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Dude, where’s my house? Winnipeg man charged with theft after house disappears

July 14, 2007

A Winnipeg property owner decided to visit a tenant in his revenue home to find out why they hadn’t been paying the rent. When he arrived on the scene, he discovered a parking lot where his house was supposed to be.

It seems that the owner was approached by a man in May of 2006 [...]

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Flip This House exposed: The “unreal” side of reality TV

May 16, 2007

This is not exactly important real estate news but I couldn’t resist writing a small snip about this story.

It seems that the popular A&E reality program, “Flip This House” has run a number of episodes which amount to nothing more than a sham. Featuring self proclaimed “real estate developer” Sam Leccima, the episodes represent [...]

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Tenants burned by hot Saskatoon real estate market

March 13, 2007

The front page of today’s Star Phoenix says, “Tenants feel pinch: Heated market driving increases in rental charges.”

The story references the predicament of a Saskatoon woman, Marilyn LePage who faces her third rent increase in the last twelve months. She has written a letter to city council asking, “What can be done to keep [...]

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Woman sentenced to…Saskatoon

March 9, 2007

I really got a chuckle out of this story and couldn’t resist sharing it.

It seems that a British Columbia woman has been sentenced to serve two years of probation in Saskatoon after she pleaded guilty to seven counts each of credit card fraud and possessing stolen credit card data, one count of theft under [...]

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Little white marketing lies?

January 23, 2007

Sharon, a real estate investor from Calgary, Alberta occasionally visits my blog. If I recall correctly, she contacted me after she read one of my little rants about poor quality images in real estate listings. From time to time, she forwards copies of listed properties which strike her as ridiculous in some way. She has [...]

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85 year old woman gets surprise of her life lease

January 17, 2007

I heard a story today that left me so incensed, that I couldn’t resist repeating it.

Some time ago, a local church built “a 15 story high-rise building offering enriched housing for seniors.” Apparently, the building is managed by “a voluntary board (hereinafter referred to as the board) independent of the church. The [...]

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Premium Saskatoon houses sell while market is still at work

January 4, 2007

I did a routine search of today’s MLS® listings at about 4:00 pm. There are two new listings showing up in all of Area 1, which for Saskatoon real estate agents includes all neighbourhoods which are East of Circle Drive East. Both of these new listings are in Briarwood. One is priced at [...]

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Jack Grover released from prison

December 16, 2006

The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, Friday, acquitted Saskatoon landlord Jack Grover of obstruction of justice and ordered his immediate release from prison. Grover was convicted of obstruction earlier this year and had served three months of the one year sentence imposed on him in September.

The charge resulted from actions Grover allegedly took “to falsify” [...]

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Thief wins my Citizen of the Year Award

December 2, 2006

This story, which ran in today’s Star Phoenix kind of made my day and I couldn’t resist sharing it here.

It seems that a Red Deer thief in the process of a break and enter decided to browse the victim’s computer. He happened across a stash of child pornography which left him feeling “outraged.” The [...]

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You can see your credit report for free, it’s the law

November 25, 2006

Knowing what’s inside your credit report is more than just a good idea, it’s an essential element of any prudent financial plan.

Identify theft continues to be a problem across the country. Thieves are racking up massive debts, using the good names and credit of their victims and leaving behind a financial mess [...]

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Scam finds victims in Saskatchewan

November 19, 2006

The Saskatchewan RCMP is warning the public about the latest scam to find victims within Saskatchewan and across the country.

The scam normally targets people who are advertising items for sale or in some cases, property for rent. The scammer, posing as an out of country buyer negotiates a deal with the seller and [...]

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