actually be spring. It’s been a few weeks since we actually saw snow and the warmer temperatures have allowed the huge snow piles to all finally melt … Continue reading

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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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Jobs Up, Unemployment Down

Just a quick post today, lot’s going on! Some of the employment statistics just came out and the news is pretty optimistic for Alberta. Calgary saw the unemployment rate drop to 6.1% from 6.3% in February. Now the background story … Continue reading

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Peering Into The Real Estate Crystal Ball

Every now and then I like to do a little crystal ball forecasting by looking at the developments around us and then taking an educated guess as to where this will lead us. While it would be nice to have … Continue reading

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More Bad Housing News!

Alberta Households At Risk! Apparently Alberta households are among the most vulnerable in Canada and have the greatest potential risk to negative economic occurrences. This is directly from a report released by TD Economics and says Alberta is second only … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rates On The Rise – Should We Panic?

Surprise surprise, banks are raising their rates. OK, we all knew it was going to happen, but now it’s suddenly front page news? The only excitement about it was who the first lenders to jump the gun would be. So … Continue reading

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Another Potential Dagger in the Real Estate Market Crash Theory

I was just reviewing some past news articles this morning and stumbled across a story for October last year I thought needed some reflection. The story was about a recent report from TD Canada Trust called the Boomer Buyer’s Report. … Continue reading

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Sales Are Down, But Values Are Up?

First off, 2010 wasn’t just a bad dream, instead 2010 really was just an extension of the last few years which have really been a nightmare for Alberta Real Estate values. The official 2010 CREB statistics are out now and … Continue reading

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2010 Be Gone!

Does anyone else feel like a weight has been lifted off of their back? As soon as the clock struck midnight, I immediately felt more optimistic about the pending year before us. The last couple of years have had some … Continue reading

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