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Many taxpayers overpay their taxes simply because they fail to claim some of the common deductions and credits they are entitled to. As a homeowner, there are several home tax deductions and credits that you can claim. Before you submit your next return, check the following list. It represents the most frequently over-looked tax breaks available to typical working Canadians. First-time home buyer’s tax credit If you are buying a home for the first time, you can claim a non-refundable tax credit of up to $750. This new non-refundable tax credit is based on a percentage of $5,000. You or your spouse or common-law partner can claim the home buyer’s tax credit. GST/HST tax rebate (new housing rebate) If you buy a new home as your principal residence,

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The Canadian real estate market is always at the forefront in adopting new technologies. Recently, the Canada Real Estate Association (CREA) issued a press release highlighting its latest home buying and selling innovation—a new Mobile App. REALTOR.ca is the most visited real estate website in Canada, listing, on average, approximately 350,000 properties at any time. The new Mobile App brings this feature-rich website to the mobile world. CREA had announced earlier in November the release of this App for Windows mobile phones. However, that announcement was taken lightly as the “Windows Phone” operating system just arrived in Canada a few weeks before, so unfortunately almost nobody has Windows based mobile phones. Over 95% of smart phones in

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Fun family activities during the holiday season do not have to have a high price tag. Many families find that they prefer a more simple approach to the holidays and throughout the year. By doing a little research and pre-planning, many families can enjoy free or inexpensive kid-friendly entertainment during the holidays that can create lasting cherished memories. Here are a few ideas: Take your kids to Holiday Parades Nearly every city has an annual holiday parade. They typically take place sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Local parades are a source of free fun that can turn into a yearly tradition. Many times, free entertainment takes place before the actual parade as well. Adults and children alike enjoy watching decorated floats,

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Ottawa, September 8, 2010 - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percent today, for the third consecutive time this year. The Bank noted in its announcement that it “now expects the economic recovery in Canada to be slightly more gradual” than it predicted at the time of its last rate hike in July, citing weaker economic activity in the U.S.  However, the Bank also stated today that consumption growth in Canada “is expected to remain solid and business investment to rise strongly” supported by “accommodative credit conditions, which have eased in recent weeks mainly owing to sharp declines in global bond yields.” The country’s major commercial banks quickly followed suit, also raising their prime lending rates by a

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Closed, open, fixed, variable? Do these terms sound Greek to you? Don’t worry you are not alone.  There are a lot of options available to you when you are thinking about a mortgage and part of my job as a mortgage planner is educating clients on everything that their mortgage has to offer. Here is a list of basic mortgage terms to help you better understand your current mortgage or the mortgage you will be getting in the future.
 
1.    Term - The number of months or years you will pay a specified rate. Terms generally range from 6 months to 10 years.

2.    Amortization - The number of years it will take to pay back the loan based on a set of fixed payments. Each payment consists of both principal and interest.

3.    Open Mortgage – This type of mortgage can…

We have added another new feature on our Calgary Real Estate Website www.JustinHavre.com  The latest feature is Google's Street View. This feature is part of Google maps and it allows web surfers on a street level journey with images that have been captured by Google cameras during the earlier part of 2009 through out Calgary.

The feature, which offers a 360-view of all the streets in Calgary. You may now click on the "Street View" tap above the property image in the Property Details page of all Calgary MLS Listings that you are searching on this site.

 Please note that you may want to click on the arrows to navigate up and down the street as Google's Street View will not always start at the right property. I suggest you go down the street until you

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We have been working hard on this site over the past few months to make it the most user-friendly website for Calgary Real Estate listings. We are always adding new features and content to ensure that this is the most up-to-date website for you to use as often as you wish.

This week we added some new tools to the Property Details pages. We added Bird's Eye View and Google Directions to enhance your experience and to help you in your Calgary home search.

Bird's Eye View

Bird's Eye View allows you to view the street that property is on at 2 elevations, 50 and 100 yards above ground. This will give you a good idea of what the street looks like and how the houses are situated. The property is marked but it is not 100% accurate but is is usually with in

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Just Listed 99 Panatella Blvd NW - NW Calgary Real Estate

Here is a great opportunity to get into this stunning Walk Out Bungalow located in the community of Panorama Hills. This 2 bedroom home has 1677sqft of living space above grade plus an unfinished walkout basement ready for development.

 

View additional information, photos, virtual tours & interactive floor plans HERE

This NW Calgary community has great appeal as it offers acres of green space, rolling hills, golf course, bike paths, parks and play grounds. All this, only 15 minutes from downtown Calgary. Visit my Panorama Hills Real Estate page for additional properties available.

Contact me if you would like to view this property or any other property in Calgary.

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The community of Tuscany in NW Calgary continues to have some strong market activity. As of May 16th, 2009 there are 100 Active MLS Listings in this vibrant community that is very sought after. There are currently 12 properties that are under contract and there has been 27 Sales recorded so far this month.

• The average Tuscany Home that is for sale is a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 1,944 sqft 2 storey for $529,702.
• The Average Tuscany House that has sold in so far in May is a 1,750 sqft 2 Storey with a selling price of $441,847.
• The average Home has spent 36 days on the market in Tuscany before it is Sold.
• The highest recorded MLS Sale in Tuscany is $690,000
• The Average Tuscany Condo for sale is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,269 sqft Townhouse for $366,854
• There

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