Tag Archives: Calgary Real Estate

Want To Learn How To Sell a Rental Property?

It seems to be another busy week here for me and due to that, I have been negligent with my posting. Between preparing a rental property for sale, the kids out for spring break and half a dozen other projects … Continue reading

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Peering Into The Real Estate Crystal Ball

Every now and then I like to do a little crystal ball forecasting by looking at the developments around us and then taking an educated guess as to where this will lead us. While it would be nice to have … Continue reading

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Secondary Suites – Petty Little People

Calgary Secondary Suite Issue There is a hot new topic being discussed in Calgary right now and its revolving around secondary suites. Our new mayor, Naheed Nenshi, is behind a proposal that would legalize secondary suites in almost every district … Continue reading

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More Bad Housing News!

Alberta Households At Risk! Apparently Alberta households are among the most vulnerable in Canada and have the greatest potential risk to negative economic occurrences. This is directly from a report released by TD Economics and says Alberta is second only … Continue reading

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Mortgage Rates On The Rise – Should We Panic?

Surprise surprise, banks are raising their rates. OK, we all knew it was going to happen, but now it’s suddenly front page news? The only excitement about it was who the first lenders to jump the gun would be. So … Continue reading

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My Foreclosure Story Part 2

These posts are meant to help other current or potential Real Estate investors to be aware of what is currently occurring out in the market. I’m a big boy and I have done quite well in the market over the … Continue reading

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Town & Country Sales Fall, Luxury Home Sales Boom

It’s rather ironic to see the two headlines show up within a few days of each other and to realize both are occurring at the same time, but this is the current reality. It’s been explained that the slowdown in … Continue reading

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Rising Interest Rates Indicate a Solid Canadian Economy?

With the current state of the US economy, the fragile state of several European countries and the general malaise of the world economy, the Bank of Canada is sending a strong signal out about how solid the Canadian economy is … Continue reading

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Canada’s Housing Bubble To Burst – What a Great Panic Headline!

It sounds like this headline is showing up all across Canada. Variations of this headline have been triggered by a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. In the report they talk about six major centers (two in … Continue reading

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Calgary Top City for Investing in Canada?

In a report by the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) in early August, Calgary was ranked the number 1 city in Canada for Real estate investments. With the slower and shaky economy, the high price of home ownership, forecasts for … Continue reading

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Secondary Suite Rules Relaxed in Calgary?

Just noticed a story out of the city council meeting last night where the council has erased zoning restrictions on secondary suites designated for narrow properties. So what does that mean? For some reason if doesn’t change anything for older … Continue reading

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Have You Noticed All the For Sale Signs, Again?

Here it comes again! It seems as if every street you drive down lately has another house listed for sale with the big shiny Real Estate companies sign out front. Aren’t we supposed to be recovering and home prices were … Continue reading

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Actually, Not All House Prices are on the Rise!

You’ve seen the stats, you’ve read the news, and you are likely aware home prices are continuing the trend of increasing in Calgary and area. What they aren’t telling you is that it’s not every area of the city! The … Continue reading

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Interesting Article About Affordability in Calgary From the Herald

If you missed it, Garth Turner was in Calgary recently forecasting for Calgary’s bubble to burst another 20% in the near future. As always he had a loyal following turnout, but it appears he managed to hit a couple of … Continue reading

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Calgary Ranks as 23rd Most Affordable City in Canada

The Winnipeg based Frontier Centre released it’s report on housing affordability recently and proclaimed Calgary was ranked 23rd out of the 28 cities in their affordability index. The number one cities for affordability were Windsor and Thunder Bay. Can anyone … Continue reading

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