by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
Dividing the assets of the firm Kelly Brothers & Company eventually pitted Michael and Martin against their brother Thomas. The dispute arose over numerous properties and transactions, including the land...
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WinnipegREALTORS® is asking the province to exempt first-time home buyers from its Manitoba land transfer tax (LTT) as well as overhaul the percentages levied on other home purchases in its March 25 budget.
“A first-time ho...
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How many times have you heard the comment in recent days: “It’s darn cold out! When’s winter going to end?”
Undoubtedly these statements and similar versions using more unsavoury language continue ...
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As highlighted in a WREN front page story last week, a candidate running for school trustee in the
Winnipeg School Division election on March 17 is proposing that the province take over full responsibility for funding education...
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by Bruce Cherney
In The Wealth of Nations, the famous 18th-century philosopher and economist, Adam Smith, said that “wealth consists of money ... when we have money we can more readily obtain whatever else we have occasion for ...
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The accumulated supply of available housing for sale totalled 3.8 months by the end of February, indicating that a balanced market now exists between sellers and buyers, according to WinnipegREALTORS® .
A balanced Winnipeg housin...
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While sometimes it seems a bit of a cliché to say times are great for buying a house, it would be hard to argue against this statement if you are in a good financial position, have job security and want to take advantage of historica...
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What’s the difference between the years 1875 and 2009 in Manitoba? If you’re discussing Icelandic immigration to the province, there’s not really that much difference.
In 1875 and now in 2009 the potential for immig...
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For the first time in Manitoba’s history, a school trustee candidate is running a campaign calling for 100-per-cent funding of education by the provincial government.
Lorne Weiss, chair of the Manitoba Real Estate Association&r...
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