Fire ban lifted

Just in time for the long weekend, the fire ban has been lifted. So if you are out at Lake McGregor, Little Bow, Badger Lake, or wherever, be careful and enjoy your fresh s'mores and hotdogs with friends and family!

Housing Bubble?

So I hear on the news that Canada may be on the verge of a housing bubble. "Could this mean that Canada's housing market is going to tank like our friends to the south?" Well for one thing, the housing market in Vancouver is different than the housing market in Regina, which is different than Toronto, which is different than Halifax. Let's get that straight. Now, as a whole, the Canadian housing market is inline with the 10 year average for sales. This is based on national statistics and this is one of the messages that the Canadian Real Estate Association representatives took to our Members of Parliament this past week in Ottawa. I am a Political Action Committee representative for my local real estate board. We talked to our MPs about indexing the Home Buyers' Plan and issues about Capital Gains Tax. I must say that we were well received at Parliament Hill. Plus the weather in Ottawa was beautiful, and hanging around our nation's capital helps build up that patriotism!

Town of Vulcan Spring Clean-up

During the week of May 22, 2012 the Town of Vulcan is organizing a spring clean-up. On or before Tuesday, May 2 place all refuse where you usually put your garbage bags and during the course of the week these materials will be picked up at no cost. If you wish to have the garbage picked up directly from your yard, please call 403-485-2417 a day in advance to arrange for a pick up time. please note that the owner or a representative has to be present when the material is picked up from the yard. Metal, wood waster, tree branches, rocks, and cardboard need to be separated as per waster commission requirements. Leaves, grass clippings and other garden waste need to be bagged. So if you need to dispose of large and bulky garbage not ordinarily collected as household waste, here is your chance to get rid of it. Take advantage of the nice weather this weekend and get that yard cleaned!

First Week of May

This past week has not been as brisk for showings and sales. I am at an open house today, but it has been a bit slow. The rain and snow has not helped very much. We have had a few showings at one of my listings for $45,000. It is a foreclosure listing. It's a little two bedroom house in Champion. Older place. Dirt basement. It's been on the market for quite a while but it was priced too high before. Now that it is priced below $50,000, we are getting some interest. Fingers crossed! By the way, it's nice to see out advertisement in the Communicator - the local magazine that was introduced last weekend at the Com-Con in Calgary. It was a sell-out there. Great exposure. We hope that it will bring more people out for Spock Days on June 8, 9, and 10, 2012.