The price gulf between detached houses and units in Melbourne has widened sharply after the median price of a standalone residence in the city surged by $3600 a week during the last three months of 2020.
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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Can a property sell before deadline?
Buying a home is a stressful process, and it can certainly be heartbreaking not to secure a property you wanted. While it might feel unfair, it’s important to remember that the vendor’s goal is to sell their home and that the real estate agent acts for the vendor. For most methods of sale, properties can be sold at any time, and it’s the vendor’s right to do that.
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Rocky View residents fear approval of massive gravel pit on city’s doorstep
For nearly three decades, Mike Edwards has been fighting a huge gravel mine proposed on the edge of his Rocky View County neighbourhood.
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New home builds slowed in 2020, mostly in multi-family
New homes development hit a speedbump in 2020 in Calgary, largely a result of lacklustre demand for multi-family homes and the impact of the pandemic.
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Calgary real estate forecast to continue strong sales momentum, even see slight price growth
It won’t be a banner year for real estate in Calgary, but according to the city’s association of realtors, 2021 will likely be marked by more balance among buyers and sellers.
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Edmonton’s new multi-family led new build growth in 2020
Edmonton’s new homes market saw some of the best growth last year in recent memory with apartment starts leading the way, a recent report found.
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Canada’s economy shows unexpected strength to end 2020
Canada’s economy showed surprising strength in the final two months of 2020, even amid a new wave of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Devon council votes to reduce cost of home-based business licences
Devon town council met virtually for its regular meeting of council on Jan. 25.
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Council shuts down taxpayer-subsidized developer notices
City council voted to close a loophole where taxpayers of the City of Lethbridge were paying $400 per ad to subsidize development notices which appeared in the newspaper.
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Local economy will need a decade to recover: Groom
A local political scientist says it will take a decade for the local economy to recover from the pandemic and it will be different.
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