Archive | January, 2008
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Not long ago I was raving about someone who took a picture of one of their properties from their car.  How could I tell?  The car’s side door mirror was in the immediate foreground of the picture.  For a long time now Sara’s been taking pictures of our properties from elevated postions.  It’s a photography thing.  Well today [...]

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Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

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listings: 562 (324)# Sales: 170 (136)Ratio: 30% (42%)# Price changes: 235 (222)# Expired Listings: 136 (889)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 82 (88)Net loss/gain in listings this week: 174 (-789)Active listings for single family homes: 2584 (2491)Active [...]

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Realtor’s Association of Edmonton Economic Forecast 2008

Realtor’s Association of Edmonton Economic Forecast 2008

The newly name Realtors Association of Edmonton held its annual economic forecast seminar for the 20th year on Wednesday. I was delighted to get up at 5am after arriving the day before in Edmonton after 15 hours of travel, with only about 2 hours sleep in 48. Sara bailed on me…something to do with a cold. Anyway I met [...]

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Edmonton Real Estate Market Analysis

Edmonton Real Estate Market Analysis

The monthly stats are out and it’s a mixed bag. Those championing a market crash have to be bitterly disappointed by the results. The average price actually increased slightly: While the above graph doesn’t relay the full story it leans toward suggesting market stability as opposed to dire market circumstances. The increase in the average price comes with some [...]

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Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market

Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. We missed week last week due to the holidays but we’re back on schedule now.For the past 7 days:# New listings: 324# Sales: 136Ratio: 42%# Price changes: 222# Expired Listings: 889# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 88Net loss/gain in listings this week: -789Active listings for single family homes: 2491Active [...]

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A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Alberta, Part 3: Chattels

A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Alberta, Part 3: Chattels

This is the third article in a series we are publishing on buying and selling real estate in Alberta. Chattels are a fancy word for the things that aren’t part of the real property. In common law personal property is sometimes called a chattel. Common chattels included with the sale of a home are appliances, window coverings, and furnishings, [...]

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A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Alberta, Part 2: Pull The Title

This is the second article, in a series that we’re publishing over the next couple of weeks that will add up to a simple guide to buying and selling real estate in Alberta. If you missed part 1 you can read it here.The title can tell you a lot about a piece of property. Why would you want to review [...]

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