Weekly Blend: June 7, 2013

Each week, the Weekly Blend will feature interesting links to real estate news, tidbits or topics of interest you can enjoy with your favourite cup of coffee. It may even become a great conversation starter at your next client meeting. Happy reading!

Here are my weekly picks:

Find out if you’re living in, re-locating to or helping clients find/sell a place in one of the new global start-up cities.

CBC Nova Scotia takes a look at the number of Civil Servants leaving Halifax for jobs in rural Nova Scotia.

And CBC Prince Edward Island has a story about the positive effect Habitat homes have on families.

Mortgage fraud caught up with this Sarnia couple, and now they’re spending some time south of the border (and not for R&R).

Have a look (and a read) and see how a little design ingenuity and some creative gardening can transform an ex-pot farm from its shady past to a gorgeous present.

Maybe you’re a bit late to the party, but if you’re a cottage owner that’s planning on listing your rental property, here are some do’s and don’ts you may want to follow.

Here is New York in 1939, as vibrant as any Impressionist painting. A pina colada was five cents and everyone wore hats.

Jonathan Baker, our former Speech Writer, contributed to the development of speeches, advertisements, and communications to our membership. Our staff knew him as the go-to guy at 200 Catherine for some comic relief. Prior to joining CREA, Jon worked in the radio industry in Ottawa. If you meet Jon, be sure to ask him to tell you about his encounters with many famous musicians while volunteering at a local music festival for more than 10 years.


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