Brad Herman, Calgary real estate: Blog

AN ECO-FRIENDLY MOVE

March 5th, 2013

Founded in Vancouver in 2008 by Doug Burgoyne, FrogBox’s Calgary franchise has been providing eco-friendly moving services for the last year. “We’ve been open for the last year and every month we continue to grow,” said Sylvia Cieslik FrogBox Calgary’s sales and marketing manager. http://www.crebnow.com/an-eco-friendly-move/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook ...

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A visual history of Calgary's skyline! Past, Present & Future!

March 5th, 2013

A visual history of Calgary's skyline! Past, Present & Future!https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=526571024048683&set=a.190728470966275.41050.173436849362104&type=1&theater

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A 'Portlandia' Home Raises an Eyebrow

March 5th, 2013

The aptly nicknamed Eyebrow House catches the eye of anyone who walks past it — just as it did with the location scouts for IFC's hit cable series Portlandia. The spaceship-style rear and innovative interior helped to inspire and set the scene for the plight of an alien played by a durian fruit in the episode "Feminist Bookstore's 10th Anniversary." http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/7538222/list ...

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BNN: Flaherty urges ‘prudent’ mortgage lending

March 5th, 2013

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is warning Canada's biggest banks to be "prudent" when lending money to home buyers in a bid to prevent another mortgage war among the top lenders. The terse message follows Bank of Montreal's move to cut its price on five-year fixed-rate mortgages to 2.99 percent from 3.09 percent. http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/4/Flaherty-urges-prudent-mortgage-lending-.aspx

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BNN: TransCanada shares higher on positive report

March 5th, 2013

Shares in TransCanada Corp. (TRP-T 48.33 0.00 0.00%) rose on Monday in the first trading following a positive U.S. government report on the company's controversial Keystone XL project.http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/4/TransCanada-shares-higher-on-positive-report.aspx

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Home sales slip further, but signs of traction emerge

March 5th, 2013

Canada's housing market may still be cooling, but there are fears in some quarters that "bubble fatigue" will pump it back up heading into the spring season. What economist Benjamin Tal means when he uses that phrase is that home buyers are skeptical about whether the residential real estate market is heading for a sharp price and sales drop. At the same time, mortgage rates are declining, n ...

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A Must See: Reconstruction Rescues a Michigan Barn

March 5th, 2013

One of the first pieces I wrote for Houzz had to do with my love of barns. Barns are just wonderful structures. A renovated barn is old and full of character, simple and large in its form. It's capable of containing a range of spaces, and it's handmade and industrial — as well as an antique that has had new life breathed into it.http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/6440569/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm ...

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Do you have a sunken living room?

March 5th, 2013

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Scotiabank hikes dividend as profit climbs 13%

March 5th, 2013

Bank of Nova Scotia's (BNS-T 60.87 -0.26 -0.43%) profit rose 13 percent in the first quarter driven by strong performances in its international operations and its acquisition of ING Direct Canada. Scotiabank made $1.63-billion, or 1.25 a share in the quarter. That compared with a profit of $1.44 billion, or 1.20 a share during the same quarter last year. http://www.bnn.ca/News/2013/3/5/Scot ...

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