The Glen Godlonton Real Estate Team

June 2008 - Posts

• Soft landing seen for Canada's housing market

  Soft landing seen for Canada's housing market LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update June 23, 2008 at 8:16 PM EDT The real estate market appears poised for a soft landing rather than a crash, in a cooling trend the Bank of Canada says is both “expected Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:05 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Costa Rica’s Economy in a Nutshell

  Costa Rica’s Economy in a Nutshell Costa Rica has moved on from its days as a Banana Republic Costa Rica has one of the strongest economies in Central America. There are many factors that have contributed to help the country get to this point, but Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 8:12 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Oilsands fuel Fort McMurray prices

  Oilsands fuel Fort McMurray prices Chuck Chiang, Calgary Herald Published: Saturday, June 14, 2008 The strong economic pull of the oilsands in northeastern Alberta will keep the housing market in the Fort McMurray area robust for the rest of this year, Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 8:08 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• "Now is not the time to wait until the sale is over " Properties are on sale

  Calgary, June 2, 2008 – “Now is not the time to wait until the sale is over and then decide to buy; after you read a headline, the best time to buy has passed,” autioned, CREB ® President, Ed Jensen. Home inventories are high; buyers Read More... Posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:41 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Battered U.S. banks, RBC may be a timely match

  Battered U.S. banks, RBC may be a timely match Weakened U.S. sector provides 'huge window of opportunity' for bank's strategy of expanding its international holdings TARA PERKINS FINANCIAL SERVICES REPORTER June 14, 2008 As the liquidity crisis Read More... Posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:35 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Resale listings jump, but sales, prices cool ,,,, TIME TO BUY

  Resale listings jump, but sales, prices cool LORI MCLEOD June 14, 2008 A fresh flood of homes on the market sent resale listings to their second consecutive record level in May, while sales activity and price gains both cooled. There were 54,029 new listings Read More... Posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:31 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Federal Government, Hold Interest Rate Cut, June 10 2008

  FEDs Hold Interest Rate Cut The Bank of Canada gave the market a surprise Tuesday as it left key interest rates unchanged – many economists had thought they had another rate cut up their sleeve of .25%. We have stagflation – a slowing economy Read More... Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:27 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Garrison Woods,, Great Article

  Garrison Woods illustrates a new type of development in the highly suburban Canadian city of Calgary and makes use of the regeneration of a decommissioned military base to help meet a growing demand for an urban lifestyle with an eclectic and integrated Read More... Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:21 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• Subdivision & Development Appeal Board, whats the real story

  Subdivision & Development Appeal Board What is the Subdivision & Development Appeal Board (SDAB)? Please be advised that the City of Calgary's new Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 (4,380 KB) will become effective on June 01, 2008, replacing the current Read More... Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:17 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments

• City of Calgary has a new Land use By-Law as of June 1 2008

  Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 Since Calgary's existing Land Use Bylaw 2P80 was written nearly 30 years ago, Calgary has experienced tremendous growth. In this period the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) has been amended over 150 times, affecting almost 1600 sections Read More... Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:10 AM by Glen Godlonton | 0 Comments