Nearly nine-in-10 Albertans (89%) surveyed say buying a house or condo is a good investment, higher than the national average (84%), even as home buying intentions have dropped from a year ago (22%, compared with 31%), according to the 20th Annual RBC Homeownership Poll.
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CALGARY — Small business owners in Alberta are demonstrating a decline in optimism, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business survey of confidence among entrepreneurs.
The Business Barometer Index, released Thursday, said the confidence of small business owners took a hit in March as it fell by almost four points to 66.7 and as a result, Alberta has lost its lead position among provinces.
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The housing numbers are all heading in the right direction. Home prices up, foreclosures down and, perhaps the most important, consumer confidence in housing swelling. Even as sales of new and existing homes bounce up and down month to month, the desire to buy is growing.
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CALGARY — Small business confidence in Alberta remained strong in February as owners in the province had the most positive outlook in the country, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
In its latest Business Barometer survey, released Thursday, the CFIB said Alberta entrepreneurs are the most confident in Canada about the economy and their future success.
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CALGARY — A national survey of prospective homebuyers, who intend to buy within the next 24 months, indicates nearly one-in-five in Alberta are single people.
The RE/MAX Canadian Homebuying Trends Survey 2013-2014, released on Tuesday, said 42 per cent are couples and 38 per cent are families.
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CALGARY — Albertans are the most likely people in Canada to expect their personal financial situation will improve as well as believing the Canadian economy will get better in 2013, according to the quarterly RBC Canadian Consumer Outlook released today.
The survey also said Albertans are the least likely to be anxious about potential job loss.
Heading into 2013, more (43 per cent) Alberta consumers feel their personal financial situation will improve than they did at this same time last year (39 per cent).
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CALGARY — Confidence among Alberta’s entrepreneurs was on the rise in October for the second month in a row, according to the latest Business Barometer survey released Wednesday by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
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