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Inner City Housing Market Leads in Sales As Buyers find value in inner city communities Calgary Real Estate Statistics for June 1, 2011 – According to figures released today by CREB® (Calgary Real Est ...

What is bankruptcy? Bankruptcy allows a person to wipe out most of all existing debt and start fresh. It can be a very long and complicated process that should only be used as a last resort. Even thou ...

House prices and unit sales expected to increase in 2011 CALGARY, January 6, 2011 – The Royal LePage House Price Survey and Market Survey Forecast released today showed year-over-year price decreases ...

EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION NEEDED TO SHAKE OFF WINTER CHILL Low Interest Rates and Affordability to Support Housing Recovery in 2011 Calgary, January 4, 2011 – Home and condo sales in Calgary and area r ...

Calgary, November 1, 2010 – Home sales in the city of Calgary were down month-over-month in October 2010, showing signs that buyers still remain cautious, despite signs of economic recovery.  Year-ove ...

Just some things Calgary homeowners with strong home equity can do to protect themselves from identity theft and mortgage fraud. OneRealtor out of our office had two clients where criminals went in on ...

Thought I would post this for my fellow Calgary Realtors Many of our Calgary Members seem to be under the impression that their Buyer Client is entitled to a final “walk through” of the property that ...

Economic optimism,improved choice and price stability contribute to a balanced housing market Calgary, May 3,2010 – Calgary’s housing market continues at a healthy and balanced pace, according to figu ...

Calgary, March 1, 2010 – Calgary’s housing market continues to build stability and momentum in the second month of the year, according to figures released today by the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB® ...

With rising interest rates on the horizon buyers will see 2010 as the year to take advantage of low mortgage rates Calgary,February 1, 2010 –Affordability continues to drive a recovery in Calgary’s ho ...

Low borrowing costs continue to fuel market recovery : Calgary Real Estate Baord Calgary, December 1, 2009 – The Calgary housing market is showing signs of a sustained recovery according to figures re ...

Calgary, November 2, 2009 – The Calgary housing market continued to rebound in October, according to figures released by the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®). “Calgary’s housing market has clearly tu ...

The Town of Cochrane has retained the services of Stantec Consulting Ltd. to determine the cause of ongoing Bow Ridge wall movement affecting the community of Bow Ridge Phase III, more specifically, t ...

An open mortgage typically allows the borrower to pre-pay all of the mortgage, renew or refinance at any time before maturity. This also means that you can switch lenders at any time.  The catch is th ...

Many homeowners in Calgary are unaware of the dangers posed by identity thieves when it comes to their real estate investment.  Unfortunately, real estate title fraud is on the rise in Calgary.  Accor ...

Effective September 1, 2009, Royal LePage Foothills is changing the relationship our Realtors have with their customers and clients from a common law relationship to a designated agency relationship. ...

This is an issue I see far to often in day to day business in Calgary.  A few months ago I ran into an issue regarding the above situation. At that time I said to the other Realtor that was involved & ...

Lower mortgage rates have meant increased affordability for Calgary home buyers.  For the first time buyer looking for a home of their own, there are some ways to further increase mortgage affordabili ...

People these days looking to buy or sell real estate turn to the internet for most of the information they are seeking.  After all, the web is more up to date, has better pictures and various other da ...

I thought about writing this post after viewing a great real estate video blog called True Gotham. Basically True Gotham is a series of video blog posts by Manhattan Realtor/ Broker Douglas Heddings.  ...

Want to help sell your house? Get Lost! Here is a tip that I think more home owners selling their home should take into account.  I was showing homes the other day in Tuscany when my clients and I ent ...