Tag Archives: Calgary Real Estate

It Starts At The Bottom

The Kick Real Estate May Need Do you know where the turnaround in the housing market starts? It starts at the bottom. I’m not referring to the slums or the starter housing market, but with the rush for rental property … Continue reading

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Buy Buy! Wait I meant Sell, No Wait Rent Instead!

I’m Frustrated With Real Estate This Real Estate market is killing me. Anyone else feel the same? Every time things start looking better in the world, up pops something to knock a table leg out and start the worldwide economy … Continue reading

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Breaking Down The Headlines

Calgary Real Estate/Business Headlines I haven’t really touched on any of the recent headlines many of you have been reading lately, so now is probably a great time to break down some of the stories for you. There are three … Continue reading

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How Much Is The Rent?

Crucial Steps To Evaluate  Potential Rental Properties I still have a few more articles up my sleeve to help beginning investors and today’s topic is “How Much Is The Rent?” It’s funny, or is it annoying, how often you will … Continue reading

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Lessons From The Real Estate Boom

Surviving a Real Estate Boom It was pretty heady times during the last Real Estate boom in Alberta. The economy was cooking, companies were hiring anyone who could breathe (and some who shouldn’t be breathing!), the malls were stuffed with … Continue reading

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Condos – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Condos As An Investment It’s been a while since I’ve written about condominiums and my thoughts about owning them personally really haven’t changed although I do understand why they are attractive to so many people. They provide a lifestyle perfect … Continue reading

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June Sales Jump

June Real Estate Market Update The June Real Estate market’s numbers are out and they are interesting to say the least. There are a couple statistics though, that seem to be drawing all the attention. The one getting the biggest … Continue reading

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What To Do With Your Variable Rate Mortgage

Should You Lock Your Variable Rate Mortgage? Wondering when to lock in your variable rate mortgage, or what your lock in options are? If that is one of the mortgage questions you have right now you might find this video … Continue reading

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Canada vs. Alberta vs. Your District

Canada Is One Vast Country If you haven’t noticed, we are one darn large country. With over 9 million square kilometres of land, almost 10 million square kilometres of total area and over 156 thousand miles of border we take … Continue reading

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Bing, Bang, Boom

Here is an assortment of topics and items that were on my mind and occurring around us last week. Bing – Interest Rates May Be Stable For a While! There are some rumours out there the Bank of Canada may … Continue reading

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Why The US Housing Market Won’t Correct Itself In the Near Future

US Housing Market Set To Suffer For Several Years The US Real Estate market seems to be a constant source of conversations lately. With the meltdown the market went through over the last several years, many areas of the US … Continue reading

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Has Spring Finally Thawed? And Will The Real Estate Market Too?

Did everyone make it through the winter intact? Because I believe, it may actually be spring. It’s been a few weeks since we actually saw snow and the warmer temperatures have allowed the huge snow piles to all finally melt … Continue reading

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Politics, Housing & The Future

The Effect of Of Politics on the Housing Market The recent statistics for April’s Real Estate market for the Calgary region have just come out and surprisingly, the sales numbers have actually decreased compared to the year before. When you … Continue reading

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Homeowners Frustrations When Selling Their Home

Home Selling Frustrations It’s tough out there right now if you are trying to sell a property. There are still significant amounts of inventory for buyers to choose from and it’s putting buyers in the driver’s seat. Couple this with … Continue reading

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Jobs Up, Unemployment Down

Just a quick post today, lot’s going on! Some of the employment statistics just came out and the news is pretty optimistic for Alberta. Calgary saw the unemployment rate drop to 6.1% from 6.3% in February. Now the background story … Continue reading

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