The Heart of Our City Committee is eager to move forward to take steps to regain the ground lost downtown in the past year with a new direction and a new mandate from city council.
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Monthly Archives: April 2019
Half of tested properties contain traces of meth
MORE than half of all Queensland homes tested for methamphetamine residue have come back with positive results, and some of the suburbs are where you would least expect it.
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Taking spring 2019 real estate pulse in Edmonton
Spring traditionally brings a warmer real estate market but that hasn’t been the case in the past few years. What will spring 2019 bring? Kim Ewchuk, Purplebricks Western Canada GM, offers insight.
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Pot retailers stuck with pricey leases as they await solutions to supply shortage
Cannabis entrepreneurs Wes Breault and Bill Evans will have to work harder than ever at their construction business this summer after the ongoing pot supply shortage has them stuck with a monthly lease of $3,000 and no indication of when they can open up shop.
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OPEC Unfazed By Potential Supply Shortage
On Monday, in a decision that rocked oil market participants around the world, the Trump administration announced that they will not be renewing or extending oil waivers they had granted to eight counties allowing them to continue purchasing Iranian oil in reduced quantities despite U.S. sanctions. The original six-month grace period granted by these “significant reduction exceptions” ends on May 1, and Washington is demanding that the nations previously allowed to continue buying Iranian crude immediately and unilaterally cut Tehran off. For many, the decision came as a shock, and many nations dependent on Iranian oil are now scrambling to determine just what that means for the future.
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‘Crude oil prices likely to correct towards $60/barrel’
Precious metals closed the week with gains after four weeks of decline. Gold prices gained 0.87 percent and silver prices ended up 0.13 percent on worldwide economic weakness and expectation of no more tightening in the interest rates policy.
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Four questions to ask before you rent that Airbnb
The note taped to the TV in the Airbnb rental in what turned out to be a questionable apartment building in a sketchy neighborhood in New York City was the first clue.
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Real estate market weakens in China’s resource-depleted cities
While housing prices in China’s megacities like Beijing and Shanghai remain sky-high, a little-known border city in the nation’s northeast has developed a reputation overnight on social media for its extraordinarily cheap apartments.
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Property for sale? Doing this will help your property stand out above the rest
Property that stands out to potential buyers above other places will have more selling success. There are ways to make sure you can add value to your property to attract attention. For those with a garden its not just about keeping it well maintained. The experts at property investment and development agency and real estate company, Guild Property have shared one of their top tips.
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Landlord must pay renter compo for surprise backyard construction of a house
A renter received a loud noisy shock when her landlord started building another house in her backyard.
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