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NEW ASSOCIATE THIS APRIL 2016! ALISON KOBELAK

Wednesday, April 13th, 2016

We’re picking up momentum this April 2016! Proof of which is my newest associate, Alison Kobelak.

You can now expect more support in helping you buy, sell and invest in Edmonton real estate.

Edmonton Real Estate Agent

An excerpt from Alinson’s bio:

The theme of her life is people and housing! With an unwavering commitment to people and customer service and a keen mind for understanding the real estate market in Edmonton, Alison has been and will continue to be, the Realtor you can trust with all of your housing needs!

Follow me on Instagram @SergeBourgoin and get a first hand view on how I’m helping Edmonton home buyers and sellers.

For a complete list of available Edmonton homes for sale, check out my new Edmonton MLS listings.

INFOGRAPHIC: Edmonton Single Family Homes 2016

Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

Here’s a simple infographic showing stats for Edmonton’s Single Family Homes. It’s very straight forward. The beginning of 2016 was slow but surely enough, things will pick-up as we move forward. We’ve just started the 2nd quarter of the year so there’s a lot of great things to look out for!

Edmonton Single Family Homes
For a complete list of available Edmonton homes for sale, check out my new Edmonton MLS listings.

Follow me on Instagram @SergeBourgoin and get a first hand view on how I’m helping Edmonton home buyers and sellers.

YOUR EDMONTON REAL ESTATE SPECIALISTS THIS DECEMBER

Sunday, November 29th, 2015

Edmonton home buying and selling need not to be a burden that you have to experience this December (or in any given time for that matter).

The reason why there are Edmonton real estate specialists is to help you and other Edmonton home buyers and sellers have a pleasant experience in this venture.

Homes For Sale Edmonton

Today, Team Leading Edge is leading an all out service in providing each and every Edmontonian the real estate experience that they truly deserve.

 

Edmonton Real Estate Specialists

Edmonton Real Estate Specialists

 

Let’s make your journey in buying and selling an Edmonton home a great one. Call us today and we’ll do the rest.

Note: Remember, you can access all our available Homes For Sale in Edmonton through our Edmonton MLS Listings page.

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When You Want To Sell An Edmonton Home, Who Are You Gonnna Call?

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Team Leading Edge came out of the month of August “gun-blazing” and we’ll bring the same amount of desire to sell more Edmonton homes this September!

Let us help you sell or own an Edmonton home this month!

If you want to sell, Team Leading Edge has all the systems and agents in place to assist in getting your home sold at the shortest amount of time.

If you’re looking to buy, you’re in luck! the team has just upgraded its Edmonton MLS Listings Search Engine for a faster and more convenient way of looking for that dream Edmonton home.
Once you have found your dream Edmonton home, call us to get you started in viewing it. Yay!

Note: Remember, you can access all our available Homes For Sale in Edmonton through our Edmonton MLS Listings page.

Homes For Sale Edmonton

 

June 2015 Edmonton Real Estate Market Update

Monday, June 22nd, 2015

Lately, it’s been all bad news that has been aired on TV and published on the internet. Well, today, we’d like for you to break out of that chain of bad news.

Serge Bourgoin, Team Leading Edge Senior Partner brings forth news for all to hear. Whether your buying or selling an Edmonton home, this report will surely turn that frown upside down!

Remember to subscribe to our blog and Youtube channel and check out all the freshly listed Homes For Sale in Edmonton via our new Edmonton MLS Listings.

 

Homes For Sale Edmonton

Market Share: RE/MAX Dominates Edmonton Real Estate

Monday, March 30th, 2015

RE/MAX Edmonton Real Estate Market Share 2014

So, finally, the figures are out! In an independent research for done for year end 2014, the statistics (Listing sold, MLS) show that RE/MAX holds 41.4% of the Edmonton real estate market share. That is more than our next 3 combined competitors!

Just in case you’ve not been following our recent blogs (hope you do now), according to RE/MAX Western Canada, Team Leading Edge was the No. 1 RE/MAX real estate team from Edmonton for the month of February 2015

Again, it just goes to show how dedicated all RE/MAX Realtors are and how Team Leading Edge is bent on providing the best quality real estate service for all Edmontonians.

In the next few weeks, we’ll be rolling out upgrades into our websites to provide faster access into the market, so do visit our sister site Edmonton-Real-Estate.com to be on the loop!

If you’re looking for your dream home, let us help find it through our new and improved Edmonton MLS listings and remember to call us at 780-634-8151. We’d love to help make that dream home, a reality!

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 3/4 per cent

Wednesday, March 4th, 2015

Note: Here’s a great article shared by Bob Rees, Mortgage Specialist at TD Canada Trust. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Bob here.


Edmonton Homes Interest Rates

4 March 2015-The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent.

Total CPI inflation in Canada has fallen as expected, reflecting the significant drop in oil prices. Core inflation remains close to 2 per cent and continues to be temporarily boosted by the pass-through effects of the lower Canadian dollar, as well as sector-specific factors.

The global economy is evolving broadly in line with projections in the Bank’s January Monetary Policy Report (MPR). The United States remains the main source of momentum in the global economy, while headwinds to growth linger in many regions. In this context, a growing number of central banks have taken actions to ease monetary conditions. Crude oil prices are close to the Bank’s MPR assumptions.

Canadian economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2014 was consistent with the Bank’s expectations. The oil price shock had a modest early impact on aggregate demand, and a larger effect on income. The Bank continues to expect that most of the negative impact from lower oil prices will appear in the first half of 2015, although it may be even more front-loaded than projected in January. Nevertheless, data for 2014 as a whole suggest the anticipated rotation into stronger growth in non-energy exports and investment is well underway.

Financial conditions in Canada have eased materially since January, in response to the Bank’s recent monetary policy action and to global financial developments. This easing is reflected across the yield curve and in a wide range of asset prices, including the Canadian dollar. These conditions will mitigate the negative effects of the oil price shock, further boosting growth through stronger non-energy exports and investment.

In light of these developments, the risks around the inflation profile are now more balanced and financial stability risks are evolving as expected in January. At present, we judge that the current degree of monetary policy stimulus is still appropriate and the target for the overnight rate remains at 3/4 per cent.

Information note:

The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is 15 April 2015. The next full update of the Bank’s outlook for the economy and inflation, including risks to the projection, will be published in the MPR at the same time.

Link to Full Article:  http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2015/03/fad-press-release-2015-03-04/

Relocating? Here’s A Check List Before You Relocate To Edmonton

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Edmonton home relocation

Another opening for work can be an energizing, and frequently groundbreaking knowledge. Be that as it may it can mean more than simply changing your occupation title. For some, it means moving to another country or city, which can be an enormous undertaking, whether you’re single and moving alone, or on the off chance that you have a mate, kids, and a couple of pets.

(For a complete list of Edmonton homes for sale, check out our new and improved Edmonton MLS listings. You will find variety of homes that would perfectly fit your relocating budget!)

Before choosing whether or not you are prepared to move, or on the off chance that its justified, despite all the trouble, do a little research about the accompanying subjects to verify that you’ll be upbeat in your new position.

Is This a Changeless or Impermanent Migration?

In the event that its simply an impermanent move you don’t have to stress over purchasing another home or whether the long haul economy will influence you. Interim moves can happen for a wide range of reasons, whether to set up another office or to finish an agreement with a customer.

Changeless moves imply that you will be living in the new area for a long time to come, with no foreordained end date. These sorts of moves oblige substantially more arranging and thought, since they frequently mean removing your current circumstance totally.

Family Contemplations

In the event that you have youngsters, you’ll need to investigate neighborhoods, schools, and the training framework when all is said in done. Wrongdoing rates, go times, and comforts are likewise things that could influence how you feel about moving to another city.

Your companion ought to examine what openings for work are accessible, and whether they will have the capacity to effortlessly discover work.

Some moving families decide to live separated briefly until the timing is better, for example, when their youngsters are on summer break, or the companion who is living endlessly has concluded that they need to keep their new occupation. This provides for you the time to offer your ebb and flow home, do in-individual research on the new area, and to choose on the off chance that its the opportune spot for you or your gang.

Money related Contemplations

A huge move can cost a ton of cash, regardless of where you are moving to. At times, for example, with another occupation, your migration costs will be secured, however in the event that you’re moving for different reasons, you’ll likely need to set aside before you go on your enterprise.

You ought to do some examination in the accompanying regions to see whether moving is fiscally shrewd for you:

The expense of purchasing or leasing an Edmonton home in your general vicinity, and that it is so natural to offer on the off chance that you choose to clear out.

Is the nearby economy solid, stable, or lessening, and by what method will that influence you?

In the event that this opportunity doesn’t work for you, are there a lot of different occupations in your field of mastery?

What amount of would it say it is going to cost you to move? Will you have any reserve funds cleared out?

What is your budgetary go down arrangement?

Living costs and how much your financial plan will change.

Your budgetary standing will have an enormous effect on your capacity to move, as well as what your living circumstance will be similar to in your new city or town. You may need to change your exercises to suit higher living costs, or you may observe that you can set aside reserve funds every month.

Individual Inclination

When you make sense of in the event that its the right choice for your family, and your funds, now is the ideal time to get down to the points of interest. You should take advantage of your new open door, so put forth these inquiries before you begin searching for a spot to live:

Would I like to live in the city, or outside of town?

What conveniences are vital for me?

How am I going to drive?

Am I going to scale down my belonging before and purchase new later, or am I bringing everything with me?

Am I going to fly or drive? Do I need movers?

Do I have pets that I have to transport too?

How is the atmosphere where I am going?

On the off chance that you plan to make your new area your perpetual home, attempt to make the best of it by picking where you are going to live, and what you might want to have close by before you take off. Having a smart thought of what you are searching for will make the methodology less demanding and less upsetting.

Work Specifics

In the event that you are moving in view of another occupation, verify that there’s a robust offer on the table, with an agreement set up. Moving to another area, whether all alone or with your family, is a genuine choice. It’s best to be as certain as could be allowed about your position and your future before choosing to migrate.

Converse with your new executive about:

Moving costs

Professional stability

Contract length

Your obligations

The Choice to Migrate

Eventually, the choice to migrate is an individual one that is in light of various variables. At the point when moving to an alternate city or state, its a smart thought to counsel a broker around there, as they are educated about things, for example, the economy, neighborhoods, and luxuries that may be critical to you.

You have to settle on the choice to proceed onward your own, yet you don’t have to experience the procedure independent from anyone else. Utilize experts where you can to make it less demanding and less distressing on you and your family, and plan ahead to guarantee that you have considered every contingency.

Would you migrate for work? Have you migrated for different reasons?

Oil Prices Down, Alberta Economy Looks Up. Here’s Why

Friday, February 20th, 2015

Edmonton Alberta real estate

There is a considerable measure of media and savant buzz about Al­berta being in earnest straits because of the drop in oil costs. However, in 2009, oil costs tumbled to US$50 a barrel and we heard the same figures then. Also take a gander at Alberta now.

 

Each area ought to have these issues.

 

Alberta created a large portion of the occupations in Canada a year ago, has close full job and the most astounding earnings in the nation.

 

The territory has estimate an overflow of almost $1billion in 2014-15, while direct oil sovereignties represent just 18 every penny of Alberta’s incomes, as indicated by the prov- incal government.

 

In the event that Alberta were its own nation, it would rank No. 3 on the planet in the matter of the Human Development Index, an United Na­tions worldwide measure of pay, training and future, as per the Center for the Study of Living Standards.

 

With only 4.1 million inhabitants, Alberta has a terrible local result of $84,390 every capita, third most astounding on the planet, in light of rankings from the International Monetary Fund.

 

The territory has the second­ most reduced unemployment rate in Canada and the most noteworthy wages, at more than $1,100 every week.

 

And the third-biggest pet­roleum holds on the planet, Alberta has one of the world’s most gainful agrarian parts, with more than 50 million sections of land under harvests and animals.

 

Normal yearly venture every capita is $27,617 in Alberta, more than twofold the Canadian normal and characteristic of the area’s startup, heads-up, non-stop state of mind.

 

Today, just 2 every penny of Al­berta’s demonstrated oil stores are being mined and it will keep on delivering oil for a vitality hungry world for quite a long time, maybe cen­turies, to come.

 

A late study from the Canadian Energy Research Institute estimates Alberta oilsands creation will achieve 3.7 million barrels a day by 2020 and 5.2 in 2013.

 

Yet Alberta is a great deal more than oil.

 

This is a broadened economy where fund, land and development create as much as the oil and gas industry.

 

In modern land, as only one measure, Calgary and Edmonton make up 33% of all the new development in the nation.

 

Alberta overflows with opportun­ities, and its huge hearted, low-assessment welcome guarantees it will remain a destination of decision for speculators and business visionaries from Canada and around the globe.

Check out the available homes for sale in all of Edmonton and its neighboring areas on our new and improved Edmonton MLS listings. 

Infographic: Edmonton Condo Mortgage, What You Need To Know

Monday, December 22nd, 2014

Here’s what our radar picked up this week, Condo Mortgage Infographic from Marimark Mortgage LLC. Another valuable information that might just help you if you’re planning of getting a mortgage for your Edmonton condo.

Just in case you have not yet decided as to what condominium unit to buy, head to our Edmonton MLS listings for a great list of new condominiums for sale. It’s updated daily for your convenience.

Edmonton condo mortgage

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