Using Space to Sell a Home
For those of you seeking to sell your home, this article offers some good advice to make the process a little easier, in spite of the bad math (40% + 20% + 20% = 100% ?). The truth is, emptiness makes a home look more appealing to buyers. If a bookshelf (to consider the article’s […]
More jobs — more houses.
It’s simple: More jobs equal a more buyers in the housing market. In a front page story in the Edmonton JoConstruction of multi-family homes in Edmonton is up. urnal, Bill Mah reports “32 per cent of Edmonton-region employers plan to hire for the third quarter spanning July to September. Only one per cent of employers said […]
“World Class” Architecture Coming to Edmonton
Edmonton home owners might have some new entertainment to look forward to in the downtown area – a possible new sports arena for a plethora of events. 360 Architecture, builders of such noteworthy stadiums as the New Meadowlands Stadium in New York City, are almost set to add a bit of new life to downtown […]
Edmonton Housing Project
Tanara McLean from the Edmonton Sun highlights Mike Holmes, a reality TV handyman, who is heading an affordable Edmonton housing project into a $22-million reality. Holmes broke ground on the second phase of the Boyle Renaissance project, which consists of a 90-unit complex that will house Metis seniors and the disabled. “The 120,000-square foot complex-located […]
Western prosperity boosts migration
For many years young graduates have begun to move to larger cities to the east for bigger companies and better opportunities. The Canadian press is reporting that provinces to the west of Ontario have been luring new residents with the promise of new job opportunities and economic strength. Their rate of growth has outpaced Ontario, […]
Canada’s Best Places to Live 2011
Moneysense, Canada’s personal finance website, looks at Canada’s Best Places to Live list. They look at empirical criteriasuch as “housing affordability, incomes, job prospects, crime rates and access to health care.” The information is taken from the Census Metropolitan Areas, Census Agglomeration and Statistics Canada. This list includes every community with a population of more […]
Canada Home Sales up from Previous Year
According to The Edmonton Sun, as of last month (Dec. 2011), nationwide home sales in Canada have increased by 2.2% since 2010. Furthermore, new homes on the market have increased. In general, the housing market looks incredible across the country. Edmonton homes are truly a hot commodity, considering the life of the city, access to […]
Rural Alberta to Receive High-Speed Internet
It probably seems a little late for those of us who have had the luxury of high-speed internet since somewhere around 2003, so, for rural living citizens throughout Alberta, the arrival of something other than dial-up will be more than welcomed. Alberta’s government has made a $5 million fund for rural areas around the province […]
Edmonton Christmas Bureau Serves Community
As families throughout Edmonton sit down to their holiday meal this December, it’s important to remember those very close to us who don’t have that luxury. Since 1940, the Edmonton Christmas Bureau has been providing holiday cheer to locals by providing festive food. The Bureau is one of Edmonton’s largest non-profit organizations. Low income families […]