The Winnipeg real estate market in February showed a continuation of last year’s remarkable performance with MLS® sales just edging out 2006 and dollar volume, setting another new record for this month.
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At the beginning of 2007, WinnipegREALTOR® president Wes Schollenberg was quite confident about the shape of things to come for the MLS® market, saying that many of the key market fundamentals remained intact from 2006.
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by Bruce Cherney
The Pride of the Prairies saloon boasted six billiard tables and a double 10-pin bowling alley. With its many attractions, the
saloon had become a popular haunt for home-sick members of militia units tem...
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The profusion of cable specialty channels has been a boon to some of the lesser-known academic careers such as paleontologist, historian and archaeologist. The fact that some of these channels televise programs that are substituting fancifu...
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Ten per cent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents are “very likely" to buy a home within the next two years, according to a new RBC Bank survey.
The response is equal to last year’s survey result and in line with the pr...
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The WinnipegREALTORS® Association has joined a new national advertising campaign that speaks directly to consumers about the value of using a REALTOR®.
The acclaimed advertising firm zig, known for its work for IKEA, Mo...
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The man primarily responsible for promoting Mennonite settlement of Western Canada has been commemorated with a federal government Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque.
“William (Wilhelm) Hespeler was truly...
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A friend made an interesting comment while discussing a court ruling that a car thief must pay for his crime spree.
“It won’t stop hardened car thieves,” said Ernie. “All Manitoba Public Insurance is doing is ...
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Lorne Weiss, chair of the Manitoba Real Estate Association’s political action committee, said Winnipeg School Division’s proposed 2.3 per cent increase in its share of property taxes provides ample evidence that the existing edu...
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