Archive : March 2007

Strong MLS® housing market continued in February

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.   February&rsqu...

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The power of MLS® in the housing market

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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Bones of contention

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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New national advertising campaign

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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Licence to steal

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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Another round of school tax increases now underway

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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