Edmonton
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Edmonton
Real Estate News and Questions
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Edmonton, October 5, 2009: 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
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I went to the EEDC website to get updated on statistics and the city's economic outlook (sadly not updated since May) but ended up getting sidetracked by events.There is seriously a lot going on in Edmonton. Festivals, groups, fashion shows, city wide events there really is no need to stay
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I went to my local book exchange library today. After living in Japan for 10 years I've pretty much read all the English books at all three of my city's libraries.The book exchange often has some reading gold that you can borrow and keep for free. I've gotten tons of business
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Is not what people are going to be saying when they go by our property that just had sod laid. A local Edmonton landscaping company came laid some dead sod, left sod pallets blocking the access to the garage and a pile of junk on the property.Yes, we paid them for
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I own several properties and currently provide some affordable housing. I'd like the opportunity to provide more affordable housing by suiting some of my properties.I tried to apply for a grant to put a suite into a property of mine but was summarily rejected because I am not an owner-occupant.Why? Why?
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Every field has it's star professionals, those who play in the top 1 or 2% and really make the money.Panhandling apparently is no exception. Edmonton police claim that some panhandlers make up to $400 a day and that one even lives in a high-rise condo in the downtown area.At first I
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There has been a lot of money changing hands this month in Edmonton. It is all good stuff too, which you can read about in the links below. A new conference and exposition center, community health facility (a really BIG one) and a ramp up in infrastructure to name a few.
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Here are those charts. As you can see the price ranges that are expanding are under $300,000 and over $400,000. I would attribute this expansion under $300,000to the continued influx of first time buyers into the market. The over $400,000 range is probably attributed to better feelingsabout the economy and moremove
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Well it looks like we are back to a balanced market. No record breaking sales this month. The number of sales for August are back to a more normal range (1673). Prices actually have flattened and dipped a little. The inventory is continuing to fall which is good news. We are
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Over my summer holiday I once again came to the realization that constant management, improvement and measurement are critical to ongoing success. Even when we reach a point in our lives and businesses that allows us to delegate certain jobs we must continue to look for ways to improve upon them.
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A snapshot look at Canada's economy major economists taken from The London Free Press
"The downward trend among private sector employees persisted in July, with large losses for this group partially offset by continued gains in self-employment."
Statistics Canada July employment report.
"These are difficult times. It's going to be
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I've put together a graph showing the average price for Single Family Detached homes. Our prices have moved back up to mid 2008 numbers. Way off from the 2007 peak, but we are moving in the right direction.
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July has been similar to June, very strong and recordbreaking. 2277 sales in the month of July, beating July of 2006 (1953 solds) by a wide margin. On the listing supply side we are now sitting at 6592 properties for sale which is down from June's 6785. What have prices done
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This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting with a lady who wants to sell her house in Edmonton. It’s a fairly average home for the area, in good condition and clean. It will be a good listing, a real feather in my hat. It should sell quickly and for
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Edmonton, July 3, 2009:At the mid-point of the year, the REALTORS® Association of Edmonton is confident that the local real estate market has regained stability. The 9,741 sales of residential properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service® in the first six months surpassed the six month year-to-date figure for
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Below are the statistics for the Edmonton Real Estate Market for the past week. If you have any comments about the information or Edmonton real estate, I’d love to hear from you.
- John Carle, Realtor
Re/Max Real Estate Edmonton
www.knock-knock.ca
*Average list price is based on approx. 1500
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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)
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I've included some more question and answers relocation related.
Question: What if my employer doesn't pay for the move, are their any savings I can receive?
Answer: This is a question you should ask your accountant. If you are relocating a certain distance for work reasons Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
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Each year I work with 10 or more families relocating from other cities and regions of Canada into the Metro Edmonton area. I've put together a few questions and answers that might be of help should you be relocating.
Question: Should I have my home sold first?
Answer: This is a
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If you really want to know what's going on with the economy in Canada and aren't afraid of knowing the REAL facts not the hype then you must go to this event:Real Estate Investment Network(TM) (REIN(TM)) will host the Canadian Economic Summit on June 26th in Edmonton. Some of Canada's top
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I just came across a "news" article in the Edmonton Journal today. The title is Mortgage Defaults Soar!!!! http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Business/Mortgage+defaults+soar/1723557/story.html I like to present facts and stats, but thisstat can be very misleading. I really had to laugh at some of the "stats"the article brought up. One that really stood out was,
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I was mentioning in a previous post the price ranges that are the most active. I've put together another graph that shows where the market is the most active. Currently close to 50% of the market is under $300,000, 85% of the market is under $400,000. The biggest segment of buyers
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The condo market has strengthened as well. I've put togetheranothergraph showing the condo price increasein theEdmonton real estate market. (Note: the June stats are all based on data up to Jun 15, 2009) Again this clearly shows the impact the upswing in sales and constant listing inventory has had on the
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Hi again! I've put togethera graph to show the rapid price increases we have seen in the last 60 days in the Edmonton real estate market. (Note: the Junestatsare all based on data up to Jun 15, 2009) From the SFD graph it appears as if we hit the lowest price
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Sales continue to be strong. Currently we are on pace to sell over 2300 homes this month. That is even stronger than May (2161). So, unless things tailoff, we may beat May's numbers. As for listing inventory, we are currently sitting at 7562 properties for sale. The number of new listings
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Question: Hi, I am investigating using a Property Management Company for two Condos that I own in NE Edmonton, AB Canada and would appreciate others experiences and suggestions. Thanks, Christopher
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