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The RealEdmonton Blog offers current news on the Edmonton real estate market, MLS® Edmonton, as well as tips and advice for buyers and sellers, and useful information to help you care for and maintain your real estate investment.
December 2007 - Posts
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EDMONTON -- Back in 1992, I bought my first place for $55,000. It was a two-bedroom townhouse-style condo. At the time, the average house price in Edmonton was about $100,000 and the government had just introduced the ability to borrow money from your Read More...
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Engel believes people are fed up with the rat race in places like Calgary and Edmonton, and to a lesser extent, Saskatoon and Regina. Read the complete story at: http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/business_agriculture/story.html?id=035b988c-dbb6-4ec4-8049-102d03194acf&p= Read More...
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Edmonton-area investment firm Hendrickson Financial Inc. warns that the National Association of Realtors continued to say that "the bottom has been reached" in most of their monthly releases during the year, while in fact home sales figures Read More...
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"If the loonie continues to moderate a little sentiment will improve, if gas prices firm up and if overall we see an increase in numbers for people moving to Alberta, which fell in 2007 because the real estate market has been so overheated. We're Read More...
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In Calgary and Edmonton "the excessively fast run-up of home values in 2006 and the first half of 2007 priced people out of the market," and increases are expected to be more moderate in 2008. "Activity is at or just below record levels Read More...
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Doug Morrison saw the snow outside his Edmonton, Alberta, bedroom window one morning last week and knew this was the time. Three hours later, he was on a plane to Palm Springs, Calif. By lunchtime, the 49-year-old Canadian bureaucrat was checking out Read More...
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"The house is a mess! And the back window is broken! And they left all their garbage and an old used car in the backyard! Do something!" What can you do when you receive this phonecall? What can we do in this situation? More importantly, is Read More...
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Health Canada warns you are legally responsible for the items you sell at your next garage sale. Format: asp?vol=2007&cat=15&id=nc614&fmt=asx Duration: --:-- Read More...
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Babies and young children are very curious by nature and can't resist the urge to explore every nook and cranny of their surroundings. That is why it is so important for parents to be aware of any potential dangers in the home. Format: asp?vol=2007&cat=15&id=nc165&fmt=asx Read More...
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(NC)-If you are considering heating and cooling options for your home or are looking for ways to reduce your energy bills, you could consider a heat pump. Despite its name, heat pumps are unique equipment that can provide both heating in the winter and Read More...
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(NC)-For many couples the wedding is often the key focus not only from a planning but from a financial perspective for many months leading up to the big day. Likely the next important milestone that a couple will embark on post honeymoon will be buying Read More...
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When the temperature drops, and the snow begins to fly, it's important to maintain good humidity levels within the home to avoid serious health problems, like childhood asthma and other respiratory ailments. Format: asp?vol=2007&cat=15&id=nc249&fmt=asx Read More...
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(NC)-Organizing your home is a great way to de-clutter your space and your mind. While it can sometimes seem overwhelming, the storage options available today make getting organized easy, affordable and even stylish. To help you get started, the storage Read More...
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(NC)-The first rule is that your monthly housing costs should not exceed 32% of your gross monthly household income. Housing costs include monthly mortgage payments, taxes and heating expenses. To calculate what you can afford visit CIBC.com/mortgages. Read More...
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Every year, Canadians pump millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere through their daily activities-including driving their cars, heating their homes in winter and running their air conditioners in the summer. But now, we're all being Read More...
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Edmonton, December 4, 2007: The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton reports that housing prices in Edmonton suddenly dropped in November. The largest monthly drop in single family prices so far this year was 3.2% in August. The drop in November was 5. 3%. The residential inventory is still high as compared to historical levels but has dropped throughout November. There were 8,667 residential properties available on the Multiple Listing Service® at the end of the month
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Recently, I was in the Edmonton home of one of the Oilers for a fundraiser and couldn't help noticing the feature item in the basement - a miniature hockey rink for the kids. Upstairs, off the master bedroom, was a lavish walk-in closet to die for Read More...
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Glenwood, Edmonton - Announcing a price reduction on 9608 169 Street NW, a 1,134 sq. ft., 2 bath, 4 bdrm bi-level. Now MLS® #e3121356 $369,900 CAD - Priced to Sell. Property information Read More...
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(NC)-In attempting to conserve energy and reduce our heating costs, we can sometimes make our homes too air tight. In fact, for a house to be healthy, it needs to "breathe". It needs to expel moisture and other gases from inside and take in a constant supply of fresh air from outside.
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(NC)-Renovations and home improvements are a growing trend among Canadian homeowners. One project that may not be on the top of your list, but is definitely worth considering, is installing hydronic (water) radiant floor heating.
Radiant floor heating is a method of heating your home by applying heat underneath or within the floor. Comparable to warming yourself in the sun, this type of heating warms objects as opposed to raising the temperature of the air.
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Most fires happen at night and often start in the kitchen; this means the first alarm to sound is usually far from where the family is sleeping. Smoke alarms should be tested on a regular basis and replaced about every 10 years to ensure people are quickly Read More...
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No surprise here but the west is also predicted to be the hot market for real estate because of soaring oil revenues. “Alberta’s oil sands will drive demand for all types of real estate in Edmonton and Calgary,” says LaSalle. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpposted/archive/2007/12/03/credit-crunch-won-t-affect-real-estate-lasalle-says.asp Read More...
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Edmonton companies say stacked shipping containers cut down on construction, land costs Two Edmonton companies are proposing to ease Alberta's affordable housing crisis with units made from cargo containers more commonly seen stacked on the back of Read More...
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Score one for Calgary. While Edmontonians could be clobbered with a 10.9% property tax hike in the new year, our Cowtown cousins are being asked to pony up less than half that – 4.5%. http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/12/03/4705376.htm Read More...
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