Calgary Herald:Building record falls with $5B in permits (Nov 14, 2007) http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/c...d7-087f97fbb728 Construction mark surpassed with two months left in 2007 QUOTE In just 10 months this year, Calgary has obliterated the already-stratospheric annual record for...

Edmonton Journal:Transit effect a boon to homeowners (Nov 14, 2007) http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...ad-e3fd4bc5586d Analyst finds properties on LRT lines gain premium over average house price increases QUOTE Prices of homes near new extensions of the LRT and Anthony Henday Drive...

Financial Post:Sell yourself, then sell the house (Nov 14, 2007) http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...61-f25f408c065a Forget the company, create a personal brand, advises iconic realtor QUOTE Terry Paranych is bigger than Re/Max -- at least in his ads. Canada`s best-selling realtor...

ReMAXCondominiums achieve unprecedented favour among Canadian homebuyers (Nov 14, 2007) Press Release: http://www.remax-oa.com/MarketReports_PDF/...tPR2007_REL.pdf Report: http://www.remax-oa.com/MarketReports_PDF/...tPR2007_RPT.pdf QUOTE After more than three decades of slow but steady...

Toronto Star:Condo demand sparks lineups (Nov 13, 2007) http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/276009 QUOTE Today is day when the condo hysteria at Bloor and Yonge will finally end. For the past week, almost 90 people have taken turns camping in a sidewalk lineup outside One Bloor East. They...

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Globe and Mail:As with the oil sands, most workers come from away (Nov 12, 2007) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...y/Business/home QUOTE For Saudi Arabia, a crude oil producer and refiner, the site is a first step into a future of doing more with the black gold that lies in vast...

Statistics Canada:Non-residential Building Construction Price Index (Nov 13, 2007) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071113/d071113d.htm QUOTE The composite price index for non-residential building construction increased 1.6% from the previous quarter to 159.9 (1997=100) in the third quarter...

Financial Post:A simple `thank you` can help build long-term relationships for your business (Nov 12, 2007) http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financi...76-c73a2917b166 QUOTE "Thank you" is an easy way to build relationships. Even a "no" can be made warmer with a simple "thank you." Imagine how...

Globe and Mail:Premiers inflate their monetary expertise (Nov 10, 2007) http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...PStory/Business QUOTE Who is better qualified to set interest rates? You decide. In one corner, we have David Dodge, a Princeton-educated economist, Canada`s former deputy to the...

TD Economics:The Weekly Bottom Line (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.td.com/economics/weekly/nov907.pdf QUOTE Canadian dollar marches higher In the early years of the 21st century, as Canadians busied themselves at work and drove the unemployment rate to an all-time low, the Canadian dollar was...

Financial Post:150,000 jobs at stake because of loonie`s rise: economist (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financi...e22&k=69668 QUOTE The unprecedented appreciation in the Canadian dollar could lead to a "brutal" squeeze in manufacturers` earnings and up to 150,000 job losses...

Hamilton Spectator:How can Hamilton be more happening? (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/279113 QUOTE The city is hiring a consultant to figure out how it should deal with festivals big and small. A recent survey of community groups found Hamilton is an "event unfriendly"...

The Hamilton Spectator:Concert hall, parking lot, hotel part of core revival (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/279162 QUOTE Three major private projects promise to boost downtown Hamilton with lights, music and better parking. The demolition of the old HMP dealership at...

CIBC World Markets:Canadian Trade: Still a Surplus, But… (Nov 9, 2007) http://research.cibcwm.com/economic_public...load/tradec.pdf QUOTE Although the monthly results were tarnished by a temporary squeeze in the energy balance, the shrinkage in Canada’s trade surplus in September underscored...

Statistics Canada:Canadian international merchandise trade (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/071109/d071109.pdf QUOTE Canada`s trade balance with the world contracted to its lowest level since December 1998, as exports declined and imports increased. Exports decreased 2.3% to...

Financial Post:Exports to China soar in first six months (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financi...e5-b631743d95c6 Imports change from toys to high-end items QUOTE Canada`s exports to China have exploded this year at a faster clip than any other G7 nation, but economists seem...

Toronto Star:U.S. economy faces risk, not recession: Fed (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/274999 QUOTE Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke told lawmakers yesterday the U.S. economy did not appear headed for recession, but warned growth could prove weaker than expected and...

Globe and Mail:Greenback languishes, but not U.S. economy (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/st...lumnsBlogs/home QUOTE The important thing, in the end, is almost never the troubles we know. From this existential perspective, Canada could be more troubled than our southern...

A lot of articles these days talk about property tax hikes in different cities. For example:Edmonton, ABEdmonton Journal:Property tax hikes could hit double digits in 2008 (Nov 9, 2007) http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...5cb&k=66796 Proposed 10.9-per-cent increase could herald new era...