Archive for the ‘Edmonton’ Category
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
We interrupt the current programming to bring you this breaking news. According to CTV news the Federal government is making significant changes to some controversial lending protocols in Canada. The main change is the elimination of the 40 year amortization, the second amounts to the elimination of ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Occassionally we get phone calls from home owners asking why their home doesn't have photos on MLS.ca, or why their listng doesn't have the same information as another in their area - apparently some people think WE are the MLS! I can assure you we are not ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
The numbers are out for the Edmonton real estate market for June 2008. You may remember back in April we predicted inventory would peak by June and it looks as though it may have peaked in May.
The number of new listings in June was down ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 550 (558, 686, 627)# Sales: 273 (321, 310, 257)Ratio: 50% (58%, 45%, 41%)# Price changes: 522 (563, 693, 628)# Expired Listings: 787 (72, 74, ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 558 (686, 627, 757)# Sales: 321 (310, 257, 280)Ratio: 58% (45%, 41%, 37%)# Price changes: 563 (693, 628, 617)# Expired Listings: 72 (74, 202, ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
There have been a lot of comments on this blog recently about environmental concerns in Alberta, related to the oil sands. Unfortunately I'm no expert on what's going on up there other than a lot of trees are being cut down, a lot of water is being ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Normally we're in the business of sending our clients packing, but this weekend it's our turn. We may be a little difficult to get a hold of today and tomorrow because our office is moving. We expect our phones will be out of service temporarily on Friday ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 660 (608, 709, 762)# Sales: 287 (245, 299, 300)Ratio: 43% (40%, 42%, 39%)# Price changes: 671 (572, 605, 768)# Expired Listings: 103 (205, 192, ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
The preliminary numbers for May are out and it looks like the real estate market is still statistically balanced in Edmonton. I have to say though, it doesn't feel all that balanced. The phones aren't exactly ringing off the hook.
That being said there have been 1820 ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
What a crazy week! Start it with surgery (the non urgent kind that keeps getting put off by surgeons until they find the worst spot in your schedule and decide to do it then), add to that your office moving after being located in the same ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Prices are stable, sales are seasonally normal, the market is balanced...it's barely newsworthy. The only thing to talk about is the high inventory and the craziness we saw in the past two years. So, I've done some extra charts this week for some added interest.
From this ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
If you own property in Edmonton you should have received your city tax assessment in the mail recently. You probably noticed your tax assessment is much higher this year than last year.
There is a BIG misconception out there, that if property values go up by ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 757 (660, 608, 709)# Sales: 280 (287, 245, 299)Ratio: 37% (43%, 40%, 42%)# Price changes: 617 (671, 572, 605)# Expired Listings: 625 (103, 205, ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
To rent or not to rent? That is the question. I can see the fingers getting ready to type their rapid responses to this article already, but chill for now because the question is actually for home owners. Many of the people who have properties on ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
It’s a market full of hard decisions and sometimes tough love is necessary, especially when examining your home's value compared to last year. Last weekend when one of our listings sold the seller said to me "that’s the most excited I've heard you get." The deal was ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 627 (757, 660, 608)# Sales: 257 (280, 287, 245)Ratio: 41% (37%, 43%, 40%)# Price changes: 628 (617, 671, 572)# Expired Listings: 202 (625, 103, ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Everyone has seen all the crazy condo construction that has been going on in Edmonton. There are mega-projects to be completed all over the city. More of the same old, same old, where you walk from one unit to the next you can’t remember the differences ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
How do you look at me with those lumps of coal for eyes and tell me you're sitting in front of the hottest most desirable property on the market? It’s obviously not hot enough to melt the snow on your front lawn! No, indeed it is now ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week's numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New listings: 686 (627, 757, 660)# Sales: 310 (257, 280, 287)Ratio: 45% (41%, 37%, 43%)# Price changes: 693 (628, 617, 671)# Expired Listings: 74 (202, 625, ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Edmonton Real Estate Blog
I recently had a client referred to me who had put an offer on a million dollar+ property being sold privately. They put their offer on the property with the hope that they would sell their own property and everything would be hunky dory. The only ...
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