Archive : December 2005

Truly remarkable year for real estate

It truly has been a remarkable year for sales and dollar volume through the Winnipeg Real Estate Board’s MLS®. Barring any unforeseen development, MLS® sales will be the highest on record by the end of the year. There i...

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Doer as Santa

It was a banner year for Manitoba in 2005, according to Premier Gary Doer. Though he wasn’t wearing rose-coloured glasses, the premier at the annual meeting of the Manitoba Real Estate Association last Tuesday morning, went thr...

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Efficient warm-air system

 Homes with duct work leak up to 25 per cent more air than homes without such a system, according to some experts. Thus, a home with duct work may use 25 to 40 per cent more heating and cooling energy. The reason is that an air ...

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Young voters

The Luddites of the world may sneer at today’s technological marvels, but young people are connected to the new medium and are its primary users. If you want youth to pay attention, don’t turn to traditional media outlets &mdash...

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Bylaw 6400 requires a delicate balance

During a 1.5-hour session, it became quite clear that the revision of Bylaw 6400 has a lot to do with modernizing it to eliminate many variance applications that unnecessarily delay development.  In redrafting the bylaw, the opp...

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Winter tips

After reading this nation’s newspapers, one would think that Canadians have turned into a bunch of wimps. Comments in newspapers deplore the fact that voters will be heading to the polls and candidates will be campaigning during the f...

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