By Don Campbell on
Friday, June 20, 2008
The Multi-Family financing market is in continual flux due to the so-called sub-prime crisis. The rules seem to change on a month by month basis. e following is an article written by Peter Cook, Assistant Vice President of Commercial Lending at First National Financial Corporation. First National is one of Canada’s largest apartment lenders.
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By Don Campbell on
Sunday, June 01, 2008
In response to hundreds of request, I have begun to create a Recommended Reading list. These are books that have had a substantial impact on my life or business. Plus a few others that are just great reads. They cover many genres, and many types of business philosophy. Enjoy these amazing reads (each book has a live link to make it easy to grab a copy from Amazon).
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By Don Campbell on
Friday, March 14, 2008
The Six Rule of Investing in Tropical Real Estate
Become an informed investor instead of an excited and emotional speculator.
Due to the high Canadian dollar, the shrinking market in the US and the huge commissions that are paid to promoters, Canadians are currently being inundated with sales pitches for tropical real estate
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By Don Campbell on
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Investing with Family & Friends The 8 Steps to Success
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This opening sentence to the classic book “A Tale of Two Cities” also can describe what can happen when family members with differing philosophies decide to work together in a business or in real estate investing together.
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By Don Campbell on
Sunday, January 27, 2008
The Edmonton Transportation Effect
Cutting Edge Research Inc. has just completed our detailed research into the effects of transportation improvements on the prices of real estate in markets all across North America.
Our methodology was to study current and past major transportation improvements (Light Rail, Major Highway improvements and commuter rail) in cities across North America to determine whether these improvements had any direct and measurable impact on real estate values.
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By Don Campbell on
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Action Equals Results.
Congratulations to the many REIN™ Members who have been following our suggestions over the last 6 months by contacting their MLAs and the premier’s office regarding the critical housing issues that the province has faced. As we know, just like voting, if you don’t participate you can’t complain about the outcome.
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