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Alberta advantages 2007-05-05 01:02:00 Edmonton Real Estate Board president Carolyn Pratt is hoping for a happy selling season, as 30% of the total real estate deals for the year are expected to happen in the second quarter. Read More..
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Rising real estate 2007-05-05 00:55:00 The impending decline and fall of the Canadian residential real estate market -- as fearlessly forecast by the Baby Boom watchers -- can be summed up in four simple words: "Much ado about nothing." Full Story..
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Life on the waterfront 2007-05-06 23:25:00 How many times have we heard this? You better buy that cottage now. God isn't making any more waterfront. True: But don't forget, just like our residential real estate market, cottage country can swing in cycles. More..
Ontario property price growth lags West 2007-05-05 23:54:00 "We're going to see more pools of capital ... heading to the West, depending on the requirements or the nature of the investor," said Avtar Bains, senior vice-president with Colliers International in Vancouver, at a recent real estate forum in that city.More..
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Baby boomers to push upper-end real estate in 2007 2007-05-05 02:00:00 Luxury recreational property sales are set to soar in coming months as affluent baby boomers drive demand for upscale product from coast-to-coast, according to a report released Tuesday by RE/MAX. Read More..
Choice inks deals in Canada for Cambria Suites 2007-05-09 00:08:00 The first property will be a 134-room hotel in Vaughan, Ontario, and the second hotel will be in Waterloo, Ontario. The number of guest rooms in the second hotel was not disclosed. More..
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Forestry company names real estate VP 2007-05-07 23:27:00 John Hendry is joining TimberWest Forest Corp. (TSX:TWF.UN) May 14 in the new position of vice-president of real estate. Most recently, he was VP and general manager of the Gulf County region for the St. Joe Co.TimberWest is one of the largest owners of private forest lands in Western Canada, on Vancouver Island. Its head office is in Vancouver.more..
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Ottawa's commercial real estate industry stars honoured 2007-05-12 06:10:00 The local commercial real estate industry
honoured prime properties across Ottawa
in the Building Owners and Managers Association of Ottawa's (BOMA) annual awards ceremony, with winner in most geographic areas in the city. More...
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Billion-dollar building expected to tower over Toronto landmark 2007-05-10 23:58:00 Canada's signature architectural creation has, at most, 100 days to go before a cloud-piercing skyscraper in the Middle East emirate of Dubai tops Toronto
's 553-metre landmark en route to an eventual height somewhere on the stratospheric side of 700 metres.More...
It's boon time for real estate 2007-05-13 23:44:00 Look at Alberta, where housing prices are among the highest in Canada. All of us can find anecdotal information about people who have moved there, found the cost of living to be exorbitant and as a result, moved back. But the numbers tell a different storyMore...
April the Best Month Ever: Toronto Real Estate Board 2007-05-12 23:58:00 The Toronto
Real EstateBoard
just announced that April
was the best month ever recorded for sales with 9542 sales. April 30th was said to be the best single day ever with 581 reported sales. With four months gone by so far, 2007 is 5% ahead of last year's pace for sales. Wow.More...
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April the Best Month Ever: Toronto Real Estate Board 2007-05-12 23:58:00 The Toronto
Real EstateBoard
just announced that April
was the best month ever recorded for sales with 9542 sales. April 30th was said to be the best single day ever with 581 reported sales. With four months gone by so far, 2007 is 5% ahead of last year's pace for sales.More...
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Vancouver housing market still strong 2007-05-20 03:38:00 The real estate market in Greater Vancouver
is expected to remain strong over the next couple of years, says the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation More...
Real estate prices continue to sizzle 2007-05-18 02:03:00 The average price of a resale home in Canada's major markets hit another record high in April, industry figures show. New monthly price records were set in at least 12 markets across the country, according to MLS data from the Canadian Real Estate Association. More...
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10 local apartment buildings change hands 2007-05-23 19:46:00 Toronto-based InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust announced today that it's acquiring 223 apartment
s in Sault Ste. Marie in a $9.5 million deal that's its first acquisition in Northern Ontario.
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust declares May 2007 distribution 2007-05-21 17:44:00 Calloway REIT today announced that the trustees of the REIT have declared a distribution
for the month of May 2007 of $0.12500 per trust unit, representing $1.50 per unit onan annualized basis. Payment will be made on June 15, 2007 to unitholders ofrecord on May 31.
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Location, location, St. Joseph 2007-05-29 16:27:00 Real estate agent Ferne Sherkin-Langer doesn't know from St. Joseph
but she knows what sells.And she's one of thousands who've learned by experience that even a little bit of St. Joseph can move unmoveable houses.
real estate veteran receives second coveted award 2007-05-27 16:49:00 The real estate veteran, with close to 40 years of experience, has grown his business from 38 sales associates operating out of one office in 1991 to a team of over 300 representatives in five offices located in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Brantford, and New Hamburg.
Local real estate market stays hot 2007-06-02 18:32:00 The May real estate market was hot - maybe even hotter than the weather during the past couple of days - as sales topped the $59 million-mark.
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The Bank of Canada may raise interest rates 2007-06-08 18:35:00 The growth in new-home construction comes at a time when housing prices are at record highs. Prices of homes listed on the Canadian Real Estate Association's Multiple Listing Service rose to a record C$323,936 in April, the realtor group said last month. Statistics Canada
reports April new-home prices on June 11.
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Montreal Real Estate Board Statistics: The Resale Market Beats All Records 2007-06-14 16:37:00 The resale market has broken all records since the start of 2007, with a 12% increase of transactions, including an 18% increase of sales in May. According to data from the Greater Montreal
Real EstateBoard
's (GMREB) MLS(®) system, 28,157 transactions were recorded between January 1 and May 30, 2007, compared to 25,126 transactions for the same period last year.
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