Great video produced by RE/MAX International of REAL clients buying and selling their homes through the power of the RE/MAX marketing brand.  Call your Preferred Group - RE/MAX River City Realtor for results like these. See all our past client testimonials with photos here too...  

Market summary from RE/MAX of Western Canada on the Edmonton market for what first time home buyers are purchasing in the overall market.  Great stats on the price ranges, and types of properties they are buying.  First time home buyers are making up a sizable portion of our resale housing market currently. Still renting?  Compare how much you could own your home for with what you are paying in rent today here... Then let us know what you are in the market for and we'll start sending you ...

Happy Easter,We hope this newsletter finds you relaxed after a great Easter long weekend, filled with family, chocolate, and reflection. Our new format newsletter is filled with valuable information on the Edmonton & area real estate market, home owner tips, and fun for the kids, recipes and more. In this issue:Page 1:- Bathroom tips- Preferred Group Team Member Update ? It?s a girl!- For the kids (or young at heart) ? Which band member doesn?t belong?Page 2:- A home buyers will love ? if ... Full Article...

        Wake up, Alberta ? frenzy?s comingBy Kathy McCormick, Calgary Herald April 15, 2011Sourced article can be found here... The above graph is from Research provided by Real Estate Investment Network? & www.donrcampbell.com He?s calling it the Wake Up Alberta tour ? and while real estate expert Don Campbell refuses to say another boom is on the way, he says to be prepared. ?Alberta is 18 months away from a real estate frenzy,? says the author of the bestselling book, 97 Tips for ...

Edmonton No. 9 in big-city quality of life rankingMagazine?s ?Cities of the Future? list draws on data from 405 cities in North and South AmericaBy Dave Cooper, edmontonjournal.com April 20, 2011 7:00 AM Comments (3) View full article quoted from source here...   EDMONTON - For quality of life, Edmonton is in good company across North and South America, ranking ninth among major cities in a survey published Tuesday by fDi magazine. The Cities of the Future shortlist is based on independent data ... Full Article...

NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE - The Globe and Mail   Canada?s oil patch is resorting to increasingly unusual measures to secure workers ahead of a coming labour shortage, with one company hiring engineers before work is available and another resorting to a province-wide electronic blitz. Triple-digit oil prices have fuelled a substantial comeback in Alberta, which has seen its unemployment rate tumble as employers brought back nearly 70,000 jobs over the past year. Propelling the surge is a major ...

A sold sign is shown in front of a home in south Edmonton. The city is on the verge of another real estate boom, says real estate expert Don Campbell.Photograph by: Ed Kaiser, edmontonjournal.com By Bill Mah, edmontonjournal.com April 5, 2011 Comments (32) EDMONTON - Edmonton is on the verge of another real estate boom, says real estate expert Don Campbell. Robust growth in the region?s gross domestic product and labour market will set off a chain of events over the next few months that will ... Full Article...

Funny video from RE/MAX International on what some other companies may be like.  Don't take a chance, call your Preferred Group with RE/MAX River City Realtor when looking to buy, sell, or invest in Real Estate.

Excellent report from RBC Economics Research on the current and future Canadian economy.  View the report in pdf here... Contents Current trends ? Canadian economy gearsupFinancial markets ? Global economy facingdown risksMacroeconomic forecast ? Settling intothe next phase...Provincial forecast ? Broad-based provincialgrowth on trackHousing markets ? Owning a home becamea little more affordable in Canadaat the end of 2010For other economics reports, go ...

RBC ECONOMICS RESEARCH ? DAILY ECONOMIC UPDATE ? March 14, 2011 Canadian household net worth hit a new record high in the fourth quarter of 2010The market value of Canadian household net worth increased by 2.2% ($132 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2010 to $6.2 trillion. The gain pushed Canadians? net worth to a new record high, 4.1% above the pre-recession peak seen in the second quarter of 2008 and 14.6% above the recessionary trough seen in the first quarter of 2009.The improvement in ... Full Article...

  Edmonton, Alberta Real Estate Market update for March 2011  2009 Deja Vu? We do have less external factors influencing the market today than in 2010 at this time, but when we take a look farther back, the current market is very similar to 2009. A balanced market for Edmonton is approximately 5000-6000 listings in the peak July/August period normally. With over 6800 at the beginning of April, we are seeing prices slowly climb (left graph below) through normal spring seasonal amounts as demand ... Full Article...

Happy April fool?s day, This newsletter is not a joke? it?s all new, true, fun, and filled with valuable information on the Edmonton Real Estate market. It?s here! Our new format newsletter to serve you even better. In this issue:Page 1:- Toasty Toes ? about heated flooring- Preferred Group Team Member Update ? It?s a girl!- For the kids (or young at heart) ? How to draw an OctopusPage 2:- Make your home unfriendly to mould- Tech spring cleaning- Kettle Corn recipe View it here... (1MB ... Full Article...

Funny 'rap video' from RE/MAX International... Our market share dominance, and RE/MAX network marketing is... "Worldwide... we'll even sell your house to a foreign guy". 

Shortage likely to be worse than in last boom, industry group warnsBy Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald; Postmedia News March 30, 2011 Alberta could see jobs in the oilpatch double over the next decade if commodity prices stay strong, leading to a labour crunch rivalling that of the last boom cycle, according to an industry council. The shortage in skilled workers already is being felt and will continue across the Canadian oilpatch regardless of commodity prices and activity levels in the oil and ... Full Article...

How global turmoil will affect real estate in Canada Globe and Mail UpdatePublished Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011 2:13PM EDTLast updated Friday, Mar. 18, 2011 4:44PM EDT From the violent protests in the Middle East and North Africa to the earthquake and unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan, global turmoil is going to "directly affect specific real estate markets across the country," argues real estate expert Don Campbell. "Our country is uniquely positioned to provide the world with the three 'Fs' - ... Full Article...