Brad Herman, Calgary real estate: Blog

Mixing Styles

March 22nd, 2013

Last October, my girlfriends and I stayed at a gorgeous bed & breakfast here in Toronto the night before my wedding. I booked it online without knowing much about it, other than its proximity to Allan Gardens for pre-wedding photos and a short walking distance to our wedding venue, The St. Lawrence Market.Well, we rolled into the Banting House Inn and we were pleasantly surprised. For such re ...

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The world's most expensive cities for luxury real estate

March 22nd, 2013

Billionaires have been on a real estate buying spree. Stateside, they've broken records on huge home purchases in every major housing market from Woodside to Malibu to Aspen to Chicago to Miami to New York. And internationally, massive sales in London, Singapore and Hong Kong have garnered worldwide attention. But the city peddling the most expensive luxury real estate on the planet is Hong K ...

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ALMOST 200,000 HOUSING STARTS IN FEBRUARY

March 22nd, 2013

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), 195,087 homes were started in Canada in February, a trend of the six-month moving average of monthly seasonally adjusted annual rates (SAAR) of housing starts.http://www.crebnow.com/almost-200000-housing-starts-in-february/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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1605 STRATHCONA Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta

March 21st, 2013

I just sold this House at 1605 STRATHCONA Drive SW, Calgary, Alberta Strathcona Park.View this recently sold House or see all my home sales

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Morning News Rundown

March 21st, 2013

Here is your Morning News Rundown for Thursday March 21st: http://www.crebnow.com/morning-news-rundown-march-21-2013/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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Did You Know: The average sale price of a single family home in Strathcona Park in February was $600,800?

March 21st, 2013

The average sale price of a single family home in Strathcona Park in February was $600,800.Click the link for more community specific statistics: http://www.creb.com/public/documents/statistics/2013/community/Feb_13_Community_SF_PB.pdfhttps://www.facebook.com/#!/BradHermanRealEstate

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Pick of the Day

March 21st, 2013

Pick of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate

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MoneySense magazine has named Calgary the best place to live in Canada.

March 21st, 2013

MoneySense magazine has named Calgary the best place to live in Canada.http://www.avenuecalgary.com/blogs/moneysense-names-calgary-best-place-to-live-in-canadahttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate

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Financial Post: ‘We, as a nation, have to wake up’: First Nations leaders vow to do what it takes to block oil pipelines

March 21st, 2013

OTTAWA — An alliance of First Nations leaders is preparing to fight proposed new pipelines both in the courts and through unspecified direct action.Native leaders from both Canada and the United States were on Parliament Hill on Wednesday to underline their opposition to both the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines.http://business.financialpost.com/2013/03/20/first-nations-oil-sands/

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Conservative minister Bernier criticizes Flaherty for mortgage rate intervention

March 21st, 2013

OTTAWA — Not everyone in the Conservative cabinet is backing Jim Flaherty’s latest intervention in the mortgage market.Small Business Minister Maxime Bernier believes the finance minister overstepped his bounds by having his office phone Manulife Financial and ask they withdraw their discount on five-year mortgages to 2.89% from 3.09.http://business.financialpost.com/2013/03/20/flaherty-manul ...

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