by Teresa Boardman
Occasionally, I hear or read that real estate agents are overpaid. Sometimes we are accused of making too much money, and sometimes we are accused of charging too much and doing too little.
There...
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A surge in newly-listed homes ultimately helped improve Manitoba's housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to the latest Housing Trends and Affordability Report issued by RBC Economics Research.
While...
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Have you ever heard any of the classic stories about how humourless U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was?
Well, consider this.
A man of few words, Coolidge, nicknamed “Silent Cal,” cringed wh...
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A new reader, whose name I missed, commented on the disappearance of careful grammar and spelling in today’s newspapers.
The second Twisty Tongue ever printed (June 12, 1998) discussed the poor pronunciation of radio/TV a...
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The Festival du Voyageur has for decades been the biggest winter extravaganza in Winnipeg and Western Canada. Among the showpieces of the annual event held in February (this year’s festival ends on February 23) is a replica of Fort Gi...
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by Ross McGowan
CentreVenture Development Corporation, the city of Winnipeg’s downtown development agency, participated in the WinnipegREALTORS® eighth annual Forecast Breakfast in early January. We had the oppo...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 1)
In the 1936 Winter Olympics, Canada finished first and second in men’s hockey. At least that was the observation of P.J. Mulqueen, the chairman of the Olympic Committee of the Amateur Athletic Un...
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by Todd Lewys
It’s amazing the difference choice — or a lack of it — can make in a real estate market.
Two or three years ago, when housing inventory was low, sellers could literally put their hom...
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Is it a love story fit for Valentine’s Day, or an act of vengeance perpetrated by a bitter lover from beyond the grave?
One of the more unusual provisions found in a will was made by Emily Margaret Waddell. When Emily die...
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by Bruce Cherney (part 5 of 5)
Manitoba women’s hopes of getting the franchise were rekindled when the Liberal Party association endorsed it as official party policy at its March 1914 convention. The only stipulation was ...
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