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Calgary listed as third most attractive real estate market in Canada

By schmidt | Published: November 21, 2011

Calgary listed as third most attractive real estate market in Canada Multi-family home market draws investors   By Ray Turchansky, For Postmedia News November 21, 2011 10:19 AM   Click here to access the full article online   Volatile stock markets and minuscule returns from fixed income have investors looking at global real estate. But … Continue reading Calgary listed as third most attractive real estate market in Canada

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Edmonton homeowners have reason to smile :)

By schmidt | Published: October 7, 2011

According to the most recent statistics from the Realtor Association of Edmonton, property values have risen approximately 5%  this year!  Median prices which I believe tell us more about the trend are stable and that’s good news as well.  The median price for a single family home was $355,000 in September 2011, the same as … Continue reading Edmonton homeowners have reason to smile :)

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Aging Boomers Spur Housing Needs by 2030

By schmidt | Published: September 13, 2011

Aging Boomers Spur Housing Needs by 2030 Financial Post Garry Marr – September 8, 2011 Click here to view the full article online. A new study from the Conference Board of Canada predicts that by 2030 about 80% of new housing demand will be consumers in their golden years. It will bring a new wave … Continue reading Aging Boomers Spur Housing Needs by 2030

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Edmonton house prices forecasted to rise in 2012

By schmidt | Published: August 29, 2011

Edmonton house prices forecasted to rise in 2012 CMHC anticipates 2.4% increase in coming year   By Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com   Click here to view the full article online EDMONTON – Housing prices in the Edmonton region are expected to end 2011 little changed from the previous year, but rise significantly next year, according to … Continue reading Edmonton house prices forecasted to rise in 2012

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Edmonton Journal: Economic turmoil equals lower lending rates

By schmidt | Published: August 17, 2011

Economic turmoil means homebuyers will continue to benefit from lower lending rates   By Derrick Penner, Postmedia News August 10, 2011   Click here to access the full article online   VANCOUVER – House hunters worried about being pushed out of the market by higher mortgage rates received a little good news this week.   … Continue reading Edmonton Journal: Economic turmoil equals lower lending rates

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ATB Daily Economic Comment: Alberta Job Machine Keeps Churning Out Work

By schmidt | Published: August 9, 2011

ATB Daily Economic Comment: Alberta Job Machine Keeps Churning Out Work Click here to view the full article online It has been a tumultuous week in the financial markets but for the most part the fundamentals of the Alberta economy remain healthy—a fact which is evident in the province’s job creation figures.   The Alberta economy … Continue reading ATB Daily Economic Comment: Alberta Job Machine Keeps Churning Out Work

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ATB Daily Economic Comment: Housing Market Plugging Away in Calgary

By schmidt | Published: August 4, 2011

  According to the Daily Economic Comment from ATB Financial “… the Calgary residential market remains a buyer’s market, but not manifestly so, and the tide might soon change.“    Click here to view the Daily Economic Comment online   Edmonton real estate activity often mirrors Calgary, with just a bit of a lag.  If the … Continue reading ATB Daily Economic Comment: Housing Market Plugging Away in Calgary

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Carney unlikely to take tough line on inflation, economists say

By schmidt | Published: July 19, 2011

Carney unlikely to take tough line on inflation, economists say By John Morrissy, Financial Post        July 18, 2011 Click here to view the full article online OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada will hold interest rates steady on Tuesday and is unlikely to substantially toughen its tone on future monetary tightening in the face of … Continue reading Carney unlikely to take tough line on inflation, economists say

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What a $300,000 Investment Gets You Across Canada

By schmidt | Published: July 13, 2011

What a $300,000 Investment Gets You Across Canada – A BNN TV Series Don Campbell, President of the Real Estate Investment Network Click here to view the full blogpost online   My new series on BNN TV is titled “What Type of Property Investment Does $300,000 Buy You Across Canada”. In it we are looking … Continue reading What a $300,000 Investment Gets You Across Canada

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Province of 3.7M bests nation of 311M on jobs

By schmidt | Published: July 12, 2011

Province of 3.7M bests nation of 311M on jobs By Gary Lamphier, edmontonjournal.com July 9, 2011 Click here to view the full article online Just how awful was Friday’s bleak U.S. jobs report? Let us count the ways: Alberta created more new jobs in June (22,000) than all 50 U.S. states combined (18,000), even though … Continue reading Province of 3.7M bests nation of 311M on jobs

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