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Dan You may believe that your current money zone is defined by what you currently do for a living or what degree you hold. You may also believe that you have a ceiling on the amount you can earn or charge a client. By using this logic you eliminate a ton of cash that may be coming your way all because you are putting a limiting belief around how you receive money.

Your money zone is actually defined by your energy zone. Big money takes big energy so it's critical to enhance your energy. There is a saying "rich people take advice from people who are richer than they are. Poor people take advice from their friends, who are just as broke as they are." A good point to consider is that rich people surround themselves with people who have high energy; poor people surround themselves with an energy that is low.

Whether you’re an aspiring real estate investor or an investor that owns a thousand units, you may, or may not, feel like you’ve completed your own life puzzle. The only difference between this feeling of completeness and the feeling of ‘needing to fill the void’ is your mind set and past conditioning. It has nothing to do with acquiring more belongings or, for the real estate investor, more properties.

To fill this void is not your goal. You may feel that after acquiring something you have strived for, you will ultimately feel completely satisfied. But if you believe this, you’re lying to yourself. This is because as soon as you complete your goal of filling the void you will create a larger shinier void to fill. In this mind set you have conditioned your mind that you will always need more.

A report recently released gave Calgary a top-of-the-class grade on a global scorecard for overall economic prosperity. The city was the lone metropolis in a survey of international commerce heavyweights to earn an A grade in the Calgary Economic Development-commissioned Conference Board of Canada report. And its longtime northern nemesis wasn't far behind, with Edmonton ringing in third and Dallas sandwiched at second between Alberta's two major centres in the 23-city ranking.

In light of all the bailout money being injected into the economies around the world, some visually minded individuals took it upon themselves to put things into perspective with a slew of high-quality graphics to help us understand what's going on. No doubt after reviewing these graphics you will have a pretty good idea of what’s going on and how to keep perspective.

In March 2009, for the first time since September 2008 SFH sales broke through the 1000 mark, registering 1086 sales and condos also recorded the most sales since September 2008 with a total of 446.

There has also been an increase over February’s 2009 numbers. Single Family Home sales are up 32% while Condos are up 30%.  Again, as has been the case for the past several months, these month-over-month increases need to be tempered by comparing them to last year’s numbers: Single Family Home sales were down 23% from last March when 1418 changed hands. This increase in activity from the dismal end of 2008 and early 2009 is certainly a positive development but it is to be expected as the spring months always garner more sales, but typically following this increase in sales comes an increase in more listings as sellers see spring as the ideal time to list properties.

RBC Housing Affordability Index is a measure of a household’s median pre-tax income that goes towards housing costs (mortgage payments, taxes, utilities).

These measures are based upon a conventional 25% down payment and 25 year amortization period so it is likely that inclusion of 35 year amortizations would further decrease typical mortgage costs and increase affordability.

Overall, Canadian affordability has shown improvements over the 4th quarter of 2008 with lower mortgage rates having the largest impact in the recent reversal of RBC measures in addition to rising family incomes. Only in Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver were lower home prices a major factor in the year over year changes to affordability.

As we continue to upgrade and improve our online presence we have just activated the new Oasis Blog.

Over the coming months we will be posting our market updates on a weekly basis, information about our upcoming events, event and staff function photos, member contests, exclusive investment opportunities and much, much more.