One of my fellow REALTORS® John Thompson does a terrific Cochrane Map every year. Here is a link to the on line version.

COCHRANE MAP

We are very proud to announce that our mobile site is up and running and superb! Full details to come in a video blog... here's a sneak peek.



Thanks to deBruyn Design for their terrific innovation and hard work!

Go to www.MorrisReynar.com on your mobile device. iPhone users tap the + sign to drop the site on your home screen.
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The launch of Steve Jagger and Shane Gibson's book on Social Media, Sociable! is out. I have previewed, and loved, the first chapter and have just ordered the full copy. I encourage you to preview the first chapter here. I'm sure you will be compelled to read further as I did. Steve Jagger of Ubertor.com , Reachd.com and outsourcingthingsdone.com fame has had a profound impact on my business ...

Nice to see a positive news story about the Calgary Real Estate market today on CFCN.

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip234378#clip234378

Very interesting ruling in BC regarding a Home Inspection. This will no doubt change things for consumers, Realtors and Home Inspectors.

November 11, 2009

Home inspector must pay $192,000

By CBC News

The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered a home inspector to pay nearly $200,000 in compensation to a North Vancouver couple for a faulty home inspection he performed.

The B.C. Supreme Court has o ...

Here are the latest articles from the Local and National Papers on the ruling from the Federal Competition Bureau against the Canadian Real Estate Association.

New Article on the 4th. Again the focus is on Realtor Commission which is again off the mark. If discount brokerages could survive, there would be lots of them. There is nothing preventing a discounter from working in the current syst ...

Here is a really neat article from the New York Times on what you can buy in some U.S markets for $250,000... Not in Manhattan of course!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE NY TIMES STORY PDF VERSION What You Can Buy

Record MLS sale in Calgary and it just happens to be the home for former Flames great Mike Vernon..

RECORD MLS SALE

Here is an interesting look at the difference in Property Tax between Calgary - Cochrane and other bedrooms communities. Thanks to Jay Hilland at Kingsmith Homes http://www.kingsmithhomes.ca/ in Cochrane for putting this together.

Download the Property Tax Comparison

I will video about this soon, but in the mean time... After botching a deal to add video to its website, the Town of Cochrane has now decided to spend nearly $60,000 on a redevelopment of the site. Is that number correct? $59,950! for a new website, even with staff that is unreal. Only Government could justify that!! Read Rachel Maclean's article on the issue.

Town's website dissed
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I have blogged about this in the past - finding the bottom is impossible really. Greg Williamson agrees and has posted this terrific blog about market timing. Check it out.

Greg Williamson Market Timing Blog

Wow, these are truly unprecedented times.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/fp/Bank+Canada+cuts+rate+cent/1518329/story.html

Great story in the Herald today about Consumer Confidence. Good news article...

Full story in PDF - Link to Story on Herald Web Site

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Please make sure you read Greg Williamsons Blog. Great info and perspective on the market.

http://www.gregwilliamson.ca/blog/

I'm in Regina Saskatchewan and checking in on the local Real Estate Market. Things are still hot and the slow down in the economy has had little effect here so far.

Comments info@RobReynar.com

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Here are the links to my other posts on the Website Ad issue.

http://www.robreynar.com/ViewBlog/333/

http://www.robreynar.com/ViewBlog/334/

http://www.robreynar.com/ViewBlog/336/

I had Blogged a while back about the shifty deal signed by the Town of Cochrane and a CGI Communications to put promotional videos on the web site, the local media has picked up on the issue and posted an article today.

Visit the Cochrane Ealge to read the story.

Some more terrific analysis of the current market as always from http://www.gregwilliamson.ca/blog/

It's a great read. Take Specific note of the Affordablity Graph that Greg has linked to.

The latest sales stats are out from the Calgary Real Estate Board and I have done Quarter 1 for Cochrane.

There are some terrific signs that the market is balancing and still, some great deals out there for Buyer's and the increased activity is great for those wanting to make a move. It is interesting to look at how much the Median Price has changed since 2005. Here some other stats to look ...

JUST WATCHED A GREAT SEGMENT ON OF ALL PLACES "THE HOUR". THE CBC ISN'T NORMALLY THE SPOT FOR POSITIVE ECINOMIC NEWS, BUT GEORGE S DOES A GREAT INTERVIEW WITH REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT DON CAMPBELL. HIS MESSAGE...BUY BUY BUY!!

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=1065889868

GREG WILLIAMSON FROM CANADA MORTGAGE DIRECT HAS REALLY CAPTURED THE ESSENCE OF THE MARKET RIGHT NOW IN HIS MONTHLY COMMENTARY. I COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH THE COMMENTS HE MAKES ABOUT BUYING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE AFFORDABILITY FACTOR.

WATCH, LEARN AND ENJOY. THANKS GREG! http://www.gregwilliamson.ca/

CREB Monthly Commentary For February 09 from Greg Williamson on Vimeo.

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NEAT VIDEO I FOUND ON GREG WILLIAMSON'S BLOG. http://www.gregwilliamson.ca/blog/

THOUGHT I WOULD PASS IT ALONG. ENJOY.

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Here is a clever little video that really puts things in perspective.

ENJOY.

Don't forget to spring forward tonight before you go to bed!