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Issue 52 - Thursday, December 16, 1999

CHESTNUTS ON THE LAP COMPUTER, CHAMPAGNE CORKS IN YOUR EYE, COMPUTER BUGS BE GONE...

Time to shut down the workshop for a couple of weeks...

Issue 51 - Thursday, December 09, 1999

HAPPY HOLIDAYS...

What do snowmen eat for breakfast? Snow flakes..

Issue 50 - Thursday, December 02, 1999

WORLD OUTLOOK EXTRAVAGANZA

For the last 7 years Michael Campbell's annual World Outlook Extravaganza has attracted a thousand plus attendees every time.

Issue 49 - Thursday, November 25, 1999

THE NINETEENTH WAS THE DAY - DID YOU CELEBRATE?

Last week the 19th of November was an all 'odd day' (all digits were odd).

Issue 48 - Thursday, November 18, 1999

MENTORS WANTED FOR STUDENTS

The Vancouver Board of Trade (VBOT) Mentorship Program

Issue 47 - Thursday, November 11, 1999

IT'S ONLY MONEY ... YOUR MONEY!

Development cost charges in some municipalities have gone through the roof.

Issue 46 - Thursday, November 04, 1999

INTERNATIONAL MANAGES PROPERTIES VIRTUALLY WITH SHAW

One of Canada's largest real estate investment marketing firms and property managers, announced a strategic, long-term alliance.

Issue 45 - Thursday, October 28, 1999

THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF HOUSING IS STRONG

At this week's annual CMHC housing conference speakers forecast some 18,500 new home starts next year.

Issue 44 - Thursday, October 21, 1999

PONDER, YONDER

This weekend Vancouver was besieged by Realtors from across Canada.

Issue 43 - Thursday, October 14, 1999

ARE WE BEING HOAXED?

Bill Gates is not giving away free computers...

Issue 42 - Thursday, October 07, 1999

BUYER'S AGENTS?

The business of real estate is more and more specialized.

Issue 41 - Thursday, September 30, 1999

CONFERENCE – ANYONE?

There are a few conferences that are aimed at real estate professionals, but that could also really benefit the real estate investor.

Issue 40 - Thursday, September 23, 1999

100 DAYS TO 2000

Wednesday the 22 is the last day of summer and the first day of the last 100 days to the new millennium.

Issue 39 - Thursday, September 16, 1999

ARMSTRONG NOT STRONG!

Further to our Armstrong blurb last week the latest news is serious.

Issue 38 - Thursday, September 09, 1999

TORONTO POWER

Best August in history. Fourth consecutive record month. Prices up. Busiest year ever?

Issue 37 - Wednesday, September 01, 1999

GOLD IN THEM THAR' GOLD RIVER?

We have had some requests regarding purchases at Gold River, Vancouver Island.

Issue 36 - Thursday, August 26, 1999

GO FIGURE!

For months experts have been warning us that the Federal Reserve in the US was about to raise rates and cause havoc in our lives.

Issue 35 - Thursday, August 19, 1999

AS THE UNITED STATES GO - CANADA FOLLOWS? A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

A severe brick shortage is hitting parts of the US.

Issue 34 - Thursday, August 12, 1999

EDMONTON

Edmonton prices are still edging higher, but volume for the first time in over a year is slowing.

Issue 33 - Thursday, August 05, 1999

THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS

For Vancouver, July 1999 clocked in substantially better than July 1998.

Issue 32 - Thursday, July 29, 1999

LAST CHANCE TO TALK TO THE GURU HIMSELF

Dr. Foot, master demographer (Boom, Bust and Echo) will be on the "Around the World Internet Show".

Issue 31 - Thursday, July 22, 1999

WHERE LUFTHANSA FLIES

Banners that fly, also fly - FREE - at Canada's foremost independent real estate site, Jurock.com

Issue 30 - Thursday, July 15, 1999

FORECLOSING THE OKANAGAN?

Actually, in relation to the overall market there are relatively few foreclosures in the Okanagan.

Issue 29 - Thursday, July 08, 1999

ONLY IN TEXAS, EH? PITY?

With more and more real estate transacted on the net, there will be many agencies and boards that will try and fight a 'rear guard action'.

Issue 27 - Friday, July 02, 1999

SIGNS THAT YOU ARE A NEW MILLENIUM BABY

1. You tried to enter your password on the microwave...

Issue 26 - Thursday, June 24, 1999

ON THE BLOCK - A CHANGING WORLD

HomeBid.com says it completed the world's first online real estate auction last week, selling 31 privately owned homes in the Phoenix area for about $6 million.

Issue 25 - Thursday, June 17, 1999

INFLATING THE DEFLATION?

We often forget the world around us and only see our own narrow window.

Issue 24 - Thursday, June 10, 1999

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL WHO IS THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL?

Well, if not the fairest, what about the priciest?

Issue 23 - Thursday, June 03, 1999

ARMSTRONG 'EUROBANK SITE'

theEuroBank.Com

Issue 22 - Thursday, May 27, 1999

APPROVED - NOT APPROVED - MAD AS HELL

Subscribers are following up on the last two weeks "approval letter" section with stories of their own.

Issue 21 - Thursday, May 20, 1999

INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE, IMMEDIATELY

What brokers and tenant prospects want most: immediate response to their need for information.

Issue 20 - Thursday, May 13, 1999

AROUND THE WORLD AGAIN THIS THURSDAY!

Sorry to all those that couldn't get through the phone lines last week.

Issue 19 - Thursday, May 06, 1999

THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS...

As in March - much better. Sales overall are up by 17%, prices about even.

Issue 18 - Thursday, April 29, 1999

TO 'QUARTER SHARE' OR NOT TO

Our story on quarter share real estate ownership entitled "Why would you" gathered quite a bit of response.

Issue 17 - Thursday, April 22, 1999

BLUE SKIES OVER KELOWNA?

Like the Lower Mainland, a much better first quarter. Higher sales, better price.

Issue 16 - Thursday, April 15, 1999

WE'LL GROW AND THAT'S WHY WE'LL THRIVE

The Urban Futures Institute (UFI) projects that by the year 2010 BC will have grown to 4,823,900.

Issue 15 - Thursday, April 08, 1999

WE DID IT AGAIN…

Sorry, that 26 story apartment building IN Lake Okanagan with $5,000 down was, well, you know, ahem... April fool.

Issue 14 - Thursday, April 01, 1999

BEST DEAL OF TODAY

26- storey - 8-unit rental apartment building in Lake Okanagan.

Issue 13 - Thursday, March 25, 1999

THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY DON'T KNOW

Watching the news and reading our papers these last few months make one wants to scream.

Issue 12 - Thursday, March 18, 1999

LAST CHANCE FOR THE FREE SUBSCRIBER CONFERENCE - LANDRUSH '99

This Saturday, March 20, 1999 at the Vancouver Renaissance Hotel, our 6th annual real estate forecasting conference for in and out of town.

Issue 11 - Thursday, March 11, 1999

WE (STILL) WANT YOU - PLEASE -

Thanks for the many deals sent in. Still room for more on our "best deals in BC, Alberta and Ontario in a TOP 100 list."

Issue 10 - Thursday, March 04, 1999

WE WANT YOU - PLEASE -

For the 6th annual LAND RUSH '99 we once again want to assemble some of the best deals in BC, Alberta and Ontario in a TOP 100 list.

Issue 9 - Thursday, February 25, 1999

WE ARE THE WORLD? HAH!

Worried about the Asia flu?

Issue 7 - Thursday, February 18, 1999

LAST CHANCE! EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEB

But were afraid to ask…all day Internet meet on Internet's commercial future and creating profitable websites.

Issue 6 - Thursday, February 11, 1999

E-COMMERCE MEETS THE E-XPERTS E-LL DAY LONG

On February 20, 9:30 AM 3:30PM at the Westin Bayshore Hotel, a super Internet conference gets going.

Issue 5 - Thursday, February 04, 1999

THE REALLY BIG SHEEW… LAST CHANCE

Michael Campbell, Martin Armstrong, Ozzie Jurock, Jim Dines, Michael Levi and several other speakers will talk at the big annual “World Outlook Financial Conference”.

Issue 4 - Thursday, January 28, 1999

TALK TALK TALK  or the 'really big sheeew' 

Michael Campbell, Martin Armstrong, Ozzie Jurock and several other speakers will talk at the big annual "World Financial Outlook Conferences".

Issue 3 - Thursday, January 21, 1999

GRATEFULLY, EDMONTON TAKES A DELICATE SIP

For long years, government town Edmonton has suffered under the whip of cutbacks and cruel jokes.

Issue 2 - Thursday, January 14, 1999

THE NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS

The Real Estate Board of Vancouver has released this burg's residential sales figures for 1998 and, well, things aren't too bad.

Issue 1 - Thursday, January 07, 1999

BE RESOLUTE THIS NEW YEAR  - COMMIT - PERFORM - MEASURE

It is that time of year again…New Year's resolution '99… make 'em and break ' em time.