SURPRISE, SURPRISE
Posted on Sep 02, 2016
Experts provide feedback on Calgary’s real estate market so far
It has been an interesting year for the Calgary real estate market considering the city’s economy is still struggling due to ongoing uncertainty in the energy sector.
According to CREB®, year-to-date, until the end of July, MLS® sales of 10,952 were down 10.1 percent compared with the sa...
Detached versus higher-density segments: two very different stories in August
Posted on Sep 01, 2016
Overall sales activity was down again in August, totalling 1,567. However, this figure does not reflect the big differences in activity between the detached sector, versus the high-density apartment and attached segments of the market.
“While overall sales have eased for detached homes, so too has a number of new listings on the market preventing in...
This weekend's Open House Opportunities
Posted on Aug 27, 2016
There is something for everybody this weekend at our featured open houses.
Come check out this upgraded townhouse in Panorama Hills. Featuring a big back yard and a double detached garage. Not to mention, it is an end unit!
Saturday, August 27, 2016, 1-3pm
Sunday, August 28, 2016, 1-3pm
Here is your opportunity to view the best-kept home in Castleridge...
Planting Traditions
Posted on Aug 22, 2016
Cultivating and Continuing Family Traditions
When Lu Ann Schnable Kaldor was just eleven years old, her father passed away. “It was in September, so by the time Christmas rolled around, nobody was really in the Christmas spirit because of the loss of my dad,” the now a mom of two says. But from sadness grows hope. Such was the case with Kaldor and h...
Soft demand to impact home prices, CREB® forecasts
Posted on Aug 15, 2016
The economic situation in Alberta has impacted all aspects of the economy, including housing demand. However, price declines have been only slightly lower than expectations, as easing amounts of new listings has prevented steeper gains in supply levels, CREB® said today in its 2016 mid-year update.
Benchmark prices have trended down this year and th...
From Where I Sit
Posted on Aug 15, 2016
A Chicago Living Room Is Designed to Capture Views and Comfort
WRITTEN BY RONDA SWANEY PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY SOLURI PHOTOGRAPHY
When Thomas Riker, principal of Chicago-based design firm James Thomas Interiors, first came to this local project, it was a penthouse condo that was last updated in the ’90s. As the project began and an adjacent unit became a...