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2009 

Last weekend I was reminded about the quantitative reality of thought. Danielle, Ronan and I visited our friends George and Harue at their newly completed home. When George first shared his dream to build this fabulous business office-cum-home it was a few years back when we were on holiday at a ...
09/30/2009
Cashflow. Cashflow. Cashflow. What happens when it stops? As Rich Dad Kiyosaki says the minute an asset starts taking money out of your pockets it's no longer an asset. It's an alligator that will eat you.Not literally. But cash draining out of your pockets, bank accounts and piggy banks every mo...
09/25/2009
The market in Edmonton is finally balanced again. Although prices are a little lower, less than 1%, than what we saw in August last year."Although sales numbers cooled a bit after record sales in June and July, we are still experiencing the strength of the market in Edmonton," said Charlie Ponde,...
09/23/2009
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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 felt slightly...
09/22/2009
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. All of that creates stron...
09/16/2009
"The difference in the resale housing market now, compared to the beginning of the year, is night and day and nowhere is this more evident than in the West," said Dale Ripplinger, association president. "Homebuyers recognize that interest rates and prices have bottomed out, and are taking advanta...
09/14/2009
After an intensive 17 week course, 15 women are ready to go out there and move some heavy equipment around."Wanda Wetterberg, operations manager for Women Building Futures anticipates that the exodus of baby boomers from the workplace, combined with the student’s hands-on experience with loaders...
09/11/2009
Until this recession housing prices where slowly and steadily creeping out of the territory of affordable for many first time buyers.The truest example of this was a "starter home" in Vancouver for $700,000. Of course location and other market comparables would set aside this property from the re...
09/09/2009
"Jeff Rubin predicts that oil prices may rise to $200 a barrel" was going to be the subject of this blog till I got this unbelievable video in the mail from my husband. Yes, we mail each other although we sit about 3 feet away from each other. Everyone does it. I'm guessing these Welsh sheepherde...
09/07/2009
"Jeff Rubin predicts that oil prices may rise to $200 a barrel" was going to be the subject of this blog till I got this unbelievable video in the mail from my husband. Yes, we mail each other although we sit about 3 feet away from each other. Everyone does it.I'm guessing these Welsh sheepherder...
09/07/2009