Happy Summer, We hope this newsletter finds you enjoying the summer. With kids out of school, summer holidays, yard work, and more, it?s often a very busy time. If considering a move this season, contact us to take the stress out of an often stressful time. We are actively looking for new listings, as we've sold almost all of our recent properties for clients and have many buyers looking. Our new format newsletter is filled with valuable information on the Edmonton & area real estate market, ... Full Article...

By Gary Lamphier, edmontonjournal.com July 9, 2011 Just how awful was Friday's bleak U.S. jobs report? Let us count the ways: Alberta created more new jobs in June (22,000) than all 50 U.S. states combined (18,000), even though the U.S. population is 85 times larger than Alberta's; The shockingly weak U.S. jobs tally was more than 80 per cent below the consensus forecast, according to a Bloomberg poll of leading economists, and more than 50 per cent below even the most pessimistic ...

'Glory' days return for Alberta jobsGain of 22,000 in June biggest in five yearsBy Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal With Files From Postmedia News July 9, 2011 Alberta's labour market caught fire in June. The province added a whopping 22,000 jobs in June from the previous month -the largest gain since May 2006 and the second month of growth in a row, according to Statistics Canada figures released Friday. Because 27,600 more people were looking for work -mostly newcomers from other provinces -the ... Full Article...