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| Saturday, October 31, 2009 Thinking of Selling Your Home? There are Possible Downsides to Waiting until Spring.by Ben Officer on Sat, Oct, 31, 2009 01:03 PM The Edmonton real estate and St Albert real estate markets have been doing better than expected over the past year. Now, I am definitely not an alarmist. I always try to present information to Buyers... Thursday, October 29, 2009 RBC Chief Economist says “Things are Looking Up”by Ben Officer on Thu, Oct, 29, 2009 11:01 PM This evening I was at a presentation in Edmonton by Patricia Croft, who is the Chief Economist for
RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) Global Asset Management. She had a quite positive outlook and she was... Thursday, October 29, 2009 Remembrance Week – Lest We Forgetby Ben Officer on Thu, Oct, 29, 2009 12:49 AM This is not a real estate blog post to-day, but a real-life blog post. Please bear with me. To-day I saw several people on TV had already started wearing poppies. I usually start wearing a poppy... Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Google PowerMeter - Coming to an Electricity Utility near you?by Ben Officer on Tue, Oct, 27, 2009 10:49 PM The amount of electricity we use, when we use it, and suggestions on how to save electricity. To me that is good information to know. Google is teaming up with electricity providers, usage monitoring... Sunday, October 25, 2009 What about homes that are For Sale By Owner?by Ben Officer on Sun, Oct, 25, 2009 08:34 PM I sometimes have Buyer clients looking at Edmonton real estate listings and St Albert real estate listings, ask “what about private sales?” I say, “good question.” Let’s talk about them for... Thursday, October 22, 2009 MLS® home sales grow stronger in the third quarter reports CREAby Ben Officer on Thu, Oct, 22, 2009 11:50 AM The Canadian Real Estate Association just released its quarterly update on Canadian Housing Market activity.
Generally, markets have been surprisingly strong across the country. The Calgary real estate... Wednesday, October 21, 2009 What is a Real Property Report? Is it important?by Ben Officer on Wed, Oct, 21, 2009 11:40 AM As a home-owner, or prospective home-owner you have a lot of information to sort through. One item is the Real Property Report (RPR). It can also be called the Survey. The Alberta Land Surveyors’ Association... Monday, October 19, 2009 Capital Region Board Votes to Increase Housing Densityby Ben Officer on Mon, Oct, 19, 2009 11:25 AM Cities such as Edmonton, St Albert, and Sherwood Park are set to begin planning for higher housing density to help prevent urban sprawl. In addition to reducing sprawl, this will make transit systems more... Friday, October 16, 2009 Why have new home prices dropped while resale homes have not?by Ben Officer on Fri, Oct, 16, 2009 06:27 PM The recent StatsCan report about how New Housing Prices in the markets such as the Edmonton real estate market have dropped by up to 11.4%, which is actually not really surprising given a number of factors.... Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Edmonton leads Canada with Decline in New Home Prices says Stats Canadaby Ben Officer on Wed, Oct, 14, 2009 10:56 AM Yesterday Statistics Canada released the latest New Housing Price Index. Most areas of Western Canada showed a decline in prices over past 12 months. Edmonton real estate showed the largest decrease in... Monday, October 12, 2009 St Albert Infill Guidelines Not Needed – St Albert Gazette Articleby Ben Officer on Mon, Oct, 12, 2009 07:33 PM The lack of infill guidelines is not an issue with a proposed development in Akinsdale, says some on the St Albert City Council. (According to the latest Wikipedia entry, Infill is "the use of land... Monday, October 12, 2009 When is it the Right time to buy your first house?by Ben Officer on Mon, Oct, 12, 2009 11:16 AM This is a question with many different answers. I am asked this question and I feel it really depends on your situation and outlook. It’s funny I haven’t blogged about this before. My website http://Ri... Saturday, October 10, 2009 Mortgage Interest Rate Hike Coming?by Ben Officer on Sat, Oct, 10, 2009 01:19 PM I received this email from a Krista Rumberg - Mortgage Broker yesterday. I wanted to let everyone know what might happen soon with Mortgage Rates. Ben Officer, CD REALTOR® RE/MAX Real... Saturday, October 10, 2009 What happens on Possession Day?by Ben Officer on Sat, Oct, 10, 2009 11:02 AM I have been asked this question many times and I will discuss a bit of it here. Possession Day is the day you are supposed to take possession of your new home. Several things have to happen before... Thursday, October 8, 2009 St Albert Real Estate Reportby Ben Officer on Thu, Oct, 8, 2009 09:54 AM The St Albert housing market has been busy, with 65 detached homes Sold in September. This is higher than the 56 homes Sold in August of this year. Here are three charts comparing the number of Sales... Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Edmonton and area Home prices increase again in Septemberby Ben Officer on Tue, Oct, 6, 2009 12:20 PM The Edmonton, St Albert, and area real estate market has been steadily moving along in September.
The average price of a single family home increased by about $5000 and condominiums increased by about $3000.... Tuesday, October 6, 2009 I have sold a property at # 112 4220 139 AV in EDMONTONby Ben Officer on Tue, Oct, 6, 2009 04:03 AM 
I have sold a property at # 112 4220 139 AV in EDMONTON.
Excellently located within easy walking distance to the LRT and major shopping, this 1st floor, 833 sq ft condo would be perfect... Monday, October 5, 2009 Owning a rental and being a Landlord.by Ben Officer on Mon, Oct, 5, 2009 06:15 PM I’ve been asked on numerous occasions whether it’s worth-while to buy real estate for a rental property (house or condo), and be a landlord. Maybe you just rent out a room or your basement to help pay the... Saturday, October 3, 2009 Your credit report and buying a homeby Ben Officer on Sat, Oct, 3, 2009 11:19 AM As a REALTOR®, I sometimes get to work with first-time home-buyers. They are often a great pleasure to help because they are making a conscious decision to get into the Edmonton real estate, St Albert real... Thursday, October 1, 2009 IMF Boosts Canadian Forecast reports CBCby Ben Officer on Thu, Oct, 1, 2009 11:55 AM The CBC reports that the International Monetary Fund has increased its expectation for the Canadian economy to grow by 2.1% in 2010. This is good news for Canadians, with greater prospects for the unemployed...  |
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