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Aug. 13, 2014 | Cody Stuart
Personality to spare
Calgary's 'vibrant' inner-city a popular attraction for many
They say it's a place you can go when life is getting you down. A place that has movie shows and little spots to go. In the words of songstress Petula Clark, downtown is where you forget all your cares.
While Clark may not have been referring to the city we call home, the growing popularity of Calgary's inner-city communities stand as proof she was on to something.
They say it's a place you can go when life is getting you down. A place that has movie shows and little spots to go. In the words of songstress Petula Clark, downtown is where you forget all your cares.
While Clark may not have been referring to the city we call home, the growing popularity of Calgary's inner-city communities stand as proof she was on to something.
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Aug. 13, 2014 | CREBNow
Co-existing in Calgary
New developments can aid in vibrancy and evolution of established communities
In building a city, there comes a time when old needs to make way for new in the name of progress.
Yet a growing number of local builders say they are not yet ready to give up on Calgary's rich past, suggesting many often-overlooked historical areas of the city are ripe with opportunities.
In building a city, there comes a time when old needs to make way for new in the name of progress.
Yet a growing number of local builders say they are not yet ready to give up on Calgary's rich past, suggesting many often-overlooked historical areas of the city are ripe with opportunities.
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Aug. 07, 2014 | CREBNow
Go jump in a lake
Lake communities offer waterside fun in the sun
Vanessa Verkley needs little encouragement to grab a towel and head to the lake these days.
Like other Calgarians, the Auburn Bay resident has been feeling the heat of the second hottest July in seven decades.
Vanessa Verkley needs little encouragement to grab a towel and head to the lake these days.
Like other Calgarians, the Auburn Bay resident has been feeling the heat of the second hottest July in seven decades.
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Aug. 07, 2014 | Cody Stuart
The stigma enigma
Dealing with real estate's S word
Calgary's real estate industry has come under the microscope recently, with some questioning the degree to which professionals are obliged to reveal perceived flaws in properties up for sale.
While CREB® President Bill Kirk acknowledges there is a "grey area" that exists with stigmatized properties — a point brought to light last week when a Brentwood home that was the scene of Calgary's worst mass killing went up for sale – he emphasized reactions to such homes are as varied as the circumstances surrounding them.
Calgary's real estate industry has come under the microscope recently, with some questioning the degree to which professionals are obliged to reveal perceived flaws in properties up for sale.
While CREB® President Bill Kirk acknowledges there is a "grey area" that exists with stigmatized properties — a point brought to light last week when a Brentwood home that was the scene of Calgary's worst mass killing went up for sale – he emphasized reactions to such homes are as varied as the circumstances surrounding them.
