Whatever you believe or however you celebrate the New Year we hope you have a memorable and safe one.
A couple of side notes. There was no weekly update because we are on vacation, and we figured with Christmas and Boxing Day last week the activity would be minimal. Incredibly the market has not slowed [...]
Happy New Year!
by Sheldon on 31. Dec, 2007 in Uncategorized
A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Alberta, Part 1: Put it in Writing
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 27. Dec, 2007 in Tips for Home Buyers, Tips for Home Owners
Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to publish a series of articles that will add up to a simple guide to buying and selling real estate in Alberta. This is not an exhaustive guide, or even a detailed guide, but it does cover some of the basics that home owners and potential home [...]
Merry Christmas
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 24. Dec, 2007 in Uncategorized
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas from our family and everyone at Coldwell Banker Johnston real estate.
Economic Powerhouse. Edmonton?
by Sheldon on 22. Dec, 2007 in Alberta's Economy
Lots of discussion on the economy these days. Where is it at and where is it going? Plenty of uncertainty for the States and more discussion continues on the potential ramifications for Canada. For what it’s worth there are a number solid fundamentals in Alberta that haven’t changed over the last 6 months and several [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market: Dec 15-21
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 21. Dec, 2007 in Weekly Update
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets.)
For the past 7 days:
# New listings: 233 (319)# Sales: 198 (207)Ratio: 85 (65)# Price changes: 148 (214)# Expired Listings: 285 (157)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 138 (158)Net loss/gain in listings this week: -388 (-203)Active listings for [...]
Market Value – Just How Much is That Home Worth?
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 18. Dec, 2007 in Canadian Real Estate
As real estate associates we are asked to evaluate properties on a regular basis. We look at recent comparable listings and sales and deduce an approximate value. The problem with value is that it is a very personal quantity – I may see the value in having a pool in an Edmonton backyard as [...]
Anthony Henday Route
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 17. Dec, 2007 in Around Edmonton
Ok, this isn’t exactly news, but I wasn’t aware of exactly where the northern half of the Anthony Henday was going to go. It looks as though the highway has been moved slightly south, apparently by about 100m.
The north leg will have 8 interchanges, 5 flyovers and 27 bridge structures, including another over the North [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 14. Dec, 2007 in Weekly Update
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets.)
For the past 7 days:
# New listings: 319 (378)# Sales: 207 (206)Ratio: 65 (55)# Price changes: 214 (325)# Expired Listings: 157 (558)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 158 (117)Net loss/gain in listings this week: -203 (-503)Active listings for [...]
Edmonton 4th Best Place to Live in Canada… Not bad!
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 13. Dec, 2007 in Around Edmonton
The Conference Board of Canada ranked 27 Canadian cities on their attractiveness.
"Attracting highly skilled workers – and the business investment they encourage – is crucial to Canada’s economic competitiveness in the decades ahead. Cities without the ability to act as magnets and attract new people will struggle to stay prosperous."
Edmonton received an "A" grade [...]
New Construction in Edmonton: Housing Starts Down, New High-rise on the Way
by Sheldon Johnston and Sara MacLennan on 11. Dec, 2007 in Edmonton Real Estate Market
Edmonton’s skyline will see its first new high-rise in two decades. Epcor has announced a new 28-story head office will be built in "Station Lands." The EPCOR Tower, to be completed by 2012, will be located on 101st Street, between 104th and105th Avenue, Northwest of the CN Tower and North of the surfaceparking lot at [...]
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