Alberta

Calgary Stampede! (Its that time of year again!)

07-03-09

Rob Johnstone: Real Estate Agent in Calgary, AB

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Its that time of year again - when you walk through Calgary, you see cartoon cowboys, cowgirls, and horses painted on storefront windows, with captions like "yahoo" and "yeehaw"! This year, Re/Max is sponsoring Chuckwagon driver Logan Gorst.

RE/MAX is hoping to raise $10,000 for the Children's Miracle Network over the 10 days of Stampede! Come out to support our Chuckwagon and better yet this great cause!

RE/MAX has also donated 4 infield Chuckwagon tickets per night for families who are staying at the Alberta Children's Hospital.

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Real estate investing video and news updates

07-02-09

Todd & Danielle Millar

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There is now one convenient location to get news and videos from Don R. Campbell, REIN and other real estate experts. We've updated our Alberta News section and posted crucial videos to help you get all the facts you need to invest with confidence. It's all laid out in an easy to use format.

Click here to get informed.

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Edmonton Real Estate Market Stats June 2009

07-02-09

Jason Thomas

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Office: (780) 431-1900

Listing inventory versus solds June 2009 Edmonton Well as we expected, June was a record breaking month for sales. Over 2400 sales this month, more sales than May (2161 sales). The other big story is how many listings are out there. Our inventory has dropped down to the 6500 range. That is much lower than last June (2008) when we had 10,817 homes for sale. Prices for both condos and single family both went up just under 1% for the month. Not as high of an increase as May (4% increase). This could be something to watch. The high sales volume units wise is not translating into a manic price increase (like 2006). In fact the percentage of the total sales are very similar to January 2009 numbers. We have been hovering around 50% of the market in that $300,000 or less price point. So the market has been very strong, but the prices have not gone crazy. A 5% increase in two months is still very substantial. I've attached some graphs that might be of interest. Happy Canada Day everyone! Price Range Edmonton Market

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Happy Canada Day!

07-02-09

Todd & Danielle Millar

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* Canada is the second largest country in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometres of land.
* The baseball glove was invented in Canada in 1883.
* With only three people per square kilometer, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world.

* Vancouver Canada is tied with Zurich Switzerland for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
* The world's smallest jail is believed to be in Rodney, Ontario, Canada. It is only 24.3 square meters (about 270 square feet).
* Canada has the ninth biggest economy of the world
* According to the United Nations Human Development Index, Canada has the highest quality of life in the world.
* Contrary to popular opinion, Canada does not own the North Pole. In fact, the North Pole is not owned by any country. It is believed, however, that Santa Claus is from Canada.
* Canada is the world's eighth biggest trader.
* Of all of the world's producers of natural gas, copper, zinc, nickel, aluminum, and gold, Canada is in the top five.
* Canada is the home of many great inventions, including: basketball, the electric light bulb, the electric range, the electron microscope, standard time, the television, the telephone, and the zipper.
* Canada is the fifth largest energy producer.
* Canada has the world's highest tertiary education enrollment.

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A simple way to increase your real estate returns.

06-30-09

Todd & Danielle Millar

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Don R. Campbell did an interview with CHED news recently on the long-term effect of transportation on real estate values. Properties near hubs of transportation i.e. sky train stations, LRT stations or subway stations see a larger increase in values (10-20% more) to other comparable properties. Seems like clear directions on where to invest for the best R.O.I. There is a lot of other good information why real estate is the best long-term investment for wealth building.

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