Monthly Archives: June 2012

Ford May Navigate Us Out of a Jam

Ford may have a way for us to navigate our cars through rush hour without lifting either arm from our cushy armrests. With many consumers raving about its Active Park Assist feature that can steer a car into a perfect … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Calgarian Broker

Interview with Corinne Lyall Broker/Owner of Calgary’s Royal LePage Benchmark Why did you decide to switch transaction management providers? We had been dissatisfied for quite some time with our original document management provider. The system had difficulties integrating with our … Continue reading

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Back to the Basics

Technology and industrialization have played a large role in the past century, carrying humanity to its current state. We have houses as big and creative as we want, with more power and air conditioning units than we could ever need, with fast … Continue reading

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Buyers Beware

Today, Canada’s housing market took a strange turn that isn’t sitting quite right with some, and appeases others. The changes that took place were that the CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation), who oversee and insure the vast majority of … Continue reading

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Canada Gets Dubbed ‘Fossil of the Day’

While we’re on the topic of Canada’s ranking amongst the world’s nations, Canada is back in the spotlight. Only this time, instead of being a leader, it is a great, big loser. Given the not-so-honourable title of “Fossil of the … Continue reading

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Canada’s Housing Market Ranks 2nd

Canada’s housing market is one of the top dogs in the world, according to a report released by Scotiabank on Global Real Estate Trends. Although the market demand is getting cooler, it is still outperforming among industrialized nations. The shift … Continue reading

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The Problem With Fridays

In most offices, or workplaces in general (referring to those that stick to a more typical M-F 9-5 model) start to dwindle down on their productivity the closer Friday approaches, and by the time Friday afternoon rolls around, everybody starts … Continue reading

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Cali Goes Solar

California, being the environmentally progressive state that it is, has approved a new set of building guidelines making it mandatory for all newly built houses to have roofs that are solar-ready roofs. These new construction standards not only encourage positive … Continue reading

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