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Hi Nancy, How would the economic issues in Greece affect the Canadian markets? Thank you, Bennett Dear Bennett, There is not a short simple answer to your question. I’m sure that books will be written on the subject. I will try and give you the best simplified answer I can. Basically, Greece has borrowed money in the form of ...

Workers are flocking back to Alberta after a recessionary lull, with the province’s hot jobs market luring people from every region of the country. Alberta tallied the fastest growth rate in Canada in the first quarter of the year, with its net inflow from other provinces hitting the highest level for a first quarter in five ...

Historic central Alberta town finds itself on the radar of Calgary commuters and retail investors BY DAVE HUSDAL, Western Investor The length of the phone interview is indicative the boom is back on in Olds. It takes Larry Wright quite a while to brief you about what's going on in his central Alberta community, largely because ...

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3139641By STEFANIA MORETTI, QMI AGENCYU.S. luxury department store Nordstrom is looking for a home in Canada. Following months of speculation, Nordstrom spokesman Colin Johnson recently told Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal that the company is scouting a number of sites north of the ...

Calgary Herald, March 16, 2011 BY ALANNA CAPLAN  Between the collapse of the United States’ housing market and the weakened U.S. dollar, Canadians have been seizing the opportunity to invest in U.S. real property. U.S. tax authorities have increased their focus on foreign investments in the U.S. This increased focus has resulted in ...

Buying a home and building equity over time is a great investment in your future. While homebuyers can look forward to one day being "mortgage-free," renters will continue to pay rent indefinitely and will likely see their rent payments increase significantly as time goes by. Even though the average time to pay off a mortgage is ...

Dynamics in the housing market in and around Toronto are shifting so rapidly that many people are afraid to make any move at all. But some sellers and buyers are reacting quickly to the changes and striking deals as a result. On Lake Ontario’s waterfront in Oakville, Ont., developer Marc Hewitt mixed up his strategy for selling the luxury ...

Julian BeltrameOttawa — The Canadian Press Published on Friday, Jul. 23, 2010 7:14AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2010 6:48AM EDT Canada's annual inflation rate fell to one per cent in June, the lowest level in eight months, prompting analysts to predict the Bank of Canada will move cautiously on future interest rate ...

Flaherty offers crisis tips from ‘boring' CanadaGlobe and Mail-Report on Business-Canadian Press WINNIPEG — This is a guest column by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Thursday's Financial Times, posted on the Department of Finance's web site and titled ‘Boring' Canada's financial tips for the world: The ...

What Do You Think of the Stalled Bailout Plan? What's your opinion of what's happening in Washington, D.C., this week with the proposed $700 billion market bailout proposed by the Bush Administration and rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday? RESOURCE: For more stories, visit the RE/MAX Times Online.Send your comment to ...