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    • Kicking yourself… February 17, 2009
      This is a Re/Max USA commercial that sums up my thoughts on the current market: The latest market conditions: […]
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    • Real Estate Market Forecasts - Part 1 January 26, 2009
      Last week the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) issued its forecast for 2009 - this is the last organization expected to issue a forecast for the 2009 Calgary real estate market so I thought it might be useful to summarize them all - that will be today’s post which I am calling “Part 1″. In [...] […]
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  • RSS Rob Reynar. Royal Lepage Foothills

    • DON'T COUNT ON A WALKTHROUGH July 13, 2010
      There is a tradition in Real Estate that a buyer does a walkthrough on the property they have purchased the morning of possession. However, Realtors need to advise their clients this is not a given.    Don't Count on a Walkthrough Blog Transcription Hi there Rob Reynar here, checking in. Let's talk about a little bit about of possession walkthro […]
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    • QUICK POSSESSION PROBLEMS July 12, 2010
      Buying a new home can be one of the most fun and exciting times in your life, one thing that can sour the experience is trying to close and take possession too quickly. Quick Possession Problems Blog Transcription Hi there Rob Reynar here, checking in. I get a lot of questions about how fast can we close on a house. Even if it is vacant, how fast can we cl […]
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  • The First of the banks report their Profits

    The First of the banks report their Profits

    Bank of Montreal was the first out the gate to announce it’s fourth quarter and consequently their annual profits. I have to say people should be outraged. These profits are big, despite big writedowns as a result of their exposure to the US credit woes.

    Don’t get me wrong I am ok with profit and free enterprise, but the outrage is not at the banks but rather ourselves for not holding them accountable.

    For instance wholesale mortgage brokers routinely have mortgage rates advertised at least .50%-.75% lower then the banks, yet the industry nationally has a 30% market share. More people have to look for ways to save money on their banking and credit and hold them accountable to better pricing.

    By the way BMO’s profit was $452 million for the fourth quarter and $2.13 billion for the year.

    Greg Williamson

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