Glen Godlonton Calgary Real Estate

No such thing as high returns with no risk Investment scams are nothing new, as suggested by the phrase “a fool and his money are soon parted,” first written around the mid-1500s. But what if the victim was an experienced businessman with a substantial nest egg to prove it? When markets are volatile, anyone can fall prey to ...

August 27, 2011  Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary HeraldB.C.'s harmonized sales tax has been a "disaster" for the recreational property market, critics say, and scrapping it will open the doors for buyers, many from Alberta, who have been sitting on the sidelines. "It's going to be well received. It's going to be huge ...

A friend, who is a home inspector shared these tips with me: When buying or selling a home, people are often surprised to find how appropriate that old maxim, “the more things change, the more they remain the same” can be. That's because no matter the age, style, size or location of a house, there are common problems that are ...

An upward bounce in a popular remodeling index shows that homeowners are going ahead with remodeling projects despite the dismal real estate market. In fact, BuildFax says that remodeling projects were up across the country in May continuing a 19-month trend. "Even with the continued struggles in the economy, the remodeling industry has been ...

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 ...

By Tara-Nicholle Nelson, April 14, 2011 One of the hardest, most important decisions homebuyers face is how much to offer for their home.  And the glut of information on the web about real estate only makes buyers even crazier than the decision itself does.  Supply, demand, foreclosure rates, mortgage rates – buyers think they ...

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 ...

1.    Get – and stay – clear on your deal points (must-haves and deal-breakers), and keep them to a minimum.  If you’re trying to get a chunk off of the asking price, as a buyer, or trying to be a stickler to your bottom dollar, as a seller, you’ll be much more effective if you can aggressively negotiate ...

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 ...