PROVIDING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES

Urban Growth vs. Urban Sprawl

Affordable Housing - Affordable housing has become a national issue as an unacceptably high number of Canadians.

Research Results - August 2006 Omni Property Taxes Survey by the MREA and WREB.

Research Results - September 2005 Omni Survey by the MREA and WREB.

Insurability - REALTORS® across Canada have reported problems that they have encountered by their clients in obtaining property insurance.

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The following five Articles are courtesy of   Frontier Centre For Public Policy

1. School boards ignite controversy with more property tax increases. Is it time to abolish school boards and have the Province pay the bills directly for public schools?
2. School-based management is a more effective, efficient method of administration. The latest Frontier Backgrounder discusses ending property tax financing for public schools.
3. When benchmarked against the ability to pay, Manitoba is spending more on public schools than any other province. Our latest Charticle profiles Stats Can numbers on education spending and an affordability index which shows that Manitoba costs are out of line.
4. School boards complain about teacher salaries. From our worth-a-look file, a Winnipeg Free Press article talks about $100,000 dollar teacher pay packets.
5. Environmental activists claim we are depleting our forests. They’re wrong, but forestry companies are inviting them into boardrooms anyway. Our “modern environmentalist” Robert Sopuck shares the evidence.

 
PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT

Kyoto Accord - MREA takes an interest in Kyoto from the perspective of how government policy on Kyoto implementation will impact the real estate industry.

 
ENSURING ECONOMIC VITALITY

Rent Supply - Urban centers throughout Manitoba are experiencing a difficult shortage of affordable housing.

 
Quality of Life - Newspaper Articles and Speech Content
In Adobe PDF Format

1. Jack Layton Endorsement of Quality of Life Program as appeared in the WREN
2. Politician Endorsements page as appeared in the WREN
3. "Candidates endorsed who support principles of unique program" from the WREN
4. Lorne Weiss Quality of Life Speech, "Breakfast With The Premier", Dec 13, 2005
5. Housing opportunities linked to quality of life
   
6. Five principles of Quality of Life: aim is to build better communities
   
7. Candidates being asked to endorse Quality of Life
   
8. Association, board endorse candidates who support unique program