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May 03, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Albertans Believe Housing is a Good Investment
Nearly nine-in-10 Albertans surveyed said buying a house or condo is a good investment, according to a poll released by RBC.
As outlined in the bank's 20th Annual RBC Home Ownership Poll, 89 per cent of Albertans said buying a home was a good investment, compared to the national average of 84 per cent. The poll showed homebuying intentions in the province have dropped to 22 per cent from 31 per cent a year ago.
May 03, 2013 | CREBNow
REAPing The Benefits
Feeling she wasn't using her skills for anything as meaningful as she would like, REAP President and CEO Stephanie Jackman left her job in 2004 in pursuit of using her skills for something more.
May 03, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Top Spot Luxury Market
Of the 16 residential housing markets examined in the RE/MAX Upper End Report, Calgary was by far the strongest, with the number of luxury homes sold increasing by close to 50 per cent compared to the same period in 2012. According to RE/MAX, sales of homes priced at $1 million and up have increased from 115 during the first three months of 2012 to 172 during the same period this year.
May 03, 2013 | Cody Stuart
Fly Away Home
Sitting just 20 minutes from Calgary's city limits, Air Ranch is Canada's first private air park community, boasting a fully certified airport complete with a 3,100 foot runway set on 13 hectares of green space that runs through the 97 hectare development.
May 03, 2013 | CREBNow
Reaching a New High
Single-family sales in the city totalled 1,611 in April, nearly two per cent higher than April 2012 while yearto- date figures are similar to levels recorded in 2012. While sales growth in the first part of this year was stifled by a shortage of new listings and inventory, the year-over-year 6.2 per cent increase in new listings helped support sales growth in April.
May 02, 2013 | Cody Stuart
How To: Spring Cleaning For Your Lawn
Whoever coined the phrase "spring has sprung" should have added an amendment discussing the helping hand it needs to get there. As anyone who's ventured out to their backyard on that first warm spring day knows, the onset of spring also signals the onset of spring cleaning. CREB®Now has some handy tips to help alleviate some of the aches and pains of making your backyard ready for the beginning of another spring season.
May 01, 2013 | CREBNow
April 2013 Residential Statistics
Calgary, May 1, 2013 –The benchmark price of single- family homes reached a new high of $452,900 in April, as market conditions that favour the seller finally drove prices above the unadjusted peak in 2007.
