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Ward 3 Profile

Vote Calgary — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:45:24 +0000

This week’s ward profile brings us to Northeast Calgary’s Ward 3 and Alderman Jim Stevenson. Ward 3 is best known as the home of the Calgary International Airport, but it’s also the most populated ward in Calgary. When discussing Ward 3’s demographics and issues, it’s good to know that the ward is essentially divided into [...]

Calgary region housing starts up in January Up 51.7% from last year

Vote Calgary — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40:58 +0000

Housing starts in the Calgary region began the year on a positive note in January increasing by nearly 52 per cent compared with a year ago. According to preliminary figures released Wednesday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., housing starts in the Calgary census metropolitan area totalled 786 units in January, up from 518 units [...]

Mission Road faceoff could get messy

Vote Calgary — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:56 +0000

Ald. Gian-Carlo Carra is on a mission that started on Mission Road, but it’s not about Mission Road. Carra, who fancies himself an urban designer, says the way new developments are done in Calgary must be changed and it starts, apparently, with more public engagement. Mission Road is badly in need of redevelopment, a fact [...]

Poll shows Calgarians not likely to buy homes this year

Vote Calgary — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:38 +0000

A new survey of Calgarians indicates 83 per cent of respondents are not likely to buy a home in the city this year. The results are surprising considering the survey, conducted by Leger Marketing for PricewaterhouseCoopers, also shows that confidence among business leaders and consumers in Alberta is on the upswing. Read more

Cooling likely in market’s future

Vote Calgary — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:56:12 +0000

Amid stories of the Canadian housing market collapsing and the red-hot bubble bursting comes a special report from BMO Capital Markets, authored by economists Dr. Sherry Cooper and Sal Guartieri, which basically says “cool it.” “Like any issue that is as broad and complex as housing, an analysis of both the pros and cons can [...]

Calgary home buyers show caution

Vote Calgary — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:27:01 +0000

Home sales in Calgary are off to a slow start in 2012 as buyers show continuing caution, says the Calgary Real Estate Board. According to statistics made public Wednesday by the board, single-family MLS sales in January were down 1.4 per cent from a year ago to 773 transactions while condo sales increased by one [...]

Average Calgary home sale price fell in January, real estate agent reports

Vote Calgary — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:31:58 +0000

Preliminary, unofficial MLS data shows the average price for both single-family and condo sales in Calgary fell in January compared with a year ago. According to the website of local realtor Mike Fotiou, of First Place Realty, single-family home sales in January of 773 had an average price of $438,682 and a median of $395,000. [...]

Ward Profile: Ward 10 Part 2

Vote Calgary — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:27:07 +0000

This week, we bring you the second part of our Ward 10 profile. Read Ward 10 Part 1 to get up to speed. What’s Happening in Ward 10? International Avenue Arts and Cultural Centre: Plans to develop a 1,000 seat theatre and arts facility at the corner of 26 St. and 17 Ave. SE have [...]

Entries to awards hit record levels

Vote Calgary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:27:18 +0000

A record number of entries have been submitted for the 25th anniversary of the local SAM (Sales and Marketing) Awards. The Canadian Home Builders’ Association–Calgary Region has received 745 submissions for this year’s awards, compared to 544 last year. The awards honour association members for forward-thinking work in design, technique, marketing, sales and service. Winners [...]

Land-use restrictions hinder affordability

Vote Calgary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:23:21 +0000

Calgary’s housing has moved into a “moderately unaffordable” position from a “seriously unaffordable” position, according to the 8th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey. To determine housing affordability, Demographia establishes a median multiple by dividing a market’s median house price by the median pre-tax income, the result being the number of years it would take [...]