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August 2008

Benjamin Tal on Canada’s Economy and Real Estate

August 31, 2008

Benjamin Tal gave a  talk to the Real Estate Investment Network at a monthly meeting in June 2008. (Thanks to Radley at the Calgary Market Blog for pointing this out) This is the type of stuff I love, and it’s exactly why I’m a REIN member. There’s a lot of really solid analysis here, and [...]

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iPhone Rant of the Week

August 29, 2008

Megan’s bathroom renovation is done except for painting, and I’ll have a little more free time next week. I might even write a couple posts this weekend.
For now, your song of the week is actually going to be a rant. I’ve said before that I’d love an iPhone, and I may yet buy one. However, [...]

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Top 10 Alberta Investment Towns

August 24, 2008

The 2008 REIN Western Canadian Workshop is over and the brand new list of the Top Ten Towns to Invest In is out. No surprise for me, but Edmonton’s at the top and Calgary’s regained the #2 spot, while Grande Prairie fell to #5. High River fell off the #6 spot on the old list, [...]

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Social Justice | Song of the Week

August 22, 2008

Today’s song of the week is Brett Dennen’s Ain’t No Reason. Brett is an amazing song writer, and this is a beautiful song. The themes he sings about have a lot of relevance.
Those of us involved in real estate often get tarred with a big messy brush, of being self interested, capitalistic, and unconcerned with [...]

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I’m a little busy

August 12, 2008

First, a quick apology for not posting very often lately.
Second, a propalytic apology, becuase the next week will be crazy. Here’s where I’ll be, in order:

The Kelowna Apple Triathalon. I’m one of two run directors, and we’ve been hugely busy. 2008 has a record number of participants, as well as the Nationals. We’ve also had [...]

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6 Bathroom Reno Tips

August 12, 2008

I’m renovating my fiancee’s bathroom while she’s away, and it’s inspired me to share some tips. I’ve done a couple bathroom renos with my parents and as an employee at our former property management firm. Hopefully these things will make your renovations a little easier and help you add value to your properties. You can [...]

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When the market is down – Buy!

August 4, 2008

I’ve said it many, many times. When real estate prices are low, buy. This only applies to a fundamentally strong economic market, but Edmonton is one of them.
Most recently I heard it from my future mother in law. Do you think that Edmonton prices are going to rebound? Is the market totally in the toilet? [...]

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How to present complicated numbers

August 3, 2008

My name is Chris, and I’m addicted to powerpoint.
They say that admitting the problem is the first step to recovery. I just happen to like making good presentations. And I like helping other people make good presentations.
Presenting Real Estate Investment Numbers to Joint Venture Partners
Today’s slide deck is an example of the slides I’ll use [...]

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