We have an eagle eye on cutting costs to make up for lower rents and increasing interest rates and property taxes. However, it appears that increasing interest rates and the tightening up of mortgage lending rules is making it harder for first time home buyers to get into the market...

Yes - "the new normal"...

Metro News has big ads today offering $500 off February rent for new tenants, which is enough to get my tenants thinking of a move (we are solely in Calgary). I haven't had calls yet from tenants asking for rent reduction, but I've had calls from other management calls for references on tenants...

Hang on, Harvey!

Steve Throndson is REIN realtor who lives and works in Airdrie. I have referred him on several occasions.

Back in the saddle again!

Me too!

We have a spare couple of bedrooms in the Harvest Hills area. High and dry!

Of 65 doors in Calgary, I`m completely full with two notices. This is up from around March when I had 6 or 7 vacancies. So I feel the market has really improved. But tenants are shopping, that is for sure. I`m posting on Co-op buildboards and at the colleges. I also have contacted organizations...

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