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  <description>This Calgary Real Estate Website is a comprehensive site that includes both Calgary Real Estate and investment information and links, as well as online home evaluations and MLS® searches for Calgary real estate.</description>
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    <title>Sales up 19% in September</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ &hellip;I just finished reading this article in the Calgary Herald&nbsp;a few minutes ago and I found it very interesting how much more the media focuses on the bad news vs. the good news that&rsquo;s also happening.
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The head lines says &ldq... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-31 16:33:25</pubDate>
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    <title>BANK OF CANADA RATE DECREASE</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp;The Bank of Canada announced today that it is lowering its overnight rate by 1/4 percent. Major Banks in Canada traditionally follow and lower their rates accordingly, which would put their prime rates at 4.00%.

The Bank of Canada identified... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-21 16:02:28</pubDate>
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    <title>CanadaÂ’s MLS  housing market balance stabilizes in third quarter</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/canadas-mls-housing-market-balance-stabilizes-in-third-quarter/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ 
    
        
            
            The number of properties listed via the MLS&reg; systems of Canada&rsquo;s major markets was down from its peak in the third quarter of 2008, according to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Ass... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-18 17:17:54</pubDate>
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    <title>Central Banks Announce Coordinated Interest Rate Reductions</title>
    <guid>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/central-banks-announce-coordinated-interest-rate-reductions/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/central-banks-announce-coordinated-interest-rate-reductions/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks have engaged in continuous close consultation and have cooperated in unprecedented joint actions such as the provision of liquidity to reduce strains in financial markets.
Inflationary pressures... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-10-08 10:50:16</pubDate>
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    <title>Ottawa tightens mortgage rules to avoid 'bubble'</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/ottawa-tightens-mortgage-rules-to-avoid-bubble/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ OTTAWA &mdash; The federal government is cracking down on the mortgage industry in a move that could help protect against a U.S.-style housing bubble, but will also make it tougher to borrow money to buy a home.
The Finance Department said Wednesday... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-07-27 10:04:11</pubDate>
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    <title>Spring is Coming, and with it, Home Sales</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/spring-is-coming-and-with-it-home-sales/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ While some areas of the country are still blanketed under a thick layer of snow, it is undeniable that spring is on its way. This is an exciting time for home sellers and real estate agents alike, as it is generally accepted as THE time to buy or sel... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-03-31 15:40:04</pubDate>
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    <title>Should Government Profit on Real Estate?</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/should-government-profit-on-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ By Joe Samson, Calgary REALTOR &reg;

If you are planning to sell your house this spring, and are disheartened by the amount of brand new homes for sale in your area, take heart! It seems the Government slide off more of our bucks than we probably ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-16 11:27:10</pubDate>
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    <title>Alberta Real Estate Holding Its Own</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/alberta-real-estate-holding-its-own/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ by Joe Samson


The annual winter lull in the real estate market means that the time is good for prospective buyers who like to take their time. With Canadian unemployment at a 33 year low, the real estate market looks like holding strong despite ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-07 12:18:32</pubDate>
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    <title>CALGARY REALTORS TAKE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERIOUSLY</title>
    <guid>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgary-realtors-take-affordable-housing-seriously/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgary-realtors-take-affordable-housing-seriously/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ On January 18th, 2007 Calgary REALTORS&reg; saw their efforts come to fruition with the completion of the 60 unit affordable housing facility, Crestwood, open and ready for move-in. This project, located in the Milligan-Ogden area, has been in the wo... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-24 17:54:26</pubDate>
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    <title>Calgary house prices to inch toward $500,000</title>
    <guid>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgary-house-prices-to-inch-toward-500000/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgary-house-prices-to-inch-toward-500000/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ &quot;Two thousand and eight will be a good year and a year of opportunity for serious buyers and sellers,&quot; said Calgary&rsquo;s newly elected, real estate board president Ed Jensen”. &quot;Seeing a solid Alberta economy, strong employment, pred... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-24 17:31:03</pubDate>
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    <title>Calgary Real Estate &amp; The US Housing Market</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgary-real-estate-the-us-housing-market/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ It seems there could be an exchange of property buying going on across the Canadian border. On the one hand Canadians are buying over the border in USA, and on the other hand Americans are opting to buy in the stronger Canadian realty market.
Althou... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-24 16:36:34</pubDate>
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    <title>Another Good Year Ahead!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The Calgary Real Estate Board&rsquo;s Annual Forecast Conference and Tradeshow was held on Wednesday, January 16, at the Round-Up Centre with an exceptional attendance of 1,700 people.Ed Jensen spoke to the crowd about the Value of a Calgary REALTOR&... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-18 11:56:48</pubDate>
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    <title>CalgaryÂ’s Housing Starts Falling</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/calgarys-housing-starts-falling/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ This is almost a given following the performance of Calgary&rsquo;s housing resale market. In 2007 builders have started to build 21% less homes compared to a record breaking year of 2006. According to CMHC the annual total for housing starts in Calg... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-15 10:11:22</pubDate>
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    <title>Positivity Pays!</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/positivity-pays-/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The way you greet and interact with the people who come to view your home - however minimal - could make or break the possibility of an offer. If your prospective buyer is a hesitant or indecisive person, your approach could be critical.
That is bec... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-09 10:18:54</pubDate>
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    <title>What is Title Insurance?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Title insurance did not appear in Canada until the early 1990s. Title insurance may protect the insurer for certain known defects and real estate fraud, and quicken the closing rocess by allowing transactions to close without confirmation of registra... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-07 09:30:07</pubDate>
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    <title>Building Location Certificate?</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Question: When I moved into my house 25 years ago, I received a Building Location Certificate. How is this different from the survey my neighbour just got?
Reply: A Building Location Certificate was a type of survey performed by land surveyors for m... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-07 09:27:50</pubDate>
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    <title>How is Calgary Real Estate going to perform in 2008?</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/how-is-calgary-real-estate-going-to-perform-in-2008/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ No one is really arguing that the boom in Calgary has tapered off in 2007. Okay, the medium price of a single family house has actually dropped about $32,523 from the peak in June. But why did it happen and what can we expect to see in 2008.
The bes... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-01-04 07:31:44</pubDate>
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    <title>Going Green in Your Home</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/going-green-in-your-home/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Canadian builders going green, read the headline, and it got me thinking about the cost of not just building 'green', but of converting to green in our existing homes. Being able to list your house as a 'green' home must still be a novelty these days... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-28 16:24:15</pubDate>
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    <title>Getting The Most for Your Home</title>
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    <link>http://www.joesamson.com/blog/jsamson/getting-the-most-for-your-home/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Your home is probably your most valued asset and it is important that you get the most for it when you are ready to sell. There are a number of things you can do to ensure this will be the case.
&nbsp;
First thing is to make sure you take the time ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-20 02:55:08</pubDate>
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    <title>Hello Hungary - Merry Christmas</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ As the real estate market in Calgary seems to be tapering off for the holidays. We've decided to take advantage of the timing and sneak off to Hungary for a few weeks to visit friends and family and of course to pamper ourselves with some European cu... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-19 04:35:04</pubDate>
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