1/27/2010 8:18:00 PM
iPad: Can it live up to the hype?
The Apple 'iPad,' a new tablet computing device, sits on display after its launch event in San Francisco on Wednesday.Photograph by: Kimberly White, ReutersAfter weeks of speculation, Apple unveiled its iPad tablet computer Wednesday, marking the company's ...
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1/21/2010 6:54:00 PM
Real Estate Investment Courses
Unlock the Vault ... 7 Secrets to RSP Investing Every Investor Must Know ... Plus, An Exclusive Interview, Very Special Economic Updates, CMHC Insider Info and Exclusive January Guest Offer! Greetings, Glen Hopefully you had a great Holiday Season with plenty ...
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1/21/2010 6:50:00 PM
Housing starts increase in Calgary and across Canada
The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts reached 174,500 units in December 2009. This is an increase from an annual rate of 164,800 units in November, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Actual housing starts for 2009 ...
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1/21/2010 6:38:00 PM
Secondary suites a primary concern
Although perhaps not a visible as the issue of snow removal, which appears to be the concern du jour, the seemingly innocuous issue of secondary suites has emerged as one of the more lengthy debates down at City Hall. Often providing an affordable housing ...
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12/21/2008 7:07:00 PM
Alberta inflation takes breather at 2.1 per cent
A break in gasoline prices and a few deals at the mall drove inflation down in Alberta again in November, with consumer prices inching up 2.1 per cent from a year ago. While deals were sure to be had at the gas pump, where prices were down 12.4 per cent, consumers ...
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12/21/2008 7:00:00 PM
Rental market feels economic pinch
Headlines continue to inform us rather harshly that housing sales are down. According to Canadian Real Estate Association figures, Alberta experienced a year-over-year decline in MLS sales of almost 35 per cent, while prices dropped by 4.2 per cent to $338,354. ...
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12/21/2008 7:00:00 PM
Stars 'lining up' for regional transit network
Each morning, Mike Rogers catches a bus at a stop four doors from his house. "I pay a pretty huge premium," he says of the $240-a-month fee, "but it's worth it." The daily service, operated by local charter bus companies, is offered ...
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12/18/2008 1:53:00 PM
City's high-density projects stir debate
Citizens averse to multi-family units in their neighbourhoods The LRT line is ugly and in the wrong place. That multi-family building will add too much traffic to the neighbourhood. A highrise near an LRT station doesn't fit, causing cars to cut through ...
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12/18/2008 1:53:00 PM
Housing sales swoon
Global turmoil takes toll on real estate; Alberta MLS numbers fall 35 per cent The MLS residential market is continuing to reflect the grim economic reality in the country. Sales have plunged from a year ago, average sale prices have dropped and a forecast ...
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12/18/2008 1:52:00 PM
Alberta may end up with deficit
As the country's finance ministers meet to plot an economic course, Premier Ed Stelmach warned Tuesday that deflated energy prices may technically send debt-free Alberta into deficit this fiscal year and force the province to tap its $7.7-billion rainy-day ...
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