Kerri-lyn and her staff (Catherine) were very informative and hard working! They were very professional, diligent and supportive! (they even responded to my late night emails and silly questions!) They were there for me in every step of the selling process of my home, from research on the market in my area, to open houses and to the final sale of my property. She did a great job advertising my property not only her website, but also in Homes and Land magazine. Kerri-lyn made selling my home ...
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by Dave Cooper, EdmontonJournal.com, July 28, 2010
EDMONTON ? The Alberta government gave the green light Tuesday for detailed talks to proceed with North West Upgrading to handle provincial royalty bitumen, and likely allow the firm and partner CNRL to build a $5-billion facility near Redwater.
Energy Minister Ron Liepert said a contract could be signed by early fall. If that happens, construction will start next spring, with about 8,000 workers needed -- including work at the site in related ...
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May 5, 2010 Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com
Home sales in April ? first month in what is traditionally the busiest quarter in the resale housing market ? fell 5.9 per cent from the same month last year.
But then again, in April 2009 mortgage rates were falling, federal renovation incentives beckoned and prices had dropped from boom levels.
Fast forward a year and last month saw three mortgage-rate hikes and the start of stricter lending rules.
There were 1,740 residential sales reported for ...
May 19, 2010, Frank Landry, Edmonton Sun
Now might be a good time to start looking for that home.
Resale home prices are expected to jump next year to levels not seen since the 2007 boom, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in its latest housing market outlook for Edmonton.
The average home is expected to sell for $333,000 this year, a spike of nearly 4% from 2009.
Home values are expected to increase another 3.6% in 2010, when the average property will fetch a record $345,000, says the ...
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May 31st, 2010 Paul Viera, Financial Post
The Canadian Economy posted better-than-expected growth in the first three months of 2010, marking the best quarterly performance in over a decade, Statistics Canada reported Monday ? and all but cementing the likelihood of a Bank of Canada rate hike this week.
Strong domestic demand and a robust manufacturing sector helped the Canadian economy record annualized growth of 6.1% for the first quarter, the strongest three-month showing since 1999. This ...
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City Staff to recommend 113A Street corridor at cost of $1.1 billion
May 19th, 2010, Gordon Kent, Edmonton Journal
In a plan to be revealed today, the transportation department is recommending that Edmonton?s future LRT line to St. Albert travel north from the City Centre Airport land along 113A Street.
The proposed route, which would see tracks go west on 153rd Avenue to a new park-and-ride lot beside Anthony Henday Drive, beats out two other suggested corridors along 127th Street and St. ...
Edmonton, July 5, 2010: REALTORS® report normal client activity in the Edmonton real estate market with listings, showings and sales. The residential inventory is approaching record levels set in 2007 but prices held steady in the second quarter with the expectation that they will soften as usual through the fall and early winter.
?There was less external pressure on the market from incentives or rate changes last month and as a result the market seems to be operating in a normal controlled ...
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Parkview is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada overlooking the North Saskatchewan River valley. The neighbourhood is informally split into two smaller neighbourhoods, with the portion east of 142 Street called Valleyview and the portion west of 142 Street called Parkview. There is a small strip shopping centre, Valleyview Shopping Centre, located near the centre of the neighbourhood on the Parkview side of 142 Street.