A home is the single most important purchase you can make, and it often represents years of planning, saving and dreaming. You simply can’t afford to make a mistake when so much is at stake.
Most people will need expert h...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3 of 3)
In the very first issue of the Nor’Wester, published on December 28, 1859, editors William Buckingham and William Coldwell were somewhat vague about their political leanings, but they hinted...
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A proposed new Real Estate Services Act will help protect consumers, improve professionalism and accountability throughout the real estate profession, and make for a stronger Manitoba, said Brian M. Collie, CEO of the Manitoba Real Estate A...
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If you missed Part I of this series, here’s a quick summary: I decided to build a door with recycled wood because the cost to have it custom-built was $600, more than I was willing to pay. Moreover, the price of knotty pine was so out...
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Luck doesn’t even to begin to describe golfer Ted Kemp’s round in 2008 at the Muscatine, Iowa, Municipal Golf Course. A 12-handicapper, he knocked in holes-in-one on two par-3s.
He used a pitching wedge to sink his ...
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Most people never bother to check background when they hear a new or unfamiliar word. In fact, most of us don’t even look for the word in a dictionary. Rather, we use the new term in the way we think we heard it, both in pronunciation...
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Among Canadians, perhaps the most misunderstood holiday of the year is Victoria Day. It is now commonly just referred to as the May long weekend and is a time when Canadians enjoy travelling to the lake or campground for their first signifi...
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Once a year, REALTORS® from across the country converge on Ottawa to meet their MPs on homeownership matters. This year was another well run and organized event by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) which ran from May 11 ...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
“The alarm at the arrival of the editors (William Buckingham and William Coldwell from the East) recalls the early Winnipeg story of a prominent citizen going down Main Street with his little son...
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Manitoba REALTORS® are seeking the help of the province to create a registry that would protect home buyers from unknowingly purchasing a house used in the past for drug production.
The Manitoba Real Estate Association (MRE...
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