Brad Herman, Calgary real estate: Blog

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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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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The 3 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Home Buyers Make

March 21st, 2013

Just yesterday we talked about the biggest mistakes anyone can make when buying an older home, such as not making sure that certain systems are up to code and in proper working order. But first-time home buyers are a group that are especially prone to making some other pretty common mistakes on any home they buy, simply because they’re new to the market. Never having owned a home before, appl ...

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EVERYTHING'S COMING TO EAST VILLAGE.

March 21st, 2013

EVERYTHING'S COMING TO EAST VILLAGE.Your riverfront condo is now under construction. A summer of fun is coming to RiverWalk. St. Patrick’s Island is becoming the city's favourite recreation space and a new island bridge will be complete in 2013. Plus, the National Music Centre just broke ground. A new way of living downtown is right around the corner. Come see for yourself at the East Village ...

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