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Jingle Bells and Stock the Shelves Food Drive In Support of the Calgary Food Bank

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 11:35am — jonathan

Calgary, AB (December 10, 2009) - It is no surprise that charities and other non-profit organizations suffer during economic downturns. Although the economy is on the mend, public and private donations have yet to rebound and individuals are reluctant to donate as much as they have in the past.

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Calgary home prices forecast to rise 5% in 2010

Tue, 12/08/2009 - 10:20am — Alta_West_Mortgage

CALGARY - The average sale price of a Calgary existing home is forecast to rise by five per cent n

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Housing Price Conflicting Information

Wed, 11/25/2009 - 11:27am — Alta_West_Mortgage

I’m not sure there’s been a time in recent memory where there has been so much conflicting information for the average consumer. Are house prices rising or falling? Are there more jobs or fewer jobs? Is the economy growing or shrinking? Is America recovering or disintegrating? Every Economist, Realtor, Mortga

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CALGARY HOUSING MARKET SURGING

Tue, 11/24/2009 - 10:10am — Alta_West_Mortgage

One year ago, the downturn in the Calgary residential real estate market was beginning to take hold on the heels of a global financial market meltdown (Calgary Herald).

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IS THE RECESSION OVER?

Mon, 11/23/2009 - 3:32pm — Alta_West_Mortgage

On November 17, 2009, the Calgary Herald states this optimistic headline: “Strong numbers in Calgary boost Oct MLS sales to record highs in Canada”

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Strong numbers in Calgary boost Oct. MLS sales to record highs in Canada

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 4:31pm — Alta_West_Mortgage

According to the Calgary Herald Nov 16 2009:

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Alberta's job losses lead nation in Oct.: StatCan

Tue, 11/10/2009 - 1:25pm — Alta_West_Mortgage

According to the Calgary Herald Nov 6 2009:

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YOUR BIGGEST DECISION

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:58am — Alta_West_Mortgage

In your day you make many decisions, we choose the clothes we wear, we choose our favourite coffee. These decisions we make without too much thought. They are after all fairly un-important (although some will disagree). We make some more important decisions relating to our daily occupations.