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Friday, January 29, 2010

Buyers look for neighbourhoods and homes.

From my experience in the Edmonton and St. Albert real estate markets, most buyers know what style of home appeals to their tastes, how large a home they need, and extras like garage, yard etc… If they...

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

World Housing Affordability Study. Edmonton is ranked as Slightly Unaffordable.

A group known as Demographia International has released a large study of housing affordability around the world. They make the assertion in the work, that housing density has a large effect on housing ...

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Saturday, January 23, 2010

So, your looking to buy a foreclosure home?

The lure of getting a good deal on house or condo that is foreclosure is strong. Why not? If you can get a good place for a reduced (read cheap…) price, go for it. There are a number of foreclosure listings...

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Edmonton Real Estate Board Average Prices Drop in December.

The Edmonton, St. Albert, and area real estate market has seen a bit of an up and down oscillation in 2009. The number of homes for sale (listings) on the MLS went down to 1118 from 1894 in November.

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Saturday, January 16, 2010

DND / RCMP Relocations and HHT considerations.

Members of the Canadian Forces and the RCMP are relocated within Canada and sometimes outside of Canada. If they own their own home or condo, they usually select a REALTOR® to list and sell their home....

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

The RIDE for KIDS charity fund-raising motorcycle ride and Bike Nites.

The REALTORS® Community Foundation with REALTORS® and Friends are proud to announce the RIDE For KIDS is continuing again for 2010.

 

I am co-chairing the ride this year with Dave Schroeder, plus with...

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Okay, it's time to send in the Negotiator...

Some of the aspects of my profession as a real estate agent, are to represent my clients best interests, to carry out their lawful instructions, and to work to get them the best price.

 

The art of...

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Saturday, January 9, 2010

The Ad says "I buy houses any condition...cash"

You see the ads on Kijiji and in small papers saying they will buy your house for cash, any condition, and quick possession. No Realtor required.

 

You say “What is this about?”  Very straight-forward...

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Monday, January 4, 2010

I am confused… Do they make a waterproof Blackberry???

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I’m going on a scuba-diving trip soon to Florida and I just don’t know what to do!  I’m a full-service Realtor and I want to be able to answer my Blackberry, whenever I...

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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Do I Need a Permit for that Renovation? Doing it on the Cheap...

Happy New Year and Welcome to 2010!!! I hope everyone had a good holiday season.

 

I used to be someone who didn’t worry about getting a permit from the city for new installations in my home. I am...

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