Property Assessment Values compared to Actual Market Value Image via WikipediCity Property Assessment Values . In a recent post, I explained how Market Value really has very little to do with City Property Assessment Value. That post can be found here. To further prove the point, here are a couple …
Canadian Museum for Human Rights . Downtown living is especially exciting in Winnipeg at this time because of the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights that is currently being built, expected to launch in 2013. Although it is still in the construction phase, it is already proving to be an …
Visit Winnipeg’s Exchange District for History and Fun . The Exchange District is one of Winnipeg’s assets and many people forget that there is so much to do there and so many reasons to live there. It is especially active in the summer with concerts and events. It is filled …
Need to declutter before selling your house or condo? U Need Space is a unique temporary storage system developed in Winnipeg. The company delivers small storage pods to your home, you fill it with your extra and excess furniture, and they come and pick it up and store it in a climate controlled environment until you need the items back. Great for temporary storage while moving.

Land Titles Transfer Taxes in Manitoba are stunningly exorbitant. A $400,000 house will cost the new buyer a tax of $5720, while the same house in Saskatchewan will only cost around $1200.

When condo boards sit down to craft and adjust their condo rules and by-laws, care must be taken to strike a balance between achieving reasonable limitations on the owners, and negatively affecting property values. By-laws which are too restrictive will ultimately hurt resale values.

Sunday Home Owner Section: Recipes from South of the Border . Everyone who buys a house in Winnipeg, condo in Winnipeg or luxury property in Winnipeg with me, receives a copy of Home By Design Magazine. This wonderful, colourful 52-page publication is filled with articles about decorating, travelling, landscaping and …
Home Staging advice from your Real Estate Listing agent . photo: Chad Jones Thinking about putting your house on the market? Recruiting an experienced Winnipeg listing agent will give you a leg up on the competition. He or she will know where you need to spend money, and where you …
Real estate market update for Winnipeg's hot real estate market. Showing listings and sales stats, taken from the MLS® and for homes and condos sold by Real Estate Agents for the past month.

Some tips which will help buyers of condos and homes in their efforts to get a new property. Tips such as verifying your credit reports, avoid taking on new debt within a few months of applying for a mortgage and more.

Improving Value without renovating or rebuilding . photo: country_boy_shane Thinking of selling your house or condo? As you’ve probably heard, the spring-time is the best time to sell your home, but whether the market is hot or slow, all home-sellers want to get the most money for their homes. For …


