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        <title>Calgary Real Estate Blog</title>
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        <description>Get the latest scoop on Calgary real estate happenings and market info. This is a great place to ask questions or offer your comments to other home buyers and sellers.</description>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Pitfalls of Buying a Foreclosure Property in Calgary!</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Why is that you just don&rsquo;t see the same deals among foreclosure properties as on TV?Well, for starters it&rsquo;s because it&rsquo;s TV and because the foreclosure examples that you&rsquo;re seeing as huge opportunities are usually based in the US.The Real Estate Act in Alberta is 100% different than south of the border and the system is designed to prevent anyone of making a substantial profit at the cost of someone else.Phase number one of the foreclosure process is called the &ldquo;Pre... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:36:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Secret Signs of Where Calgary's Real Estate Market is Heading!</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
Learn how to predict the market and avoid making another mistake that could cost you tens of thousands! 

It looks like Calgary&rsquo;s real estate market is heating up again! And it&rsquo;s time to learn from the past.By tracking this graph below, and looking at the spread between the amount of sales and the number of listings on the market we can draw a very predictable outcome for our real estate market.

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Because prices only increase if there is a shorta... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:20:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Bank report reveals hottest investor markets</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
A new report on varying provincial fortunes hints at where to make that next real estate investment. Psst, there's oil there.

&ldquo;Strength in the energy sector has rekindled in-migration and helped firm up the labour market,&rdquo; writes economist Robert Kavcic, touching on Alberta in the new edition of the BMO Blue Book &ldquo;With the recent growth spurt, measures of cost pressure and capacity constraints are picking up, but remain far from the extremes of the last boom.&rdquo;

Read Ful... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:04:03 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>iPad2 Giveaway Announcement</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
This
 past few weeks, I spent some time focusing on the best way to 
appreciate all my past clients and supporters for their efforts.I
 wanted to take a different approach than most of my peers might have 
done with the same question. Every day I strive on making sure that I 
deliver real value to my clients, infact I based my entire business philosophy on that concept. Therefore...&nbsp;

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I&rsquo;m giving away a brand new iPad2 just for &ldquo;Liking&rdquo; us!

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You ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:59:36 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Important Changes for Buyers in Calgary</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ When an offer gets accepted by a seller, usually the buyer still need to get their financing approved and complete a home inspection. Until most recently, the sellers used to take their homes off the market, and change its status to &ldquo;Pending&rdquo; or conditionally sold. As per the new rule change made by CREB, now a seller can instruct their Realtor not to remove the property from the market and keep its status as an &ldquo;Active&rdquo; listing. Seems to be fair to the sellers as they ar... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:51:35 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>2012 - Calgary Real Estate Board Market Prediction</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ 
CREB releases their market prediction in every January. If you are in the market to buy or sell your property in 2012, this report just may be the most important research document for you to base your decision on. 2011 had certainly showed some improvements to the market by single-family home sales increasing 9.06 per cent. However, if compared to the ten year average, it is still lagging about 17 per cent from where our transaction volumes should be at.There is definitely more optimism on the ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:38:13 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Merry Christmas!</title>
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From my family to yours we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! May the timeless message of Christmas fill your heart and home with joy today and throughout the coming year!

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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:12:34 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Federal Election and Calgary Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ There&rsquo;s nothing better than a good federal debate. Well actually, that&rsquo;s not true. Having a government be able to do its job without being having to be sidetracked by numerous costly elections, well that surpasses the greatness of watching prime-minister-wannabes duke it out on live TV. As I was watching the debates last night---wondering what must have happened to Mr. Ignatieff in his childhood that turned him into such an angry individual---I considered what we have lost by being f... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:58:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>How to Become a Real Estate Millionaire in Calgary...</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ So, you&rsquo;ve got a twenty percent down payment burning a hole in your pocket, and you&rsquo;re looking for a place to spend it. Your friend, Mike, tells you to get a single family house in Bridlewood, but your other pal, Steve, says you should invest in condos in Evergreen. Your dad swears that houses in the Calgary Beltline are the newest up-and-comers. So who do you believe? You&rsquo;ve got a pocket full of cash, and head full of dreams about investing in Calgary Real Estate and finally a... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:06:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>homes@joesamson.com (Joe Samson &amp; Associates)</author>
            <title>Love it or List it</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ So, you have pasta noodles falling off your pantry shelves. Your kids&rsquo; clothes are pouring out of their closets, and you&rsquo;ve got more shelving on your walls than pictures. It&rsquo;s time to move. Or is it?One when question I&rsquo;m asked all the time is whether people think it&rsquo;s best to renovate their home into something that suits them, or go and look for a totally different home that better suits their needs. Basically, whether they want to love it, or list it. There are so ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:42:42 -0500</pubDate>
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