Mortgage experts are forecasting that mortgage rates could be pushed lower in the coming weeks, as lenders try to compete. In fact, earlier this week RBC made headlines by dropping their 5-year mortgages, which suggests others may do the same. January may seem like a slow month for housing, but since many consumers are pre-approved […]
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Top Calgary Real Estate Tweets from #CREB14
Yesterday CREB presented their annual forecast for the real estate market in 2014. If you were like us and had to miss the event yesterday, the event hashtag (#CREB14) kept us all informed on the market and industry updates. Here’s some of the top tweets from yesterday’s forecast: @CREBNow Lurie “if we have another year […]
Staging Your Bedroom in Your Calgary Home
If you’re thinking of taking advantage of the hot seller’s market, now is the time to get your home ready for potential buyers. You’ve probably heard the usual home staging tips: declutter, depersonalize, etc. These tips are straight from the experts from RE/MAX at the National Home Show in Toronto. Pay attention to windows: people […]
What to Know: 2014 Calgary Real Estate Property Assessments
On Friday, the City of Calgary mailed out approximately 500,000 Property Assessment notices. The assessments reflect the market value of the property on July 1, 2013, and the physical condition as of December 31, 2013. The average home in Calgary is now valued at $430,000 (up 6% from last year), and the average condo is […]
How did Calgary’s 2013 Home Search & Sales stack up?
The last year was a great one for Calgary’s real estate market. Despite the flooding in our province, and changes in the mortgage market, it was a positive year for the housing market. December ended the year with an 8% increase in sales volume, and now that CREB has compiled the numbers for the year, […]
What Will 2014 Bring?
Despite the flooding our city faced this summer, 2013 was actually a really great year for Calgary’s housing market. What are your home resolutions for 2014: time to get around to those renovations, looking to downsize, buy your first home, etc.? Whatever your plans are for your home next year, we’re here to help. Whether […]
Your Favourite Holiday Spots in Calgary
We polled our Twitter community last week on where their favourite holiday spots in (and around) Calgary were, and the results were pretty unanimous. Here’s the three Calgary (and area) spots that earned the most votes. ZooLights Head down to the Calgary Zoo with your kids, family and friends to see over 1.5 million lights […]
Love your community? Vote for the Best Calgary Neighbourhood
Do you love the community you live in (or a community you don’t live in)? Avenue Magazine is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Best Neighbourhood list. Every year, Avenue Magazine runs this survey to get an idea of what neighbourhood qualities are important to Calgary, and ranks our city’s communities based upon that information. […]
Calgary is the Strongest in Housing Sales Markets
Once again, Calgary takes the top spot for strongest major housing market in Canada, according to BMO Economics report released today. Calgary was compared to three other major markets in Canada: Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Calgary’s home sales are up 23%, which is nearly double the national rate, according to the report. “Inventories of new […]
Giving Back to the Mustard Seed
Seeing as how today is Giving Tuesday, we figured we would share how our team is giving back this holiday season (and every holiday season). The RE/MAX Len T. Wong & Associates team is proud to donate each year to the Mustard Seed in Calgary, in lieu of presents for our clients. As much as […]
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