Blog by Mike Rasmussen

Thank you!

July 7th, 2009

I would like to thank those friends and clients of mine who dropped me a note (or called) regarding the article which appeared in the Province newspare yesterday (July 6th).  It makes me very happy to know that so many people support my charity efforts in El Salvador.

READ THIS!

February 12th, 2009

Canada, No Bailouts in banking, No Bailouts for businesses, The Greatest Banking System in the world. Please read on.
     

NEWSWEEK  - Published Feb  2009, by Fareed Zakaria

 

Worthwhile Canadian Initiative-Canadian banks are typically leveraged at 18 to 1-compared with U.S. banks at 26 to 1.

 

The legendary editor of The New Republic, Michael Kinsley, once held a "Boring Headline Contest" a ...

Affordability Index

April 22nd, 2008

Rising housing values and lack of inventory challenge first-time buyers, says RE/MAX “Homeownership continues to be primary objective” While higher housing values and tight inventory levels have hampered home-buying activity so far this year, longer amortization periods and alternative housing types have offset the impact on most major markets across the country, according to a report release ...

Interest Rates

April 15th, 2008
  It seems as though the question I get asked these days more than anything else always relates to mortgage rates. These are my thoughts...since our economy is so closely tied to that of our neighbours to the south ( USA ), it is safe to say that we are unlikely to see rates rise anytime soon. As the American economic situation continues to teeter on the brink of recession...it makes it extre ...

"Bugged" Properties

April 9th, 2008

Apparently it is more and more commonplace for people to install surveillance devices in their own homes. Evidently the reason for this has been primarily to keep an eye on nannies or caregivers when the homeowners are not home. Well...one of the discovered uses of these devices has been to listen to Realtors and their buyers while they are there showing the property. This would give the sell ...

April 2nd, 2008

I saw this today and I liked it. I thought I would share it with you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

THE MARKET

January 25th, 2008
Recently, there has been a lot of speculation regarding the market (stock & real estate). It is a bit of a double-edged sword. While there continues to be concerns regarding the American economy, the Canadian economic fundamentals are very sound.As the Americans attempt to stimulate their economy by lowering interest rates, Canada has followed suit. This can only be a boost to our Real Estate ...

PAST SALES....

January 12th, 2008

Hi there! I wanted to post a note to say that the past sales shown on my site are not indicitive of my past sales. I just improved my website, and I would have had to input each past sale manually in oder to have them posted. Maybe when the market slows down.