Let's take a break from real estate issues for a day and talk about relief money going to Haiti.  It has recently been published that Charitable groups such as WORLD VISION CANADA and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RELIEF FOUNDATION take anywhere from 8.5% to 10% of all donations and use it towards administration.  This means SALARIES.   So if these organizations recently received something in the area of $10 Million, then 1 million went to salaries and administration?  Just in January 2010 alone? ... Full Article...

Affordability Drives Calgary’s Housing Market With rising interest rates on the horizon buyers will see 2010 as the year to take advantage of low mortgage rates   Calgary, February 1, 2010 – Affordability continues to drive a recovery in Calgary’s housing market according to figures released today by the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®).   The number of single family homes sold in January 2010 in the city of Calgary was up 39 per cent from the same time a year ago, while cond ... Full Article...