Despite a drop in MLS® sales activity during July and August, year-to-date sales are slightly higher than 2009’s total for the same perod, while dollar volume is up 11 per cent and closing in on the $2 billion mark, according to Wi...
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With the presence of two strong contenders running for mayor, the Winnipeg REALTORS® Mayoral Forum, to be held on October 6 at the Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, has the potential to influence the final outcome. Despite pundits givin...
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The saying “game-changer,” often applied to sports lingo or even business talk, usually means that whenever a new development has occurred, it’s going to make a difference to an outcome — good or bad. A sports situatio...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 4)
The course along Roblin Boulevard and Haney Street built by the Winnipeg Golf Club (WGC) was taken over by the Alcrest Golf Club, which at the time only had about 10 members, the remnant of those who didn&...
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Betty Fox said her son, Terry, the 2010 inductee into the WinnipegREALTORS®-established Winnipeg Citizens Hall of Fame, was only able to run his Marathon of Hope as far as he did because he came from strong prairie and Winnipeg stock enh...
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When a handful of Winnipeggers decided the time was ripe to take on the “royal and ancient game” in 1894, they couldn’t have foreseen that their humble beginning would result in the city turning into a golf mecca with more c...
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Iris Kennedy, the owner of the home at 6363 Southboine Dr., was the WinnipegREALTORS® curb appeal award winner in this year’s Winnipeg in Bloom contest. For claiming the award, she received a special framed print by well-known loca...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
Members of the Winnipeg Golf Club (WGC), established in 1894 as the city’s first club dedicated to the “royal and ancient game,” proved to be wandering spirits, who were never content to ...
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The Canadian Real Estate Association has launched a new television campaign that highlights the value REALTORS® bring to one of life’s biggest financial decisions — home buying and selling.
In addition, the Winnipe...
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by Bruce Cherney (part2)
The Winnipeg Golf Club’s Norwood nine-hole golf course, the first ever links in the city, officially opened on Saturday afternoon, July 21, 1894. To mark the occasion, a large tent was erected a...
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