Okotoks council is aiming for a budget focused on priorities to keep its tax increase to one per cent in 2021.
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Monthly Archives: November 2020
This App Puts A New Spin On Vacation Rentals
In challenging times, an extra obstacle can seem exponentially burdensome. Every traveler is dealing with the restrictions caused by the response to the Coronavirus, but for additionally marginalized groups or even those travelers who make personal security a priority, comfortable and safe travel takes on a new meaning.
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UK property group Segro lists shares in Paris as Brexit looms
PARIS (Reuters) – British real estate investment trust Segro listed its shares on the Paris stock market on Tuesday, in the latest sign of British companies looking to move assets and operations over to mainland Europe as Brexit looms.
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Where in Britain are properties selling the fastest?
Recent research by Zoopla found 20 UK regions where properties are selling the fastest. Properties in 14 locations take an average of 30 days or less to sell. Towns and cities in the Midlands and north of England dominate the list.
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Rents Are Rising In Rural Areas
Rents for new lets increased in the year to October, but only in rural locations, Hamptons International has reported.
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New details on local transit’s integration into the city
A long-awaited feature of the new COLT local transportation system is ‘regional integration’, essentially a way for COLT users to seamlessly transit into Calgary.
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Council faces tough decisions as it prepares to debate leaner Budget 2021
With a proposed 2021 budget of approximately $568 million, councillors say the municipality will be making tough decisions in upcoming years. Applications for grant programs will be particularly tough this year as the municipality looks for ways to cut spending. To compare, Budget 2020 was amended in May to total $581 million.
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Finding an uncaptured market by winning for real estate agents
In a market hitting 14-year highs, when brokers and originators are dealing with unprecedented volume and achieving new profit highs, it might seem strange to talk about the uncaptured market. However, for all the records the industry is breaking, that market is still out there. According to the New York Fed, the number of new mortgage accounts opened is still below the peak of late-2007, when the US population was 30 million smaller.
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From quarantine facility to holiday destination: Will hotel reputations suffer from Covid-19 association?
New Zealand hotels used as managed isolation and quarantine facilities may run the risk of their brand being associated with Covid-19, says a marketing expert.
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Here are the top cities to take real estate bets in 2021
Covid turned the global real estate market upside down, but next year could be different. CNBC’s Robert Frank joins “Squawk Box” to discuss whether now is the time to start building a post-Covid portfolio.
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