Alberta home sales down year-over-year in December
The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) compiles provincial MLS® sales data for dissemination to REALTORS® and other interested groups. The data that is provided represents statistics provided to AREA by way of the Canadian Real Estate Associa ...
Prices decline for the second consecutive month
Sales activity remains well below long-term averages
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Elevated inventory levels in October contributed to a second consecutive month of price declines in Calgary’s resale residential housing market.
Benchmark prices declined 0.7 per cent from the previous month, and 1.2 per c ...
Crude Oil Rebounds Along With US Gasoline, Weaker Dollar Helps by Reuters Barani Krishnan | Monday, August 10, 2015
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Oil jumped almost 4 percent on Monday after a rally in U.S. gasoline and diesel due to a refinery outage helped crude futures advance from multi-month lows. The dollar's drop to a near two-week ...
June sales consistent with typical levels
Calgary inventory levels ease
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Despite the 18 per cent year-over-year decline in June home sales, for a total of 2,183 units, transaction levels remain only five per cent below the 10 year average for June and three per cent above levels over the past fiv ...
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Market moves toward balanced conditions
Calgary housing prices change direction in May
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For the first time since December 2014, Calgary’s residential unadjusted benchmark prices improved over the previous month. Within the city of Calgary, housing prices totaled $454,100 in May, a monthly and year-over-year increase of 0.5 ...
THE REAL COST OF NOT BUYING A HOUSE TODAY…
1. Historically the longer you wait... the higher the price. As evidenced by the CMHC cost index for the past 25 years.
2. There are 2 components in purchasing a home:
1) Cost of the property
2) Cost of the money
Both of these are commodities. You of course wish to purchase both at the best
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Trades Alberta: Trades remain vital despite changing economic outlook
EDMONTON - Fear has been known as the ‘enemy of progress.’ Alberta is putting that adage to the test, as oil prices have dropped recently and raised concerns over economic growth and employment prospects.
But regardless of the current market conditions, skilled labour is vital to propelling the economy forward. Many bel ...
Is Canada Headed For Another Recession? Eight Troubling Signs
A string of dire economic news since the beginning of 2015 has many observers worried about whether Canada could be on the brink of another downturn, but economists say it’s too soon to mention the “R-word.”
One month in, layoffs seem to be the dominant theme — the second-largest in Canadian history at Target and many more ...