A brave agent
Local real estate agent Dee Dee Newton correctly pointed out during a telephone conversation that it took a lot of guts for another Winnipeg agent to appear in court and face her assailant.
“She was brave,” said Newton, &...
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Archive : May 2010
Real estate investment market requires stability
Viewers of the Business News Network, or BNN, are becoming more familiar with the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN), as its president, Don Campbell, is emerging as a well-informed regular commentator. Campbell has built up an organizati...
“We’ve had it!” — the story of the last streetcars to ride the rails in Winnipeg
by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
It was a mere one-paragraph article in the Manitoba Free Press, but the small size of the item, tucked away inconspicuously near the bottom of page 5, was in stark contrast to the massive future repercussion...
CMHC forecasts MLS® home price and sales increases this year and 2011
The average MLS® resale house price in Winnipeg is expected to increase by 7.1 per cent this year to $222,000, according to a new revised forecast by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Earlier in the year, the corpo...
Britain’s coalition nothing new
The recent formation of a coalition government in Britain is being heralded as a “milestone” and a “revolution” in British politics. It is also being trumpeted as the example to be followed in the event Canada finds ...
Markets in Canadian cities are not similar
For good reason, it is often reported that real estate is a local affair. And even within a local market, such as Winnipeg and its surrounding rural municipalities, there can be a fair degree of variation within different property typ...
Sunday streetcar service — vote to approve called “foregone conclusion” by newspaper
by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
As the Sunday streetcar bylaw referendum approached, Rev. James L. Gordon, of the Central Congregational Church, said he favoured Lord’s Day service for a variety of reasons, including helping church a...
Survey: Canadians in strong position to weather higher mortgage rates
Canadians appear well prepared to face the new phase of the residential mortgage market, with rising interest rates, according to the sixth bi-annual review of the Canadian mortgage market by the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage ...
90-year-old edifice to the future
Manitoba Day has passed, but another important anniversary is quickly approaching. Ninety years ago, on July 15, 1920, the grand opening of Manitoba’s new legislative building was held. The scandal-plagued building took seve...
Changes proposed for Home Buyers’ Plan
Manitoba Day has passed, but another important anniversary is quickly approaching. Ninety years ago, on July 15, 1920, the grand opening of Manitoba’s new legislative building was held. The scandal-plagued building took seve...