Fueled by record activity levels in the first half of the year, national MLS® home sales activity is expected to reach record levels again in 2007, according to a new residential forecast prepared by the Canadian Real Estate Association...
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At the end of 2006, Canadian Real Estate Association’s economist Gregory Klump and other real estate market analysts had a sense that the real estate market in 2007, particularly the MLS® market, would not be quite as robust...
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by Bruce Cherney
John Pritchard thought he had a good idea that had the potential to be a very bad idea for the massive herds of buffalo then roaming the Great Plains of North America.
“Why wait any longer for a pr...
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Everyday life presents its own set of risks. It’s a risk getting out of bed to face the day. While in a state of morning drowsiness, you can slip in a wet shower stall. It’s also possible to burn your tongue on a hot cup of morn...
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For the fourth month in a row, July recorded triple-digit multi-family unit starts in Winnipeg and the surrounding municipalities, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
As has been the case for much of 2007, multiple-...
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The dog days of summer haven’t put a damper on MLS® sales activity. There were 1,250 sales in July, establishing a fourth consecutive month when dollar volume exceeded the $200-million mark. Because of the high dollar volume, the ...
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by Bruce Cherney
Sometimes the turn of an ill-advised phrase can have a detrimental impact on the historical record if it is picked up and repeated over and over again.
One such phrase was uttered a few decades ago and though ...
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Every so often I run across an historic item that piques my interest, especially in the context of something that has recently occurred.
One such item was an article dating back to August 10, 1907, from the Winnipeg-based Morning Tel...
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Far from wilting in the heat of a Winnipeg summer, MLS® dollar volume and sales topped any July on record, and for the fourth month in a row, dollar volume surpassed $200 million, according to the Winnipeg REALTORS® Association....
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As the temperature rises so does the frustrations of many would-be home buyers who face a scarcity of listings and exploding housing prices. The sellers’ market we have been enjoying (if you’re a seller) or hating (if you’...
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