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2008 

You wouldn't think so with all the negative news and complaining that goes on but compared to other major Canadian centers Edmonton is a bargain for housing and cost of living."With health-care premiums being eliminated next year in the latest Alberta budget, Albertans, new and established, have ...
04/28/2008
04/28/2008
Is the only answer. I saw that oil could go as high as $200 per barrel not just a bubble but the growing demand and tightening supplies might make that scary number a reality. Along with carpooling, using the transit system and well walking we could all try "hypermile - ing":"Fuel economy-maximiz...
04/25/2008
Last year when prices in Edmonton rose close to 50% first time buyers were afraid they would never be homeowners. The frenzy that resulted in "conditionless" contracts, bidding wars and listings on the market for mere days left a lot of people feeling out of control in their buying. The attitude ...
04/23/2008
I found a link on Web Worker Daily that offers 12 ways to use Facebook professionally. It is over a year old but I think that it is still quite relevant and useful if  you haven't explored that social network as a web tool. Here is the first tip:  "Think of it like personalizing your desk. You ca...
04/23/2008
This great nugget is from www.marketwatch.com:"A boom of unprecedented dimensions is sweeping Canada's spectacularly scenic western province of Alberta, the Texas-sized territory with a population of 3 million that is home to a pair of world-class cities -- Calgary (population 1.2 million) and Ed...
04/22/2008
The SEO Rapper great advice and cool presentation! I like when he throws in the Snickers Bar.
04/20/2008
This article is geared to stocks and day trading but I think it applies to real estate as well. "The pros talk about nervous, quick-on-the-trigger traders as the "weak hands" in the market. But the nervousness is really just human nature. It isn't easy to hold on to an investment that's down, eve...
04/20/2008
Don R. Campbell bestselling author and president of the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) released their top 10 tens to invest in in Ontario. They are as follows: 1. Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge - Comprising Canada's Technology Triangle, the region is quickly becoming known worldwide as ...
04/20/2008
DIY Disasters are funny in the I'm glad that is not me way. This BBC comedy The Armando Iannucci show has one of the funniest DIY disasters I have ever seen.
04/17/2008