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July 18, 2012 | Cody Stuart
Alberta Housing Market to 'Buck National Trend'
With many economic prognosticators predicting doom and gloom for housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto, a report from TD Economics suggests the prairie provinces, namely Alberta and Saskatchewan, could see their housing markets continue to gain momentum.
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July 17, 2012 | CREBNow
Setting the Stage
When showing your home for resale, one of the biggest influences for buyers is presentation. For some, this means bringing in a professional home stager to transform the space from drab to fab.
Home stager Mickey Foulds of Metamorphosis Design explained the intention of home staging is to maximize appeal.
Home stager Mickey Foulds of Metamorphosis Design explained the intention of home staging is to maximize appeal.
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July 17, 2012 | Cody Stuart
You Can Always Go Downtown
Centre City gets a passing grade from Calgarians
In a perception survey undertaken by the City of Calgary, 86 per cent of Calgarians feel the Centre City has improved or stayed the same over the last 12 months.
In a perception survey undertaken by the City of Calgary, 86 per cent of Calgarians feel the Centre City has improved or stayed the same over the last 12 months.
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July 12, 2012 | CREBNow
Where All The Lights Are Bright
Report tags Uptown 17th Avenue with highest retail rents in Calgary
Colliers International has dubbed Calgary's Uptown 17th Avenue the city's most expensive street to rent on.
The commercial real estate company took a look at top retail corridors around the world including New York's Fifth Avenue, Hong Kong's Queen's Road Central, London's Old Bond Street and the Champs-Elysées in Paris in a Global Retail Streets survey.
Colliers International has dubbed Calgary's Uptown 17th Avenue the city's most expensive street to rent on.
The commercial real estate company took a look at top retail corridors around the world including New York's Fifth Avenue, Hong Kong's Queen's Road Central, London's Old Bond Street and the Champs-Elysées in Paris in a Global Retail Streets survey.
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July 12, 2012 | CREBNow
A Changing Market
A spurt in Calgary's population growth, plus a strong economy and rising home prices is starting to make its mark on the city's rental vacancy and in turn could mean changes for the housing market.
The average apartment vacancy rate in Alberta's urban centres decreased from 4.7 per cent to three per cent between April 2011 and April 2012, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
The average apartment vacancy rate in Alberta's urban centres decreased from 4.7 per cent to three per cent between April 2011 and April 2012, according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
