Calgary Real Estate Tips for Buyers & Investors (2025)
Canmore recreational housing prices buck trend, average $1.7M for detached home
While most mountain towns in Canada are seeing decreases in average home prices, recreational housing prices in Canmore are continuing to surge.
Even after one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, the median price of recreational single-detached homes in the mountain town increased 9.6 per
B.C. family builds dream home in Wedderburn
Although their move from British Columbia to Alberta was initially peppered with obstacles, Rose and Joshua Malamas are now settled into their new home and couldn’t be happier.
The couple, originally from Langley on the West Coast, had been considering a move to Alberta for a few years, spurred
Airbnb, short-term rentals under scrutiny in Calgary as public opinion consulted
Airbnb and short-term rentals in Calgary will be under the microscope for the next year as the city and the University of Calgary partner on a study of the industry.
A public consultation is being launched to understand “issues and opportunities” related to the short-term rental market, which w
Quality of life, low housing costs drive record in-migration
Fuelled by an affordable cost of housing and a stellar lifestyle, in-migration into Alberta and, in particular, Calgary and area is reaching record highs. Recent Statistics Canada numbers show that in the first quarter of 2023, Alberta’s population experienced a net increase of 51,718 people; tha
BILD Alberta finalists unveiled for homes industry awards
Alberta builders and developers held their breath in anticipation as the Building Industry and Land Development (BILD) Alberta chapter announced the finalists in the 2023 BILD Alberta Awards recently. The winners will be unveiled at the awards ceremony gala Sept. 16 at the Fairmont Banff Springs,
Down payments getting further out of reach for first-time homebuyers in Calgary: report
Calgary’s real estate market may continue to break records but the dream of home ownership is becoming harder to reach for many first-time homebuyers.
A report Thursday by Royal LePage shows 69 per cent of first-time homebuyers are worried their down payment may not be enough to get the house t
Rising rents in Alberta bring new tension to discussions on solutions
Alberta rents are on the rise, according to numbers released by the Canadian Rental Housing Index earlier this week.
Based on the 2021 long-form census, the index found that Alberta has the third highest rents in Canada, after Ontario and British Columbia.
It also has the highest proportion
Residential high-rise slated for former Eau Claire YMCA site
The developer that purchased the former Eau Claire YMCA plans to build a high-rise residential building there, with a mixed use base.
The parcel of land went before city council’s public committee hearing on Tuesday for a land use amendment that would allow the site to be developed. The amendme
Destination Cochrane: Why it's Alberta's fastest growing municipality
The secret is out.
Cochrane is the place to be. Located just minutes from Calgary, this charming and historic town offers a pleasant mix of community spirit and innovative, forward-thinking entrepreneurism. Tucked into the foothills along the shores of the Bow River, it also provides some of Al
Grassroots group forms to lobby for denser inner-city housing
Like many young people trying to move to Calgary, Willem Klumpenhouwer did not have an easy time finding a place for his young family to settle down.
“We managed to find something, but…many, many people are looking at the same place and competing for the same place,” he said.
As someone who g
‘Headaches and hassles’: Tenants feel cast aside as offices convert to residential
When Laurie Weston signed her office lease in the Eau Claire Place II building, she thought she had found a new stable home for her business for the next few years.
Weston’s small business, SoundQI, which does advanced earth imaging for oil and gas companies, had recently moved out of Palliser
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