by Sara MacLennan
on 28. Feb, 2013
in Canadian Real Estate, Edmonton Real Estate Market, Investing in Alberta Real Estate
An interesting report came out this week from Royal Lepage about Baby Boomers. The headline reads “Most Baby Boomers have no intention of downsizing.
“The poll by Leger Marketing found that of the 40.6 per cent of Baby Boomers (born between 1947 and 1966), who do have plans to move to another primary residence, almost half (43.5 per cent) are looking [...]
by Sheldon Johnston
on 03. Oct, 2012
in Canadian Real Estate
This is a follow up to “A House Divided” ~ (Don’t Pin this one on the REALTORS®) that we posted a few weeks ago…
The issue: the board of Directors of The REALTORS® Association of Edmonton passed a new rule in February that will prevent REALTORS® and the public from accessing sales data on a property once conditions are removed until the [...]
by Sara MacLennan
on 18. Sep, 2012
in Canadian Real Estate, Edmonton Real Estate Market, Polls
Yesterday we polled our readers, asking two simple questions:
1. Has the market peaked?
2. Will we see price declines greater than 10% in the next two years.
Canadian business magazine asked Canadians the same questions a couple of weeks ago. It turns out our readers and Canadians as a whole are pretty much in agreement. I find that quite interesting knowing the [...]
by Sheldon Johnston
on 14. Sep, 2012
in Canadian Real Estate, Tips for Home Buyers, Tips for Home Owners
I’ll just comment quickly on today’s Edmonton Journal article: “Realtors Association of Edmonton a house divided over sales disclosure.” The article discusses a new rule from the board of directors to withhold sales information until the title transfers. This it the biggest change I’ve seen in the last 25 years when it comes to deciding how much to pay for [...]
by Sara MacLennan
on 11. Sep, 2012
in Canadian Real Estate
I don’t why I’m still surprised by the things people do, but I am. For example, it seems when some people see a for sale sign out front of a home, all normal rules of decorum go out the window.
People will knock on the front door at all hours of the day, without an appointment, asking to see the home. [...]