Our Newsroom is a great place to get information about the Edmonton and area real estate market, home sales, & other resources.

General Information on Real Estate in the Edmonton Area.

• {April 4, 2008} REALTORS® Forecast Orderly and Stable Real Estate Market
• {Mar. 17, '08} Home Basics (Spring 2008) - Market trends, energy saving tips, mortgage insurance, and more!
• {Mar. 12, '08} Current mortgage rates.
• {Jan. 3, '08} 2007 Housing Year a Roller-Coaster.
• {Dec. 13, '07} Front row and centre: how the Multiple Listing Service® works for you. (PDF)
• {Dec.1, '07} Home Basics - The online version of our Fall newsletter is now available. (PDF)
• {Nov. 5, '07} Edmonton’s housing market maintained stable through October with small changes in average prices for most types of residential property. MLS inventory dropped slightly... (external link)
• {Oct. '07} Understanding Real Estate Terminology. (PDF)
• {Sept. '07} The U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown Will it spread to Canada? (external link)
• {Aug. '07} Selling your home with a Realtor. (PDF)
• {Aug. '07} Buying a home with a Realtor. (PDF)
• {July '07} Home Buyers' Plan: Using your RRSP to buy a home. (PDF)
• {June '07} Home much home can you afford? (PDF)
• {June '07} Charting your wants and needs before purchasing a home. (PDF)

Links of interest

• Edmonton Real Estate Board - Visit this site for a monthly MLS® report, a media centre (news releases, statistics etc.), market activity, information on real estate as a career, professional conduct and related links. There are also sections specifically for buyers, sellers or people new to Edmonton.
• Alberta Real Estate Association -The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) is a not-for-profit society representing the interests and concerns of licensed REALTORS in Alberta. Our membership includes over 7800 REALTORS and their 11 real estate boards in all regions of the province.
• Multiple Listing Service (MLS) - The mls.ca site provides access to real estate property listings from across the country. To list your property on MLS®, contact a REALTOR. Only members of the Canadian Real Estate Association participate in the MLS®. An added feature of this site is the searchable database of REALTORS.
• Canadian Real Estate Association - The Canadian Real Estate Association is the national industry body representing Canada's 66,000 REALTORS and 112 real estate boards. Their site includes information on buying/selling a home, news, statistics, conferences, the commercial council, political action, legal matters, marketing opportunities, community involvement and CREA's history/background.
  
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - The CMHC site is a source of a wide range of real estate and related information, including press releases, housing information and market analysis.

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