canada: Canada's World Economic Forum Rankings - 10/10/08 10:35 AM
The World Economic Forum ranks Canada as #10 overall in their 2008-2009 Global Competitiveness Report.
Inside the report Canada achieves number one rank in three specific areas with two of these from hard data results. Canada is #1 in soundness of banks, personal computers per 100 of population and the lowest number of procedures required to start a … (0 comments)
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canada: Canadian Home Buyers' Plan - 11/20/07 03:47 PM
The Home Buyers' Plan (HBC) is a uniquely Canadian support program for home buyers. The plan encourages savings and maximizes down payments.Although some claim that low interest rates and increasingly flexible mortgage insurance options provide all the support necessary for home ownership, easy borrowing facilitates larger levels of indebtedness.But by emphasizing the down payment, the Home Buyers' Plan helps … (0 comments)
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canada: Tormentine Peninsula Real Estate - 10/09/07 03:01 PM
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canada: New Brunswick - Canada Immigration Program - 08/25/07 03:31 PM
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canada: Agency-Brokerage Responsible for Subordinates - 07/16/07 08:49 AM
In the vast majority of licensing jurisdictions, the Agency/Brokerage is responsible for supervising all subordinates, including salespersons licensed to them. It's the duty and responsibility of each Agency/Brokerage to provide any and all apprenticing, mentoring and supervision of all subordinates, as written in their office policies and procedures manuals. If a … (0 comments)
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canada: Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza in Moncton - 07/15/07 09:32 PM
An extended streak of unsettled weather ended just in time for the 2007 version of what has become an annual "happening" in downtown Moncton . A portion of Main street is closed off Friday morning for an all day (and evening) cruise in of all the vehicles registered in the annual Atlantic Nationals Car Show event. The … (0 comments)
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canada: New Brunswick Business Tax Competitiveness - 07/12/07 07:10 PM
According to a July 2007 report from the C.D. Howe Institute, in the area of effective tax rates on the cost of doing business,New Brunswick is the least taxed jurisdiction in Canada.The C.D. Howe Institute Backgrounder report also forecasts that New Brunswick will remain the lowest through 2011.In the area of … (0 comments)
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canada: Property Disclosure Statement Purpose in New Brunswick, Canada - 06/07/07 07:01 PM
The Purpose of a Property
Disclosure Statement
Mr/Mrs/Ms Seller, as your agent
I ask that you complete a Property Disclosure Statement. The PDS
helps us identify relevant information and conditions regarding your property
and also prepares us for the typical questions asked by buyers.
You are not legally obligated
to complete … (0 comments)
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canada: Moncton Home Sales Increase in 2007 - 06/03/07 07:37 AM
This is a single family residential report.City of Moncton home sales up 7.4 % year to end of May.Year to date unit sales are up in all areas of the city.The increased # of new listings YTD equal the increased # of sales.
The sales to listings ratio climbs slightly.The twelve month … (0 comments)
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canada: New Brunswick Real Estate Market Report - May 2007 - 06/01/07 12:00 PM
Year to end of May 2007 residential MLS®
sales are up in New Brunswick's three largest real estate boards.
The Moncton area continues to hold the distinction
of the largest market.
The Moncton area average sale price is currently
lower than Fredericton or Saint John.
The Fredericton area continues to … (1 comments)
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canada: Fredericton Real Estate Market Report - 06/01/07 11:38 AM
2007 to end of May residential MLS®
sales in the Fredericton area.
Residential unit sales are up 18.6% over the same
period last year.
The average sale price of the 1,100 properties sold
is up a mere 1.8% over the same period last year.
New listings are slightly behind last
year. … (0 comments)
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canada: Saint John Area Market Report - 06/01/07 07:20 AM
Year to end of May residential MLS®
sales are significantly higher in the Saint John area.
Residential unit sales are up 23% over the same
period last year.
The average sale price of the 861 properties is up 12.4%.
New listings processed are slightly ahead of last
year.
The sales to … (0 comments)
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canada: Saint John Area Market Still Strong - 05/05/07 07:39 PM
Year to end of April residential MLS® sales are significantly higher in the Saint John area. Residential unit sales are up 25% over the same period last year.Worth noting is that the average sale price of the 613 properties is also up over 15%.New listings processed are slightly ahead of last … (0 comments)
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canada: Moncton Flight College Deal For Fredericton Campus - 05/03/07 09:35 PM
Moncton Flight College, currently based at the Greater Moncton International Airport, will open a new second campus in Fredericton.
An arrangement with CanLink Global will provide for a new campus in Fredericton and expand Canada's largest private flying school. There is a current arrangement with the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics to train Chinese students as … (0 comments)
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canada: Robust New Brunswick Real Estate Market - 04/26/07 08:47 AM
First quarter 2007 residential MLS® sales are up in New Brunswick's three largest real estate boards, Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John.
The residential real estate market is certainly robust.Moncton continues to be the largest market.Saint John is the new leader in YTD average sale price.Fredericton slips to third in average sale … (1 comments)
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canada: Conventional mortgage limit raised from 75 to 80% in Canada:: - 04/24/07 10:20 AM
An amendment to the Bank Act by the Government of Canada means lower mortgage financing costs for some owners of residential property in Canada.Owners and purchasers of Canadian residential property will not be required to purchase high ratio mortgage insurance if their mortgage does not exceed 80% of the value of their property.(Bank Act definitions: "residential … (0 comments)
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canada: First Quarter 2007 Market Report - 04/17/07 05:50 PM
MLS ® Statistical Report Residential (single family) for the Town of Riverview, Year to March 31st.Overall in Riverview, new listings are down 25% from last year while sales are up 10%.Buyers have less choice in West Riverview and the twelve month average sale price is down slightly.East Riverview's climbing average sale … (0 comments)
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canada: REALTORS® disappointed in the Federal Budget - 03/20/07 02:08 PM
This is a news item from http://www.realtorlink.ca/.
I post the item here because not all of our group are REALTORS®. If you want to know how important this ability to defer tax is to our REALTOR® cousins south of the border, read some of their blogs on "1031 exchanges".
Federal Budget misses investment opportunity
The federal government has failed to … (0 comments)
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canada: How REALTORS® Help web page - 02/16/07 09:17 AM
Yesterday in Moncton, New Brunswick I attended a brief presentation by Gary Morse, Atlantic Region Director of the Canadian Real Estate Association. CREA has created a new web page to go with a new national advertising campaign to promote the REALTOR® brand. I briefly checked it out and it seems very … (2 comments)
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canada: About New Brunswick - 02/05/07 09:37 AM
New Brunswick, the largest of Canada's three Maritime provinces, is nestled under Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula and beside the State of Maine. Its northern border also includes the Restigouche River and the Baie des Chaleurs.The eastern boundary is entirely coastal - the Gulf of St Lawrence and Northumberland Strait - and delightfully … (0 comments)
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canada: Someone had to do it - 02/02/07 03:49 PM
Friends, Canadians, countrymen, lend me your posts.(with apologies to Shakespeare)It's nothing new that Canadians are outnumbered on these World Wide Websites. So we should have our own little corner where we can be proud (and maybe even a little smug) about advantages Canadian REALTORS® enjoy over our fellow REALTORS® south of the border … (0 comments)
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