PAUL JAMIESON
Realty Executives Challenge
201-6650 177 Street NW, Edmonton, AB
P: 780-919-5442 F: 780-669-7933
Email

Edmonton Real Estate News Blog !

Edmonton News & Events, Road Reports, Real Estate Market Updates, Recalls, Technology & More!

*************************************************************************************************************************************

Thursday, October 15, 2009 - Canada Home Prices up Less than expected

News from Reuters Canada Home prices up less than expected 13/10/09 OTTAWA (Reuters) - New house prices in Canada were higher for a second straight month in August, though not by as much as expected, showing a small sign of fragility among recently robust housing market indicators. Statistics Canada said on Tuesday that prices for new homes rose 0.1 percent from July, just shy of the 0.2 percent climb expected by analysts surveyed by Reuters. The report on new home pricing is a small ... Full Article...

posted in News at Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:48:50 -0600

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - Have Canadian and U. S. markets stabilized?

Have Canadian and U. S. markets stabilized? Helen Morris, National Post North and south of the border this week, analysts engaged in guarded talk of housing markets possibly, just maybe, turning a corner. Following eight straight monthly declines, home prices in Toronto finally rose 2% in May from a month earlier, according to the Teranet-National Bank House Price Index. While comparing May’s index with the same month last year shows Toronto house prices were down 6.5%, it is a sh ... Full Article...

posted in News at Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:38:45 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Consumer Product Recalls

Household Consumer Product Recalls 2009 Thermostat with Built-in GFCI Frigidaire® and Kenmore Elite® Freestanding Electric Ranges with Smoothtop Cooking Surface with Rotary Knobs and Digital Readouts Maytag®, Magic Chef®, Performa by Maytag® and Crosley® brand refrigerators Clothes Washing Machines Viking Built-In Side-by-Side Refrigerator/Freezer Units and Refrigerators with Bottom Freezers Blue Ember Gas Grills by Fiesta Barbeques Maytag®, Jenn-Air®, Amana®, Admiral®, Magic ... Full Article...

posted in News at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:33:48 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Canadian Credit - Fives C's

Canadian Credit - Fives C’s When you are looking to borrow you need to consider that the economic climate will dictate how a lender will look at a deal. How the lender will come to the decision to approve a deal is different in 2007 as to what it is in 2009. Here are some basics if you are going to apply for credit and what you should consider. Lenders are in business to make (not lose) money. Consequently when a bank lends money it wants to ensure that it ... Full Article...

posted in News at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:12:35 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - MyStops - ETS Transit Schedules

MyStops ETS Transit Schedules MyStops is the quickest and easiest way to check your most frequently-used bus and transit schedules on iPhone and iPod Touch. http://mystopsapp.com/

posted in Technology at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:24:31 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Home Staging Vs Home Repair.

Interesting Study on Home Staging Vs Home Repair.....

posted in News at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:57:19 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - Real Estate Upswing

Home sales forecast points to rebound! Real Estate Upswing; Alberta 'most dramatic revisions' Calgary Herald – Friday, August, 28 2009 There has been some strengthening in Alberta's resale market, said Lai Sing Louie, regional economist for CMHC in Calgary. "We're expecting that the second half (of the year) will be much stronger than the first half," he said. Most markets in Alberta have turned into balanced ones, added Louie. In the first quarter, they were ge ... Full Article...

posted in News at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:52:34 -0600

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 - EREB September News Release

EREB News Release Resale housing prices bounce back up with strong September sales Although sales were not at record levels in September, they compared favourably with sales levels last year and settled in for the third best September ever. Only sales in September 2006 of 1,844 residential units and last September (1,729) were better than the 1,704 sales pegged last month. “We have experienced strong sales through the third quarter,” said Charlie Ponde, presid ... Full Article...

posted in News at Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:45:41 -0600

Blog Home