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Monthly Archives: November 2020

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Seattle-area homeowners report ‘sovereign citizen’ property seizure attempts: report

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Joe

Police in suburbs north of Seattle say so-called “sovereign citizens” have been visiting homes in at least two communities, presenting homeowners with official-looking documents, and announcing that they’re the rightful owners.

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These are the states where tenants are most behind on rent

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Joe

Nearly one in six renters aren’t caught up on payments, according to LendingTree’s analysis of Census Bureau data from late September and early October. This is likely to get worse, as more than one in four renters say they have no confidence or only slight confidence in making next month’s payment.

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Which prime ministers oversaw the biggest house price increases?

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Joe

Helen Clark and Sir John Key were the post-1990 prime ministers who presided over the most rapid increases in house prices during their terms in office.

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Data reveals the best year to buy a New Zealand house

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Joe

Conventional wisdom has it that the best time to buy a property is at the bottom end of the market cycle. But – looking back over the last 30 years – what was the “best” year to buy a house in New Zealand?

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We don’t have a housing crisis, we have a crisis of aspiration

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Joe

OPINION: We don’t have a housing crisis. If we did the streets would be paved with the homeless and our cities blighted with shanty towns. What we have is a crisis of aspiration, with a generation finding themselves locked out of the property market or forced to live in sub-optimal arrangements.

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Calgary’s new condo market posts best quarter for sales in 3 years

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Joe

New condominiums were a hot ticket item in the city’s real estate market over the summer months into early fall, a new report shows.

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Demand for new single-family homes, condos remains resilient even amid a pandemic

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Joe

Calgary’s new homes market continues to show strength as starts grew last month despite the pandemic’s impact on the province.

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Finance minister optimistic about Alberta’s finances

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Joe

Alberta’s finance minister says he is hopeful about the province’s fiscal future, but Alberta still has a long road to recovery following the collapse of oil prices, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic fallout.

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Why Gold Prices Could Be Set For Another Rally

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Joe

Gold plunged below $1,800. What does this imply for the gold market? This week hasn’t been great for gold. The price of the yellow metal plunged then from $1,840 to $1,780. Actually, November was an awful month for gold prices, which dropped from a local peak of $1,941.

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Lacombe County agrees to support Sylvan Lake’s Pogadl Park

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Joe

Sylvan Lake’s newest sports and recreation area is getting financial support from Lacombe County.

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