Monthly Archives: May 2009

Canadian First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC)

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gncy/bdgt/2009/fqhbtc-eng.html 1. What is the Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC)? For 2009 and subsequent years, the budget proposes to introduce a new non-refundable tax credit, based on an amount of $5,000, for certain home buyers that acquire a qualifying home … Continue reading

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Home renovations will influence the resale value of your home

As the residential housing market becomes increasingly competitive, more and more homeowners are investing in renovation before listing their home for sale. The recent introduction of the Federal Government’s new $2.5 billion Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC) program will now … Continue reading

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RE/MAX Fit to Sell – Tips for Preparing Your Home to Sell

This year, RE/MAX introduced a new program called Fit to Sell – videos and checklists featuring the popular staging expert Carla Woolnough on the top 10 priorities for preparing a property for sale. As a homeowner, you can help prepare … Continue reading

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Home to Home Calgary Magazine – May 8, 2009

This is our advertisement from the May 8, 2009 issue of Home to Home Calgary. Home to Home is published every 4 weeks by the Calgary Real Estate Board with approximately 20,000 copies available at over 1250 locations in Calgary … Continue reading

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Calgary Real Estate News – May 8, 2009

Added a copy of our advertisement in the May 8 print issue of The Calgary Real Estate News, which is published weekly by the Calgary Real Estate Board. http://www.mikolajow.com/

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Calgary Housing Sales Starting to Rebound

North American markets may have hit bottom, say experts Housing markets in Canada and the United States are showing signs of emerging from their winter doldrums. The latest Real Estate Trends report released Tuesday by Scotia Economics said home sales … Continue reading

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Spring Brings Boost to Calgary’s Residential Real Estate Market

Metro Calgary home re-sales at 1,290 MLS® sales activity of single family Calgary metro homes was 1,290 in the month of April 2009, showing an increase of 19 per cent from 1,086 sales in March 2009, according to fi gures … Continue reading

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Conditions right for economic recovery later in year: BOC’s Carney

OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney says the elements are in place for an economic recovery to begin later this year, and develop in “full force” in 2010. “The prospect of [the economy] getting better is there. The … Continue reading

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