3/6/2009 10:19:00 AM
FREE MONEY (well almost) MAKES HOUSE BUYING TOO GOOD TO PASS UP
My local Mortgage broker, Bill Rainbow of Meridian Motgage Solutions in Invermere which services the entire Columbia Valley including, Fairmont, Radium, Invermere, Windermere and Panorama recently sent me the following: Affordability is incredible right now!! ...
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2/21/2009 1:25:00 PM
Real Estate vrs. the Stock Market
Most of my clients have investments in both real estate and the stock market. This is a good thing as this provides them with some diversification. I also have investments in both but this latest bout of lack of consumer confidence has really made me think ...
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2/9/2009 3:54:00 PM
Americans compliment Canadians? What???
NEWSWEEK - From the magazine issue dated Feb 16, 2009 The legendary editor of The New Republic, Michael Kinsley, once held a "Boring Headline Contest" and decided that the winner was "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative." Twenty-two years later, ...
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2/6/2009 12:13:00 PM
Real Estate Highlights of the 2009 Federal Budget
Tax credits for home buyers and home owners Home renovation tax credit Under a new temporary renovation tax credit, home owners can claim a 15 percent non-refundable tax credit for eligible expenditures over $1,000 but not more than $10,000, for a maximum ...
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2/5/2009 3:27:00 PM
Ride to Conquer Cancer
I have been fundraising work today for my friend Steve who is riding in the upcoming Ride to Conquer Cancer. This is an issue that is very important to me right now as I have just lost one of my golfing buddies to cancer and have another one who has just recently ...
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1/30/2009 3:58:00 PM
The importance of proper pricing in a down market (Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont, Radium, Panorama)
With Spring just around the corner (yes, I can predict fairly safely that we will have Spring time again this year), we have seen a jump in the number of Sellers looking to get their properties listed. What I am having difficulty predicting is the proper list ...
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1/22/2009 5:20:00 PM
How today's further cut in interest rates will affect our local Invermere real estate
The article below is indicating to me that this year may be the perfect storm to buy real estate. With interest rates already at historic lows and forecast to go even lower, there is a fantastic buying opportunity for leveraged real estate buying in 2009. ...
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1/14/2009 3:03:00 PM
Deals of the Month for Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont, Radium or Panorama
Yesterday at our weekly sales meeting we had each REALTOR identify one of their listings in Invermere, Radium, Windermere, Radium, Fairmont, Panorama or the rest of the Columbia Valley which they felt represented an excellent value. One of them was the house ...
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1/7/2009 1:52:00 PM
Kootenay Real Estate Board Statistics 2008
The Kootenay Real Estate Board recently released their statistical analysis of real estate sales and listing activity for 2008. This includes our trading area of East Kootenay which comprises the communities of Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, ...
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1/6/2009 2:43:00 PM
Ozzie Jurock says: "We'll be fine in 2009"
Ozzie Jurock says: "We'll be fine in 2009" Ozzie Jurock, British Columbia's best known real estate consultant and investor, has seen housing and financial crashes before and he is confident B.C. will ride out the current downturn with ease. ...
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