Global economic uncertainty weighed heavily on residential real estate activity in most major Canadian centres during the latter half of 2008.
Although the forecast for 2009 promises more of the same, most Canadian markets &mda...
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An off-reserve program is slated to build 10 new homes for low-to modest-income Métis families.
Working with Habitat for Humanity and the Winnipeg Métis Association, the Manitoba government has committed $100,000 toward...
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Over-building to meet speculative demand during boom years is not a recent phenomenon. In the boom years of 1881-82, the Winnipeg construction industry was on a tear, building hundreds of new homes and commercial establishments. During the ...
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by Stefano Grande
Recently, Winnipeg real estate, development and planning industry officials heard from one of the most senior pioneers of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in North America, G.B. Arrington, vice-president and princ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2 of 2)
The emergence of the undefeated Winnipegs as the 1935 Western champions gave new hope that the East could finally be overcome in the national championship game.
“Perhaps it’s th...
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An off-reserve program is slated to build 10 new homes for low-to modest-income Métis families.
Working with Habitat for Humanity and the Winnipeg Métis Association, the Manitoba government has committed $100,000 toward...
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“Too cold, too boring and too far away?”
That’s what a recent Globe and Mail article by Bill Curry reported on the findings of a small focus group discussion on locating the new $265-million Canadian Museum fo...
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Last week, the Professionally Speaking column looked at what other groups were saying about Manitoba’s economy and real estate market.
Here’s more of what is being said by those in the know.
Martin Cash and Murray ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1 of 2)
A driving snowstorm made the football and playing field slippery and contributed to a game in which no passing yards were recorded and a fumble led to the only touchdown scored. But the one touchdown wa...
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The Winnipeg real estate market is being described by the WinnipegREALTORS® Association as more balanced than had been the case in preceding months.
According to the association, “A balanced market is a healthy market...
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