We don't often have to think about personal safety. It's one of the many luxuries that we enjoy thanks to our high standard of living and the ongoing focus on safety by innovative programs like the lobbybox system at CREB®.

The overarching goal of the lobbybox program is REALTOR® safety. The priority is to have centralized lockbox deployments in more apartment-style condo buildings every year. CREB® is making steady progress on this priority.

December's 8 per cent year-over-year increase in sales volume in the city of Calgary capped a year that saw an 11 per cent growth in sales volume for the entire 12 months.

City residential sales totaled 1,172 units in December, bringing total sold units for 2013 to 23,489. Prices for the year were up by 8.6 per cent over 2012.