Archive : December 2007

Great progress made in West End

It has been a remarkable year for REALTORS® and the real estate  market. For the first time in the  WinnipegREALTORS® Association’s 104-year history, the $2 billion mark was reached in MLS® sales.&n...

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Transformation of Santa Claus

How does an ordinary human being become a mythical figure loved by children across the world? Well, it helps if that person had performed some extraordinary feats and acts of kindness during his lifetime. Once the extraordinary becom...

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Building a better community

It’s been another great year for marketing property through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) and the Commercial Property Information Exchange (cpix), which are both operated by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association. 

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“Texas tea” in Manitoba

On February 1, 1951, production began on Manitoba’s first commercial oil well, 15 kilometres west of Virden. California Standard’s Daly well marked the beginning of Manitoba’s “oil boom.” Although the “bl...

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Neither cold nor snow can stop demand for new homes

Cold weather and heavy snowfall in November failed to put a halt to new home construction in Winnipeg and the 10 municipalities surrounding the city. In fact, new home construction in November was 12 per cent higher than the same mon...

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A success story in the inner city

The Housing Opportunity Partnership (HOP) is preparing a new basement  for its first infill house which will be relocated from 380 Langside St. to a vacant lot on 421 Victor St.  The Contractor for the infill house is Inner...

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Not mean-spirited

Being a critic of provincial government policies does not imply criticisms have to be mean-spirited, which was made evident during a recent breakfast meeting with Premier Gary Doer hosted by the Manitoba Real Estate Association. The ...

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