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  • RSS Andrew Kyle's Blog – Calgary Real Estate

    • 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: […]
      Andrew
    • 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

    • RIVAL TO REALTOR.CA August 31, 2010
        Rival To Realtor.Ca Blog Transcription Hey there Rob Reynar here checking in. I want to talk today about news that Big 3 Canadian Real Estates Companies that being Royal LePage, ReMax and C 21 continuing their talks to put together a secondary web presence in fact a rival web presence to Realtor.ca. The three companies would use their vast data base of […]
      Rob Reynar / Ken Morris
    • MOVING TIME August 31, 2010
      Moving Time Blog Transcription Hey there Rob Reynar here checking in. Well as you can see a car full of stuff. We are moving and we moved a little bit by ourselves and a little bit with movers. And I guess the really the only comment I have to make is I think the Realtor®, a lawyer, a mortgage broker, they should all move at least once every four years ju […]
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  • Feds Continue Pledge to Hold Tight Re: Interest Rates

    Good, quick, blurb by senior economist Benjamin Tal, in his latest 2010 Economic Buzz. In it he talks about the Feds willingness to keep rates where they are, currently. And it looks as though we can expect rates to hold here – certainly for the short-term.

    Basically, Tal reminds us that the Bank of Canada (BOC) likely won’t be raising rates until June of 2010 at the earliest. And if growth numbers, for our country, are slower than expected that rate hike might stall for a bit longer. Tal says CIBC World Markets is, “roughly in line with the Bank of Canada’s growth projection for the balance of this year,  (but) we’re not as optimistic about Canada’s ability to shrug off a likely slowing in US growth in 2010. If we’re right, it will take even longer than the Bank’s forecast to get back to full employment and target inflation. Therefore, if the US keeps rates on hold throughout 2010, it’ll be difficult for the Bank of Canada to move first, as long as the Canadian dollar is near parity.”

    Interesting as this prediction comes just days before the Feds announced (Feb 16/10) several significant changes to the mortgage market – aimed at stabilizing the future mortage & housing market and off-setting or limiting any repurcussions of increased debt-loads owned by Canadians.


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