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Interesting Real Estate links throughout Canada

Stephen Winters — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:16:40 +0000

The First Quarter 2010 edition of CMHC’s Housing Now – Major Centres – St. John’s is now available and can be accessed by clicking here
Ottawa to make changes to mortgage rules that would require banks to consider whether a person who takes out a variable-rate mortgage on a home can continue to make the payments if were to go up significantly
The much heated topic of the week (from a REALTOR’s point of view) is the Competition Bureau’s attack on the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) and its Multiple Listing Service (MLS). Check out this Globe and Mail article by Stephen Ladurantaye – What’s a stake in Competition Bureau’s MLS fight.
TheScope.ca writes about the proposed new 15-storey Fortis building will look like in downtown St. John’s. Complete with actual photo’s of the building courtesy of Fortis.
How will the 2010 Winter Olympic’s effect the Vancouver Real Estate Market? A very interesting read.
Is a Real Estate Bubble forming in Canada? Check out BNN’s Squeezeplay as they interview Don Campbell and discuss.

Canada Real Estate News Roundup #2

Stephen Winters — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:43:33 +0000

Normally you’d expect to see a nice discount off prime rate on a new variable-rate mortgage. Read how Melanie & Robert McLister of Canadian Mortgage Trends explain why it will be a while before we see a variable-rate discount.

Halifax Real Estate Blog looks at the average price in the Halifax Real Estate Market for the last 8 years dating back to 2000.

Read how the Saskatoon housing market continued to soften slightly in the month of October. Remember, in a softing market, prices remain stable, property inventory levels increase providing buyers with excellent choices.

A report from CBCnews.ca warns how the Atlantic provinces economy is ‘slowing rapidly’

Canadian Real Estate News Roundup

Stephen Winters — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:28:22 +0000

It’s the middle of the week and after having brutal weather, very high winds and approximately 65mm of rain I had a little time to surf the web. Below are a couple of real estate related articles and news clips I stumbled upon. Enjoy!

Looking for a couple quick and simple kitchen reno ideas? Lazy Man and Money has a post on his blog on the topic of Easy and Cheap Home Remodels.

A proposed 85 lot Subdivision off St. Thomas Line in Paradise gets heated over the future of the town.

Toss the dice, spin the wheel….buy a raffle ticket to win your American dream home.

A condo can be extremely exciting & stressful to purchase. Become familiar with purchasing a condo in St. John’s with this complete buyer’s condo checklist.

Urban housing starts increased during September, according to preliminary data released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Read more on the article St. John’s Housing Starts Increase in September and see the break down for other cities in Newfoundland.