It's official, the Royal Couple William & Kate who were recently married, will be coming to the picturesque Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The official dates are July 3rd and July 4th, 2011. One of the reasons for the Royal visit to PEI is because of the love Kate has for the classic book  "Anne of Green Gables". It was a favourite book of Kate's and introduced her to the province of Prince Edward Island. William & Kate will visit the capital city of Charlottetown, and the other city of Summerside.

Prince Edward Islanders will give William & Kate a huge welcome. They appreciate very much being honoured with the Royal visitation. Residents of PEI have always had a great love of the British Royalty.

July 3rd & 4th will be busy days for the province of PEI. There will be a great influx of visitors to view the Royal couple. This will mean increased revenue for PEI businesses especially in the Charlottetown and Summeride areas. A lot of foreign media will also be covering the couple, and this will give more exposure of Prince Edward Island to the world.

The PEI Real Estate market can only be helped by this attention on PEI this summer.

George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., http://www.buysellpei.com

The historic lighthouse in Beach Point, Prince Edward Island, Canada that was displaced from its location by a storm/tidal surge took the first step in returning to its original location. Yesterday (May 30, 2011) the lighthouse was hauled from its position at the Beach Point parking yard to within a few hundred feet of where it will once again be at the entrance to the harbour. The Federal Department of Fisheries & Oceans will build a base for it very close to its original position. The lighhouse should be ready around the last of June, 2011.

This is great news for all of the admirers of the historic structure. A great many people signed petitions that were presented to the Federal Government of Canada, and because of this, action was taken to restore it. Local residents and admirers from away are all expressing extreme pleasure on facebook and other social media for the good news.

Structures like the Beach Point lighthouse certainly add to the PEI Tourist industry and this leads to good news for the PEI Real Estate market. Investors very much enjoy owning PEI properties that have scenic views of lighhouses, wharfs, etc.

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., http://www.buysellpei.com

Ducks Unlimited is a private organization dedicated to preserving the many wetlands in Atlantic Canada (Prince Edward Island...Nova Scotia...New Brunswick...Newfoundland) to give hundreds of species of waterfowl the natural habitat for them to have a happy existence in the ecosystem. There are approximately 120,000 acres of wetlands under the control of Ducks Unlimited in Atlantic Canada.

Recently the Lieutanant Governor of Prince Edward Island presented the Greenwing Conservation Award to Charles H. Perret & Gloria McKinnon Perret for their hard work in preserving the wetlands in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The Perret's donated 173 acres of wetlands to the Island Nature Trust in PEI. The Perret's requested that these acres be undeveloped and free of any form of pollution. The Perret's were very honoured to receive the very prestigeous award.

Prince Edward Island wetlands are not a normal listing property in Prince Edward Island, but they are very important to the PEI Real Estate Association for the obvious reasons.

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., http://www.buysellpei.com

A Prince Edward Island website that is packed with information on the scenic island province of Prince Edward Island is the PEI Government website. It contains all of the government of PEI departments with names, phone numbers & email addresses of the government officials from the Ministers of each department all the way down the department.

In the area of real estate, the website contains information on many aspects of PEI real estate properties such as all the rules about subdividing a property in PEI, or information about doing a Perk Test for the septic system approval on a PEI lot. Information is also provided on how the process of a water test  takes place. Environmental issues on PEI is talked about in detail on the site.

The PEI government website also has extensive aerial maps of many communities all across Prince Edward Island, as well as photos of regions of PEI that are taken at ground level. Also provided is a map of every property & PID number and its boundaries. This is of great value to PEI Real Estate agents for getting background information on a new listing. If a PEI Real Estate agent knows a Civic Number of a PEI property he or she can find the exact location of the lot  for later visitation.

The website of the Prince Edward Island Government's website is http://www.gov.pe.ca

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., http://www.buysellpei.com

Historic in every sense is the Cape Bear Lighthouse in scenic Cape Bear, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located on the Northumberland Strait in Southeastern Prince Edward Island. Presently it is open as a very busy tourist operation that brings many visitors to its doors.

The lighthouse was built by John  Whalen in 1880 on  land that was purchased from Thomas Munn who became the first Keeper of the lighhouse. William Harris & Martin Luther Jordan (my grandfather) succeeded Mr Munn as keepers. Hiram Hyde became the 4th keeper of the lighthouse, and Clarence White was the 5th being replaced by Ewart Keeping. In 1947 Wesley Coles, a house mover from Prince County PEI moved the stucture back from the eroding ocean bank to safer ground.

A Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station was erected next to the historic lighthouse in 1905. This was to communicate with ships and ice-breaking steamers. B.E. Hobbs  operated the Marconi Station from 1905 until 1912, then Thomas Bartlett was the operator until it moved to the capital city of Charlottetown in 1922.

April 14th, 1912 Thomas Bartlett received the first distress message in Canada from the sinking Titanic off the coast of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland.

The Marconi Station was sold to Robert Glover , a nearby resident in 1929. It now is part of a family home in Guernsey Cove, Prince Edward Island.

In 1998 the historic Cape Bear Lighthouse was leased to the Northumberland Community Development  Corporation. They restored the lighthouse added a Marconi Museum for its present summers use as a Kings County tourist attraction.

Resource: http://www.lighthousefriends.com

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com

The great country of Canada is presently in the start of a Federal Election because of a lack of confidence in the Progressive Conservative government headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada, for the last number of years, has been ruled by a minority government including the Liberals, New Democratic Party, and the separatist Bloc Party representing the province of Quebec. Prime Minister Harper is looking for a majority government so that he can bring Canada out of its deficit and give greater financial security to its citizens.

Prince Edward Island, the smallest of the 10 provinces of Canada, is represented by 4 Members of Parliament in the 308 seats in the House of Commons in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Recently all of the 4 ridings in PEI was held by the Liberal Government of Canada...today there are 3 Liberal MP's and 1 Progressive Conservative. The PC member is Gail Shea from the western end of Prince Edward Island. Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Shea as the Canadian Minister of Fisheries & Oceans. Prince Edward Island gives a lot of tax money to the Federal Government in Ottawa, but also receives a lot of Federal money back as well for healthcare, education, infastructure, etc. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expecte to be in Prince Edward Island this Friday April 1, 2011. He will be meeting with the new Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Currie who will try to oust the incumbent Liberal Party candidate in the riding of Cardigan.

The Canadian election will probably not have much to do with the PEI Real Estate Market in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Real Estate market is very stable mainly because Prince Edward Island with its beautiful scenery and "a sense of family" culture is very liked by the global investor. So all the best to the leaders of the various parties in this election, and hopefully the winner will give good leadership to the citizens of this great Country.

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com

The Real Estate industry is the same as any other service business...there are some who sell the most properties, and are therefore, considered the best choice by perspectives buyers and sellers to work for them. Top selling Realtors however, may not be the ones giving the best service to their clients. Some top Realtors sell the same properties over and over...why?...seems like the purchasers were talked into the properites and then, within a short while, woke up to the realization that the property wasn't a good choice for them...a form of hypnotism?...well maybe not to that extent, but close.

It is very possible in the Real Estate industry that the lesser-selling Realtors are giving their clients the best service. They provide the most information to their clients and work in the best interests of their clients, yet they don't get the credit in their Real Estate profession. It seems that the only thing that makes headlines in real estate publications is a "big seller"...that's too bad...

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com

New Convention Centre to be build on the Charlottetown waterfront next to the Delta Prince Edward hotel in beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada. Presently the site is the home of the Canadian Coast Guard which will move to another location in the capital city. This new Convention Centre will be a partnership between the Prince Edward Island Provincial Government, and the Federal Government of Canada. It will be connected (physically) to the Delta Prince Edward hotel and managed by it.

This new Convention Centre will add much money to the PEI Tourist industry in the capital city and surrounding areas. It will also have many postive spin offs for the PEI Real Estate market.

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George W. Jordan, Owner//Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com

Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada is a very special place with its world famous tourist accomodations, super white sand ocean beaches/sand dunes, excellent Golf Courses, Anne of Green Gables home, and much more. Recently, another attraction feature in Cavendish is the acclaimed Cavendish Beach Music Festival now held yearly to showcase international singing stars. This year July 7-10th, the featured performer will be Brad Paisley, Country Music Entertainer of the year along with a well-known supporting cast. People from all parts of the world come to this exciting Cavendish festival. The spin-offs are great for the local PEI tourist operators, and Prince Edward Island busineses in general.

The PEI Real Estate Association is very happy with the Cavendish event, it brings thousands of people to PEI, many for the first time. This will be a potential for new buyers for the many great Prince Edward Island real estate properties.

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com

We get a call as Realtors from a potential buyer about a house, let's say a fixer upper, and the client asks "What is the house like?"...What are we as Realtors supposed to say in response?...We could say that we are not inspectors, we are sales people, and refer them to a bonifide house inspector...or we could give the client our assessment of the condition of the house...but there's a "fine line" here...we can't speak as having the expertise to assess a structure as a home inspector could...the safe response may be to generally give the client a description of the house on the premise that we are not experts to do so...if we don't answer the client, the client will think we are not very capable as Realtors...nothing is "cut and dry" in the Real Estate business, we always straddle a fine line with clients...we have to look after vendors and purchasers for sure, but we must also look after ourselves..if we are put ourselves out of the business, we are no good to anyone...

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George W. Jordan, Owner/Broker, Red Soil Real Estate Inc., www.buysellpei.com