After the busy summer I have had, fitting in last minute summer activities and getting all the kids ready for school with clothes, equipment and school supplies, not to mention fall activities, I have to say I am also relieved things will be settling back into a...
I’m writing to you from beautiful BC today. We had a great stay vising Vernon and then Vancouver where we went deep sea fishing for the first time. The whole family had a blast! Anyway, even if you are managing to enjoy some of the summer, if you are like me you...
Collapsing stock markets, higher gas prices, bigger grocery bills, rising interest rates and a cooling housing market – it’s highly likely that any of you reading this are getting impacted by at least one of these. Couple this with the latest economic numbers...
I am always keeping a watch on economic reports, studies and articles. I wanted to share an interesting article Financial Post about the Alberta economy: https://financialpost.com/news/economy/alberta-oil-boom-times-back?r I can appreciate the matter-of-fact tone of...
I hope that you and your families had a wonderful Easter weekend? We were able to have a family dinner with our parents, had an Easter brunch over at a friends’ house and did our annual Easter egg hunt at home. My five-year-old loved it of course but it amazes me...
When I first invested in real estate after coming out of university, the interest rates were around 6%. In the 20 years since then, they have never gone higher. It’s been over 40 years since the almost unbelievable interest rates of 20+%. Graph – Interest...
It was a British Baron, Lord Harold Samuel, owner of one of the largest property companies at the time, who said the often quoted: “There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location.” But is that one of the golden rules for real estate...
I am often asked by professionals interesting in adding real estate investing to their portfolio and retirement planning if Alberta is a good province to invest in for real estate. Like many real estate investing questions, the short answer is “It depends” as it...
Over the years as real estate has steadily and consistently increased, your home has often become the largest part of your net worth. However, it may not always be the best thing to consider the value of your home as part of your retirement plan, although the majority...
Excited to be heading up to Canmore for the REAL Event this weekend as a Sponsor and speaking on the topic of development. Promises to be an awesome weekend meeting with other women in real estate investing.
