Open House in Lethbridge Saturday 2-4 pm Rain or Shine June 22, 2013 This solid 1 owner home is now for sale by the original family who built it. The house is in pretty much original condition and offers a great opportunity for you to make equity by doing some cosmetic upgrades. The house has
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06/21/2013
Great advice about having the right connections and partners to achieve maximum results. I appreciat all those who help me and reciprocate when I can to those professionals. You are an Independent Contractor! You are a Sole Proprietor, maybe a one-man or one-woman Office. But can you do this a
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03/19/2013
About a year ago I did an interview with REM magazine about taking an office wireless and paperless. I have been experimenting and working towards that goal for over a decade. My little real estate brokerage, Rainbow Realty in Lethbridge, Alberta was the first real estate brokerage in Canada to
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07/25/2012
“No Condo Bubble Here. Really? Everything I’ve been reading indicates that the condo market in Toronto and Vancouver was going to play a key role in the Canadian housing bust.” Ever look a painting and say to yourself “it looks like something my six year old painted in art class”. That’s th
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07/25/2012
The Bank of Canada has reduced the qualifying interest rate, AGAIN. This qualifying rate applies to anyone who is seeking mortgage financing and is taking a term of less than 5 years. The qualifying rate as of today has changed to 5.24% for terms less than 5 years. This still seems somewha
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06/11/2012
Google Penguin Update Killed Your Real Estate Website? FIX IT So by now many of you have discovered that when you search in Google for "Your town + real estate" some of the top search engine results have drastically changed. Many of the most popular and top ranking real estate websites have no
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05/07/2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK United States • Details of the huge shadow inventory of vacant foreclosed real estate is starting to shake prices. There is speculation that as these homes now come to the market in higher numbers that they will push down prices further and increase the supply of proper
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04/09/2012
Effective today, the Bank of Canada has raised the "qualifying interest rate" from 5.24% to 5.44% What does this mean for Canadians who are looking to buy real estate or finance a home? In an attempt to steer people into longer term mortgage commitments, the Bank of Canada has set an arbitrar
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04/09/2012
When I see things such as: "AGF Trust is offering two 5 Year Fixed Quick Close options at reduced commission rates" show up in my inbox I cannot help but to cringe. I realize that the lenders in their limited wisdom are attempting to provide us with a tool to avoid losing business to others suc
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03/08/2012
Recent studies of the US and Canadian real estate markets presents a tale of two markets on distinctly different paths. While the global economy continues to struggle, the opinions and predictions of what 2012 holds in store for the real estate market of each country is quite interesting.
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03/07/2012
