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Just when you think things can't keep going up .. they do! With spring listings around the corner we should likely see the market shift a bit in favour of buyer...s, but with 76% of inventory selling in March it's going to be a tough climb! From the WRREB "A clear indicator of how firmly entrenched the Winnipeg Regional Real Estate Board (WRREB) is in a seller’s market is that the equivalent of 76% of all active listings or current inventory sold in March. This compares to a more typical conversion of 24% as was the case in 2020. Year-to-date MLS sales of 4,144 are up 56% while dollar volume of $1.34 billion is ahead of last year’s pace by 73%. Year-to-date single-family home sales are in the one-in-two ratio of achieving above list prices. It was less than one in five for the same period in 2020. This has resulted in an average first quarter sales price of $370,000 a 16% increase over the same period in 2020. Condominiums recorded nearly 13% selling above list price. First quarter average sales price is $241,461 a 5% rise over same period in 2020."

Thank you so much Ali for your kind words - we do pride ourselves on being "local"

Hé Ho! Festival du Voyageur is back, this time in a virtual format. From now until February 21, you can enjoy Festival’s programming from the comfort of your ow...n home. Watch live concerts on YouTube and Facebook, order a traditional French-Canadian take-home meal from Promenade Café and Wine, and explore the Virtual Kids Zone for family-friendly activities. Visit www.heho.ca for more info!

Recipe: Hearty Mushroom Quinoa Soup with Bacon https://www.winnipegrealestatenews.com//real-estate-n/4358

Believe it or not, I really do read all of the comments here, and even though I can't answer them all, I always take note of what you guys are asking about. Wit...h that in mind, I've dedicated the final episode of my podcast for 2020 to answering as many questions as I can. I hope you find it helpful! Also, if you have specific questions about real estate make sure you join the Real Estate Rebel Facebook Group and post them there. I'll be checking in regularly as I plan out new episodes for 2021. Thanks for listening and Happy New Year! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mp6NT0H4YeU09B58XB5Fp

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7 great tips for first-time condo buyers http://ow.ly/y4Pl50CSztZ

Now is a good time to call your HVAC pro to check on your furnace before the wintertime. Why is this a good idea? Well, they can tell you what kind of shape the... unit's in and if it's on its last legs. We want to avoid the furnace breaking in the middle of January when we REALLY need it. #TipTuesday See more

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and ...the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag. Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied. A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight. On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside. On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed: "A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country". On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside. There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard. Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen-gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals. A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London. He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey. The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin. It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son... THIS is the reason we wear poppies. We do not glorify war. We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted. Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them. See more

Electricity 'vampires' are appliances in your home that continue to suck power even when you have their switches turned off. READ ARTICLE: https://kandshomeinspections.home-wizard.com//art_energy_v

Use a wireless freezer thermometer alarm to alert you to temperature variations. Especially for when power failures cause food to warm up into the "danger zone" and are then re-frozen. LEARN MORE: https://kandshomeinspections.home-wizard.com//wireless-fre