There are two theories associated with stock markets at this time of year — the October Effect and the Halloween Effect. According to the first theory, stocks tend to decline in October, while the second theory postulates a rise in stocks...
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When WinnipegREALTORS® asked its members at the association’s annual October technology conference and trade show whether a buyers’ market now existed (e.g., over 4.5 months of inventory), a small majority said that was th...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 3)
In other segments of his famous role as the “Inebriate,” Charlie Chaplin chases an awful singer off the stage, groans at a ham actor, imagines a pretty soubrette is singing directly to him, and finall...
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Demand for commercial real estate remains stable in Winnipeg, according to a new report, with a limited supply of product in all segments of the commercial sector slowly growing.
The RE/MAX Commercial Investor Report 2014 also indicated t...
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Are you ready for Halloween? If not, maybe the following will put you in the mood.
Did you hear about the guy who went to a Halloween party disguised as a dump truck — and got loaded? Well, brace yourself. Party night is just around...
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Last week, I took issue with Rob Wile of Business Insider who believes we refuse to embrace new loanwords. He listed nine French words and expressions that English “needs.” We’ve already looked at two of these — sa...
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Arguably, the greatest Halloween prank ever perpetrated occurred in 1938, when Orson Welles directed and was the narrator in an adaptation of H.G. Well’s book, The War of the Worlds, on the radio show Mercury Theatre. The first two-thirds...
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by Yvonne Dick
There’s always a fear that a property you’ve listed for sale is going to be viewed at a lower value because of surrounding properties and their condition, or because of bad neighbours.
When listing a house...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 2)
Charlie Chaplin, the British comedian, who by the time he arrived in Winnipeg had become a star on the North American vaudeville circuit, appeared in The Wow Wows at the Empress Theatre on Portage Avenue East. Th...
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by Todd Lewys
As the local real estate market transitions from fall into winter, sellers and buyers are facing different scenarios.
In a nutshell, the balanced real estate market — which still features more than 5,000 homes to...
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