Archive : June 2007

Real estate sales reach new heights

MLS® market activity in May 2007 set a new benchmark across the country and in Winnipeg.  The question now being posed is how long can this record-setting activity continue?  Significant price increases in variou...

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Invasion of Canada

One of the prime considerations for forming the new nation of Canada on July 1, 1867, was that the Fathers of Confederation feared a U.S. invasion of Canada. It was a fear based upon the fact that following the American Civil War (1861-65) ...

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Downtown living at its best

MLS® sales to the end of May provides strong evidence of growing activity in the city’s downtown real estate market.  The 57 MLS® condominium listings that sold in May (10 more than June 2006) were only on the mark...

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Heritage river

Winnipeg’s first industrial-age connection to the outside world was via the Red River. On June 10, 1859, the shrill whistle of a steamboat was heard for the first time as the Anson Northup pulled into the dock at Upper Fort Garry....

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Annual Winnipeg in Bloom contest

Like a garden after a much needed rain, the Winnipeg in Bloom Contest has experienced rapid growth in its popularity.  Years ago, the Winnipeg Real Estate Board (the WinnipegREALTORS® Association) established a residential g...

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