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"55 Years of Real Estate: 1997 CREB® President Patti Beaudry Patti Beaudry remembers a booming real estate market in 1997. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Rinse and repeat Richard Cho, pricipal market analysis for Calgary with CMHC, expects rental vacancy rates to hover around seven per cent in 2017. Photo by Wil Andruschak/for CREB®Now "Domino effect Town of Cochrane economic development manager Mike Korman believes Cochrane’s population will grow by about three to four per cent, and building starts will maintain 2016 levels. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "On the road "'Tis the season Joe Jacobs, president of Mortgage Connection Inc. in Calgary, said the best way to qualify for a mortgage is to decrease or eliminate other debts. Photo by Adrian Shellard/For CREB®Now "Foreign interest in apartment sector unchanged: report "Future of housing Canadian Home Builders’ Association-Alberta CEO Donna Moore said one of the organization’s top concerns when it comes to the development of a national housing strategy is to address affordability for first-time buyers.. Photo by Adrian Shellard/For CREB®Now "Winter is coming "Calgary housing market 'overvalued' "Goodbye YVR, hello YYC? CMHC’s Richard Cho said that foreign investment still represents just a sliver of Calgary’s total residential housing market, even though it has increased from 0.2 to 1.1 per cent in just over a year. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "55 Years of Calgary Real Estate: 2004 CREB® president Don Dickson Former CREB® president Don Dickson said one of the biggest changes he's seen over the course of his real estate career is the number the different housing types now available. Photo by Michelle Hofer/for CREB®Now "Chestermere buzzing over new designation Chestermere Mayor Patricia Matthews credited the Bee City designation to the efforts of community members who brought forward a great idea to make the city a better place. CREB®Now file photo "Mirror image Still buzzing with plenty of activity in new-home construction, Airdrie sales activity slowed in 2016 but hasn’t dropped compared to five-year averages. Photo by Carl Patzel/For CREB®Now "Renters' paradise Gerry Baxter, executive director of the Calgary Residential Rental Association, said the vacancy rate among members of the association is between eight to 10 per cent. Photo by Wil Andruschak, for CREB®Now "Five things about CREB®'s Mid-Year Forecast "55 Years of Real Estate: 2005 CREB® president Marilyn Jones Marilyn Jones began her career in Calgary real estate in 1975. She served as CREB® president in 2005, a year which saw Calgary experience similar flooding to that seen in 2013. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "Something about SHARP Multiple reports have the number of seniors in the country doubling 2011 levels by 2036. CREB®Now illustration "Five things about population impact on housing "Long live the auto Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. regional economist Lai Sing Louie said many Calgary homeowners still want the freedom to come and go with a car at their disposal, and they’re willing to pay for it. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "Over-under RESOLVE executive director Sheryl Barlage says the economic downtown is impacting overcrowding in Calgary homes. Photo by Wil Andruschak/For CREB®Now "55 Years of Real Estate: 2011 CREB® president Sano Stante Sano Stante recalls secondary suites as being one of the top issues to come up during his CREB® presidency in 2011. Photo by Michelle Hofer/For CREB®Now "5 things on housing market's health The scaling back of single-detached home starts has contributed to a decline in the number of units under construction, thus posing minimal risks of destabilizing the market, according to a new report. CREB®Now file photo. "Cool runnings "Weak conditions expected to dampen housing starts "Calgary vacancy rates to rise, rents to decrease: report "Calgary housing prices to decline further: report "Regional rundown Cochrane bucked the regional housing trend in April, reporting no change in sales levels compared to the same time last year. CREB®Now file photo "Five things about secondary suite debate "Five things about household debt in Canada "Force to be reckoned with Chestermere Mayor Patricia Matthews credited the Bee City designation to the efforts of community members who brought forward a great idea to make the city a better place. CREB®Now file photo "5 things about housing needs "Long haul for local housing market CMHC's Richard Cho says everything from employment levels to household income and migration to spending levels signal to tough times ahead for the local housing market. CREB®Now file photo. "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown "Morning News Rundown Morning News Rundown