Brad Herman, Calgary real estate: Blog

Debt Consolidation can Help You Deal with that 4-Letter Word

March 12th, 2013

Just about everyone has debt, and it’s not hard to see why. With living expenses always increasing, credit cards that have exorbitant interest charges attached to them, as well as the number of things that crop up during daily life, nearly everyone has debt in some form or another. The question is, what do you do about it? Often the debt is too much to pay off each bill on its own, and so deb ...

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Midrise Living: Transformational Architecture

March 12th, 2013

Midrise Living: Transformational ArchitectureBeautiful, soulful and stylish architect by the world-reknown James KM Cheng. He redefines urban living in Calgary - in glass, concrete and brick with an expressive DNA pattern detailing.Discover the residences: http://ow.ly/iw7Wihttps://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate

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Have you used brick flooring in your home? What tips can you share?

March 12th, 2013

Have you used brick flooring in your home? What tips can you share?https://www.facebook.com/BradHermanRealEstate

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Budget Decorator: 15 Ways to Update Your Kitchen on a Dime

March 12th, 2013

Whether you are planning to invest your own sweat equity in a complete kitchen remodel or simply hope to make a few quick changes over the weekend, when every penny counts it's important to choose projects that will make a big impact for the lowest price possible. Stay focused on the results you are after (put on blinders when you walk past those $1,000 light fixtures) and be willing to get y ...

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Reinvent It: Salvage Savvy Keeps an Urban-Farmhouse Bath on Budget

March 12th, 2013

After living in Italy for six months, she had her heart set on Carrara marble for the shower, and knew she wanted to mix in repurposed salvage pieces.http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/7673545/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u242&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery19

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Inspiration of the Day

March 12th, 2013

Inspiration of the Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=267516723382610&set=a.197673470366936.49372.197669630367320&type=1&theater

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Home prices to gain 2% a year over decade: TD

March 12th, 2013

Higher interest rates and modest economic growth will weigh on Canada's housing market, leading to "measly annual price gains" of 2 percent over the next decade, according to TD economists.http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/11/Home-prices-to-gain-just-2-over-decade-TD.aspx

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China's ragtag shale army a long way from revolution

March 12th, 2013

China's plans to unlock what could be the world's biggest shale gas reserves risk running further off track after 16 firms awarded exploration rights in the latest auction lacked one core skill - not one has drilled a gas well before. Beijing is hoping shale gas can transform the country in the same way as the U.S. boom, though to date there has been little commercial production and a target ...

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Euro zone crisis not over: ECB's Weidmann

March 12th, 2013

The euro zone crisis is not over, France is slipping on reforms and the Bundesbank has set aside billions in new provisions for what it sees as risky European Central Bank moves, Germany's central bank said on Tuesday.http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/12/Euro-zone-crisis-not-over-ECBs-Weidmann.aspx

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BNN: Employers to keep adding jobs in Q2: Manpower

March 12th, 2013

Canadian employers are likely to keep adding jobs in the second quarter but at a slightly slower pace than in the first quarter, with the highest growth in the transportation and utilities sectors, according to a survey released on Tuesday.http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/12/Employers-to-keep-adding-jobs-in-Q2-Manpower.aspx

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