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Alberta Transportation High Speed Rail Report

July 7, 2009 Alberta

There were two mentions of the Alberta Goverment’s High Speed Rail Report on myREINspace yesterday. You can read the official goverment press release here: July 6, 2009 Alberta government releases report on high-speed rail Edmonton… The Alberta government has released a report on a market assessment study of potential high-speed rail service in the Calgary-Edmonton [...]

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17 Rules for Living in Rural Alberta

March 9, 2009 Alberta

If you grew up in small-town Alberta, or in a rural area anywhere in the country, you will be able to relate to the following. I’ve gotta give credit to Megan for passing this along from Don Lewis and the Edmonton Journal. The rules for living in rural Alberta: It’s called a “dirt road.” No [...]

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Cheerful Alberta News

November 18, 2008 Alberta

It’s the middle of a recession in that country to the south of us. Things are a little unsettled globally speaking. Buth Jeff Sutherland, reminded us all of some cheerful headlines.  In the midst of global economic confusion: Did you know Alberta has a $15.8 BILLION rainy day fund?  Did you know Alberta will NOT be [...]

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A Canadian Housing Market Webcast and some News

May 27, 2008 Alberta

First, if you haven’t seen it already: R.E.I.N. is hosting a free Webcast and Teleconference on Thursday about the Canadian Real Estate Market. I’m planning on listening in. Don and the rest of the crew at REIN do some great research and analysis and I value their opinion. I’m also looking forward to the new [...]

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Is Gas too Expensive?

May 24, 2008 Alberta

Danielle Millar from the Oil Sands Investor Abroad  blog posted a great clip from 20/20 about the price of gas in the US. I should also point out that gas is cheaper in the US than here in Canada, and much cheaper than in the UK, EU or a lot of other places on the [...]

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What will Alberta be like in 2010 for Real Estate?

April 25, 2008 Alberta

Editor’s Note: There’s been a lot of news lately since BMO declared "Canada’s six-year housing market boom is officially over".  Today’s guest post is from Thomas Beyer, the President of Prestigious Properties Group and a REIN member. He originally posted this on the myREINspace forums and kindly consented to share his vision. Here it is, [...]

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Make Your Real Estate Office Forest Friendly

April 9, 2008 Alberta

 Editor’s Note: Today is the second of a series of guest posts. I’ve invited several people in the real estate and property management communities to contribute and Today’s is from Kevin Ablett, a Realtor from Calgary and a REIN member. This post was originally shared on the REINspace forums, and Kevin kindly offered to share [...]

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