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Housing Prices and Starts Expected to Increase in Calgary Area

The Calgary Mortgage & Housing Corporation is expecting that the housing market in Calgary will show a steady increase over the next couple of years. They expect MLS sales in the metro area to reach 23,000 by the end of … Continue reading

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Slow Sales for Real Estate in January

Real estate sales in Calgary didn’t exactly leap off the page this past January. In fact prices were three percent lower than January of 2011, and four percent lower than in December of 2011. The Calgary Real Estate Board considers … Continue reading

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Commercial Market Future is Looking Rosy

Calgary is looking at a bright future as far as commercial real estate is confirmed. The city is slated to be one of Canada’s strongest centers in 2012, according to Avison Young. The firm noted that in 2011, Calgary had … Continue reading

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Soaring Home Prices and Low Interest Lead to Increase in Household Debt

The housing boom in Alberta is taking a major part of the blame for the increased levels of household debt. The inflated prices during that time caused many people wanting to own homes to borrow more than they really could … Continue reading

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Mixed Opinions on the Future of the Real Estate Market

The Calgary Real Estate Board, or CREB, is expecting 2012 to be a good year for the market. They are predicting an increased demand for housing, and according to that group’s president, Sano Stante, the time to see the result … Continue reading

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2012 Expected to Be a Promising Year

Re/Max put out their Housing Market Outlook 2012 report this past Tuesday, citing that Calgary is looking for at a higher demand for residential real estate in the coming year. In fact, the firm noted that Calgary will be the … Continue reading

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Calgary’s Nod to the Past, Mount Pleasant

Calgary’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood is a bit of old fashioned urbanity in the midst of one of Alberta’s most populous cities. It is filled with bungalows dating back to the 1930s standing on large lots, near century old schools and … Continue reading

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Calgary Sees 126% Increase in Housing Prices Between 2000 and 2010

Calgary home prices have increased roughly 126 percent in the decade between 2000 and 2010. A report by Re/Max, released last Monday, noted that the housing market has seen a boost from the resurgence of the oil and gas industry, … Continue reading

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Real Estate Market Stable

The world’s economy, whether it is the currency market, commodities of equities, is in a financial dither. But within this insanity is one location where the economy, and subsequently its real estate market, is doing well. Calgary is running rings … Continue reading

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Home Sales In The City Picking Up

Residential real estate in Calgary appears to be catching up with the already hot job market. This past October, home sales increased 14.6 percent over the same month in 2010, as noted by the Calgary Real Estate Board. A single … Continue reading

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