Archive : 2007

MLS® listings increase but more still needed

Peter Norman, a housing economist with the national firm Clayton Research, appeared at a forecast breakfast hosted by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association in January. He is involved in publishing monthly Clayton Research reports that highl...

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Two heroes

My father is a retired firefighter, trained to fight structural and aircraft fires. For years, he worked for the Department of Transportation and was stationed at various Canadian Armed Forces bases. His last posting was at CFB Shilo. ...

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New magazine showcases commercial real estate

The Winnipeg Real Estate News has just produced the WinnipegREALTORS® Association’s first stand-alone publication dedicated to Winnipeg’s commercial real estate market.  For the February launch, 19,000 copies of ...

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Forecasts affected by the unexpected

Some prognosticators have been known to say that it’s a perilous journey that one embarks upon when attempting to predict the future, since there are so many things that can happen to derail what at first seemed so correct and logical...

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Two heroes

My father is a retired firefighter, trained to fight structural and aircraft fires. For years, he worked for the Department of Transportation and was stationed at various Canadian Armed Forces bases. His last posting was at CFB Shilo. ...

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MLS® sales continue winning ways in January

The Multiple Listing Service got off to a good start this year. MLS® sales were ahead of the January 2006 pace by two per cent and dollar volume was up nine per cent. Active listings were also in a better position, recording a ni...

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National housing market setting records

December MLS® sales figures show that the glory days of the real estate market are not coming to an end any time soon.  Many markets, including Winnipeg, experienced record MLS® sales and dollar volume activity. If not f...

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