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Lake View Lot For Sale | Lac Sante

Lac Sante Shores Subdivision is located on the west side of Lac Sante with under 40, one acre lots, services are at the property line, choose your own builder. This Is A Luxurious & Prestigious Community with an abundant amount of lots showcasing already built gorgeous homes!

 

Lac Sante is one of Alberta's Best Kept Secrets!! Only 1.5 hours east of Edmonton located between Two Hills and St. Paul - Gorgeous lake, pristine beaches and 2 boat launches. The lake is spring fed and 10.4 km in length, 3.9 km wide, mean depth is 9 meters and with a maximum depth of 27 meters.

The lot being offered for sale is just under 1 acre, one of the highest lots in the subdivision with a Spectacular View of the Lake and less…

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Brace For Even Higher Rates When The Bank of Canada Does Start Raising

Interest rates expected to climb above the previous peak for the first time in decades amid robust recovery

TORONTO — With fiscal spending booming and households flush with cash, investors are betting that the Bank of Canada’s next tightening cycle, expected to begin in 2022, will result in interest rates climbing above the previous peak for the first time in decades.

In four major tightening cycles since the early 1990s, the Bank of Canada’s key interest rate has peaked at a level that was lower than the preceding endpoint.

But that could change in the next cycle, as historic levels of government spending globally raise prospects of an economic recovery from the COVID-19…

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Alberta Lose Residents to Other Parts of Canada

Rob Roach, ATB Economics | June 17, 2021


For the fourth quarter in a row, more people left Alberta for other parts of Canada than arrived from elsewhere in the country.

According to the latest population data from Statistics Canada, Alberta lost 3,384 people to other provinces and territories over the first three months of 2021. The net loss since the second quarter of 2020 comes to 7,633.

People move around the country for a wide range of reasons, but Alberta tends to be a net recipient when our economy is thriving and vice versa. Alberta’s economy was the hardest hit among the provinces last year and the unemployment rate was…

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What You Need to Obtain a Mortgage

A home purchase is one of the largest assets and the biggest debt that a person will have. If this is your first time obtaining mortgage, then there are a few things that you need to know about what is required to qualify.

Credit History: How is your current credit and how has it been in the past? Your financial institution will look at your rating, and that everything is in good standing. If you are able to manage your debt, then it reflects on your ability to manage house payments.

Debt Load: What are your liabilities? How much debt do you have? Your financial institution will look at the amount that you owe compared to the amount that you earn. Your debts should not exceed 40 to 42 % of your gross…

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New House Prices On The Rise In Alberta

The average price of newly built homes in Alberta was on a downward trend before the pandemic, but has picked up some steam in recent months.

As of February 2020 (the month before the pandemic was declared), the new home price index for Alberta was 2.6 per cent below where it was in December 2016.

The price index barely moved during the pandemic in 2020, but it did get as low as 3.3 per cent below the baseline set in December 2016.

The index ticked up slightly in each of the first four months of 2021 to reach its highest level in six years. The increase, however, was modest at just 1 per cent above where things stood at the end of 2016.

The paths…

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