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Checking in on real estate: July numbers

Checking in on real estate: July numbers

By JIM PITT Special to the VOICE T he real estate market in Niagara Region is changing. Listings are up and sales are down. Prices are sliding and rules could be changing. Let’s take a look.
Waiting game: Whatever happens, it probably won't be until next year

Waiting game: Whatever happens, it probably won't be until next year

By JIM PITT Special to the VOICE I take my dog out to do her business every night before her goodnight treat. While I’m waiting, I watch the evening light show across the way. It never varies. It’s almost mathematical in its precision.
COLUMN SIX: That Summer of Love, brother

COLUMN SIX: That Summer of Love, brother

BY LARRY COTÉ Special to the VOICE T he 1967 Summer of Love was a momentous happening in some major cities in the USA and UK.
It's not staff, it's Council. A short Rice Road recap.

It's not staff, it's Council. A short Rice Road recap.

By JIM PITT SPECIAL TO THE VOICE O n November 18, 1973 , then President Richard Nixon appeared on national television to address whether or not he was in contravention of the law.
COLUMN SIX: The First of July

COLUMN SIX: The First of July

BY SAMUEL PICCOLO Special to the VOICE It’s the first of July and there is something going on in the streets.
CANADA 150: What it means to be Canadian

CANADA 150: What it means to be Canadian

Commentary by Nate Smelle For the first half of 2017 the buzz about Canada’s 150th birthday steadily grew louder. Now that Canada Day has come to pass that noise has started to fade and the invoices need to be paid.
A cryptic tryptich

A cryptic tryptich

Time passes, eternities await, memories linger BY SAMUEL PICCOLO Special to the VOICE When I was an adolescent and still dreaming of becoming a professional golfer, I would, before sleeping each night, listen to a short tape of hypnosis.
The trifecta: Interest rates, Niagara home sales, debt

The trifecta: Interest rates, Niagara home sales, debt

BY JIM PITT Special to the VOICE Predictions Update A couple of weeks ago I made some predictions about interest rates. I reported that there was a 50% chance rates would start going back to normal in mid-July. That chance has now climbed to 84%.
Some housekeeping: Oversight Committee, Pelham tax increases

Some housekeeping: Oversight Committee, Pelham tax increases

By JIM PITT SPECIAL TO THE VOICE This week we pause for a moment to catch up on some news, and to offer some more accurate assessments of tales being told.
Peering into the murk ahead, hoping to find the right path

Peering into the murk ahead, hoping to find the right path

By JIM PITT Special to the VOICE Predictions are easy to make. Many predictions are based on forecasts of future events from present trends.