The crops are turning and farmers are out harvesting. The golden crops make for a magnificant sight!
There is a good selection of houses for sale in Vulcan, giving Buyers a better choice than they had about 18 months ago.
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Vulcan's Starship Enterprise
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Keeping it Green
Thanks to Mother Nature, we are keeping it green in the county. The rains have been coming at just the right time and the grass is soaking it up! Mind you, some of the rain has come with some thunder and other fun stuff, but who are we to complain?
In general, the real estate market has slowed down, which is a good thing for buyers. You have more inventory to choose from than last year. As a seller, you have to be more competitive with your property, both in pricing and what you have to offer. The market is levelling out which helps make the economy more sustainable. This is a general theme not just in Vulcan, but in the real estate market throughout much of Canada.
In general, the real estate market has slowed down, which is a good thing for buyers. You have more inventory to choose from than last year. As a seller, you have to be more competitive with your property, both in pricing and what you have to offer. The market is levelling out which helps make the economy more sustainable. This is a general theme not just in Vulcan, but in the real estate market throughout much of Canada.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Food for thought
Someone was quoted in stating "Many people wish to wait until next year, when prices may be lower, which of course, is a risk in and of itself. Prices may be lower, or may be higher. How many times have you waited for that special sweater at your favourite store to be marked down, only to discover that it was snapped up by someone else before you had the chance to purchase it?
If may be a simple analogy, but the principle is the same: Sometimes you snooze, you lose. If that's okay with you, then go ahead and wait it out. Hopefully you won't want to kick yourself a year from now."
The truth is, none of the experts can accurately predict the real estate market any better than the experts can accurately predict the stock market or what as prices will be a year from now. If you purchasd real estate in 2006 or 2007, you most likely got a great home at a terrific price with a low interest rate. Provided you stay in your home for several years, you will benefit when property values eventually rise again.
If you are selling now, you may be selling a little lower to buy lower. Same as a year or two ago, if you were selling, you were selling higher, but more than likely buying higher as well.
The best thing to do now is to determine what you can afford, decide what's important in a house and neighborhood, and start looking for a new home.
After all, it is a good time to buy!
If may be a simple analogy, but the principle is the same: Sometimes you snooze, you lose. If that's okay with you, then go ahead and wait it out. Hopefully you won't want to kick yourself a year from now."
The truth is, none of the experts can accurately predict the real estate market any better than the experts can accurately predict the stock market or what as prices will be a year from now. If you purchasd real estate in 2006 or 2007, you most likely got a great home at a terrific price with a low interest rate. Provided you stay in your home for several years, you will benefit when property values eventually rise again.
If you are selling now, you may be selling a little lower to buy lower. Same as a year or two ago, if you were selling, you were selling higher, but more than likely buying higher as well.
The best thing to do now is to determine what you can afford, decide what's important in a house and neighborhood, and start looking for a new home.
After all, it is a good time to buy!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Still a good residential market, despite the rest of the province
The Vulcan residential real estate market is still fairly strong for sales, despite the large amount of inventory in other real estate markets. Calgary and Edmonton have many more listings now, compared to the same time last year. Actually, this is happening throughout the province. Vulcan, however, is still a centrally located community with all of the necessary facilities (hospital, schools, recreational facilities including 18 holes golf course) with affordably priced housing. You can still afford to "live long and prosper"!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Municipal Commercial Garbage Collection Program
As of May 1, 2008 the Town will no longer be providing garbage bin collection for businesses.
Currently the Town is charged $50.00 for each bin pick up and is billing back the busineeses only a portion of this cost. In fact approximately $45,000 per year for this service is subsidized through the general tax.
After considering different options, Council recommended that the individual business owners negotiate themselves with the providers of the bin collection services.
The above information was taken from the Town Of Vulcan Newsletter dated April 15, 2008 Volume 24.
Currently the Town is charged $50.00 for each bin pick up and is billing back the busineeses only a portion of this cost. In fact approximately $45,000 per year for this service is subsidized through the general tax.
After considering different options, Council recommended that the individual business owners negotiate themselves with the providers of the bin collection services.
The above information was taken from the Town Of Vulcan Newsletter dated April 15, 2008 Volume 24.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Canadian Real Estate Association AGM
I was in Gatineau, Quebec last week, representing the Brooks Real Estate Board at the CREA AGM and Leadership Conference. First of all, if you are ever in Gatineau, you must stay at least one night in the Hilton Lac-Leamy. VERY NICE!
The conference itself was very informative and interesting. We had speakers from IPSOS, telling us about trends in today's market, Risk Management, and we had Justin Trudeau. Justin seems to be a very smart, personable individual. My guess is that he will follow in his father's footsteps and become PM one day. I do, however, think that he will be more of an open minded leader.
We were told that the declining US market will have an effect on the Canadian market, basically with some American plants shutting down and some Canadian businesses who depend on the American consumers may feel the pinch. As far as real estate goes, Canada seems to have a much better system in place to keep our market in check. Good to hear! We are the envy of the US with our MLS system. It IS great to be a Canadian!
The conference itself was very informative and interesting. We had speakers from IPSOS, telling us about trends in today's market, Risk Management, and we had Justin Trudeau. Justin seems to be a very smart, personable individual. My guess is that he will follow in his father's footsteps and become PM one day. I do, however, think that he will be more of an open minded leader.
We were told that the declining US market will have an effect on the Canadian market, basically with some American plants shutting down and some Canadian businesses who depend on the American consumers may feel the pinch. As far as real estate goes, Canada seems to have a much better system in place to keep our market in check. Good to hear! We are the envy of the US with our MLS system. It IS great to be a Canadian!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
February 2008
Where is a great place to go golfing for the day? Vulcan. Where are there still affordable lots for sale to build by a golf course? Vulcan. Where is there available commercial property affordably priced in a high traffic area? Vulcan. Where is farmland available? County of Vulcan.
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