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  December 2009

December 30, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market climbs back read more...
Canada’s resale market sees first annual  rise in 10 months read more...


December 29, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Calgary neighborhood crime stats read more...

December 23, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Just how big a mortgage can you carry read more...

December 22, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary builders face higher levies for subdivision costs read more...

December 21, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Flaherty warns on mortgage rules read more...

December 18, 2009 - Canadian Press
Canadian housing market sound, fear of consumer debt exaggerated read more...

December 17, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip - Why didn’t Canada’s housing market go bust?

December 16, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s rental market cooling:CMHC read more...
Economist warns homeowners of bubble trouble read more...

December 16, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Fears of Canadian housing bubble dwindle read more...

December 15, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Merill warns of housing bubble read more...
Housing market has big cracks read more...
Home sales surge 73% read more...


December 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Gateway Midtown back on track read more...
Higher vacancy rates curb rate hikes read more...

December 11, 2009 - Globe & Mail
David Rosenberg: Floating high on a delicate housing bubble read more...

December 9, 2009 - Journal of Commerce
Lower mortgage rates  spur housing recovery sector read more...

December 8, 2009 - Scotia Captial
Canadian housing starts - November 2009 read more...

December 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home prices on course to rise 5% in 2010 read more...

December 1, 2009 - Reuters
Canada home prices may rise 10% in 2010: report read more...

December 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Calgary housing sales rally in November read more...


  November 2009

November 25, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip 1:  Mortgage trends in Canada
Watch clip 2:  Housing affordability falls


November 25, 2009 - Canadian Press
Home ownership becomes more expensive in 3rd Qtr: RBC read more...
Mortgage brokers should prepare borrowers for higher interest rates read more...

November 24, 2009 - CBC
Housing bubble: Is the market overpriced? read more...

Week of Nov 15 - 22 - BNN
Watch clip 1:  After Hours, Commercial Real Estate
Watch clip 2: The Close, Commercial Real Estate
Watch clip 3: Commercial real estate stocks post recession
Watch clip 4:  Canadian Housing / Bernake w/ Benjamin Tal CIBC Economist


November 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market surging read more...

November 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Strong numbers in Calgary boost Oct MLS sales to record highs in Canada read more...

November 16, 2009 - Financial Post
Is Canada in a housing bubble read more...

Week of November 9-14, 2009 - BNN
Watch Clip 1: Canadian Housing Market Discussion
Watch Clip 2: Do it yourself real estate
Watch Clip 3: Real estate round up


November 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s new home price decline 3rd highest in Canada read more...

November 12, 2009 - Toronto Star
Mortgage lender (ING) warns of housing bubble read more...

November 12, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Investors dive back into commercial real estate read more...

November 12, 2009 - CTV News
Calgary homes selling faster read more...

November 11, 2009 - Canadian Press
Real estate recovery will be weak in Canada read more...

November 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Downturn helps uncover mortgage fraud in Alberta read more...

November 9, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary CMA’s housing starts continue to rise: CMHC read more...
Calgary’s property tax hike pegged at 5% read more...

Week of Nov 1 - 8th - BNN
Watch clip 1: Fears of a Canadian housing bubble
Watch clip 2: CMHC’s 2010 forecast


November 4, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Real estate agents keep lock on MLS - for now read more...

November 4, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s industrial real estate market to remain slow: CBRE read more...

November 3, 2009 - Financial Post
CMHC needs to review policies read more...
CMHC forecasts best taken with a large grain of salt read more...


November 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
CREB points to October rise as evidence housing market has turned read more...

November 2, 2009 - Canadian Press
Competition Bureau wants changes to real estate read more...

November 2, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Is a condo a good investment?  read more...
Housing activity seen reviving read more...

November 1, 2009 - CBC News
Watch Clip 1: Considering Refinancing?  Watch out for penalties

  October 2009


October 30, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Easy credit, soaring prices raise new housing fears read more...

October 27, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s house, condo sales up as market rebounds read more...

October 23, 2009 - Canadian Press
BMO study says variable-rate mortgages better deal most times read more...

October 22, 2009 -National Post
CMHC bubble is 100% made in Canada read more...

October 20, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Office vacancies to double in downtown Calgary in 2010 read more...

October 19, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Why the housing market didn’t crash read more...

October 12-18, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip 1:  Lock in, or go variable?
Watch clip 2: Where is the Canadian real estate sector headed? With C21 Founder.
Watch clip 3: Squeeze Play, top stories
Watch clip 4: Mortgage market
Watch clip 5:  CREA numbers, speaking with TD Economist
Watch clip 6:  Spread between BoC rate and bank rates
Watch clip 7:  New Housing Price Index, A builders view


October 17, 2009 - Globe & Mail
CMHC’s growth fuels worries over new risks read more...

October 16, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Canadian summer home sales establish record read more...

October 13, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Home prices rise less than expected read more...
Carney may have to start the walk to higher rates read more...
Big Canadian banks raise mortgage rates read more...


Week of October 5-9 - BNN
Watch clip 1:  Real Estate Roundup, interview with Phil Soper
Watch clip 2: Housing Strength
Watch clip 3: Building Permits and a New Emerging Markets Index


October 6-8, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Survey shows Calgary’s average home price increased in Q3 read more...
Speculative construction to impact Calgary’s office leasing market read more...
Pent-up demand drives homes sales past pre-recession levels read more...
Developer of Calgary condo to buy homes from buyers read more...
Calgary building permits record uptick read more...
Calgary housing starts jump 42%: CMHC read more...
Drop in listings support Calgary real estate read more...
Home market revives read more...


October 6, 2009 - Reuters
Hot real estate could prompt Canada rate hikes: TD read more...
Read the TD Economics report here


October 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Industrial vacancy stays stable read more...

October 3, 2009 - CBC News
B.C. condos in auction in Calgary read more...

October 2, 2009 - Financial Post
There are a lot of variables in a variable rate read more...

October 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market shows signs of recovery read more...
Home prices head north read more...

House Price Index rises for 3rd straight month in Canada read more...


  September 2009

September 28, 2009 - Yahoo News/Canadian Press
Proceed with caution when signing rock bottom mortgages read more...
There’s more to a mortgage than a low rate read more...

September 28, 2009 - Financial Post
No guarantee rates will stay low, Carney warns read more...

September 25, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip 1: Subprime mortgages & ABCP
Watch clip 2: Real estate roundup


September 25, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home values up 300% since 1980 read more...
Property transactions generate millions in spinoff economic activity read more...


September 24, 2009 - Canadian Press
Real estate recession over in Canada report says read more...
Read RE/MAX Brick & Mortar report its based on here


September 23, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Fort McMurray surpasses Calgary for most expensive read more...
Coldwell Banker House Price Index report here


September 21, 2009 - BNN / CB Richard Ellis
Watch clip:  Canada commercial real estate
Read CB Richard Ellis Report


September 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Canada’s office vacancies continue to rise read more...

September 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Commercial real estate lull expected to end read more...

September 17, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip: Canadian commercial real estate outlook
Watch clip:  Canadian housing numbers


September 15, 2009 - National Post
Housing market rebound outstrips expectations read more...

September 14, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Canadian home sales remain strong read more...

September 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s new home prices down 7.3% from last year read more...

September 10, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing starts show signs of rebound read more...
Calgary building permits tumble read more...


September 9, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip 1: Housing Affordability

September 9, 2009 - Financial Post
Housing market to rebound, CMHC says read more...
Home affordability improves, but recovery threatens trend read more...

September 8, 2009 - CBC
Mortgage rates falling read more...

September 8, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary building permit value tumbles read more...

September 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing activity forecast to accelerate read more...
Election would kill Home Renovation Tax Credit read more...
Alberta pioneering standards for restoring toxic drug dens read more...


September 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market in full recovery mode read more...

September 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home sales increase for 4th month in a row read more...



  August 2009

Week of August 24th - BNN
Watch Clip 1 - Improving housing market
Watch Clip 2 - The state of Canadian real estate
Watch Clip 3 - Good time to invest in US?  Interview with Don Campbell


August 27, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home prices stage rally read more...
CREA revises home sales forecast upwards after strong Q2 read more...


August 26, 2009 - Financial Post
Worst of housing prices decline behind us say economists read more...

August 26, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home prices down 12.5% in June read more...
Construction costs in Calgary falling read more...


August 24, 2009 - Financial Post
Real estate sector braces for continuing losses read more...

August 22, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Home builders support UofC real estate program read more...
Housing construction pace becomes stronger read more...

Resale pace quickens read more...

August 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
No downtown commercial real estate transactions in first half of ’09 read more...

August 18, 2009 - National Post
Sale of $10-million mansion breaks Calgary record read more...

Week of August 17, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip 1 - Commercial Real Estate
Watch clip 2 - Commercial Real Estate


August 17, 2009 - Canadian Press
Commercial real estate facing ’trying times’ read more...

August 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Pine beetles likely to dent Alberta’s real estate prices read more...
Women make home-buying decisions faster than men: survey read more...


August 15, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Record July for Canada’s resale market read more...

August 12, 2009 - BNN
Watch clip: Commercial Real Estate  (6:17)

August 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s new home price index suffers 8% slide read more...
Calgary’s housing starts fall on multi-family projects read more...
Albertans upbeat about buying a house read more...


August 7, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Planned construction slows in Calgary read more...
Holt Renfrews opening uncertain in Balzacs Cross Iron Mills read more...


August 6, 2009 - BNN
Watch Clip: Commercial real estate

August 5, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Calgary home sales slide read more...

August 5, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Alberta studies rules for movers as complaints increase read more...

August 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Arriva Phase 2 in receivership read more...


  July 2009

July 29, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Canadian housing prices post first gain in 8 months read more...

July 23, 2009 - Financial Post
BoC may have to break interest rate promise read more...

July 23, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary grows despite ’gloom’ read more...

Week of July 20th - BNN
Watch Clip 1 - bidding wars are back, TD Economist
Watch Clip 2 - Talk with real estate agent
Watch Clip 3 - Fixed or variable rate mortgage?


July 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Slashed prices spur Calgary condo sales read more...

July 16, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Housing sales bounce back nationwide read more...

July 15, 2009 - Calgary Herald
First-time buyers help market read more...
Calgary office vacancy forecast to rise sharply read more...


July 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
New home prices decline for 8th month read more...

July 10, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Mortgage fraud burns the naive read more...

July 9, 2009 - Vancouver Sun
RBC sues ex-worker for inflating Calgary real estate values read more...

July 8, 2009 - Financial Post
Home ownership getting more affordable: RBC read more...

July 7, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary building permits double in June, down 1/3 YTD read more...

July 7, 2009 - CTV
Housing prices to drop 2% in 2009: Royal Lepage read more...
Read the full Royal Lepage press release here


July 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home sales increase for 6th consecutive month read more...

July 2, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Real estate recovery expected to be tepid read more...


  June 2009

June 27, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Plenty of good deals remain in Calgary read more...

June 26, 2009 - Macleans
Don’t believe the housing hype read more...

June 25, 2009 - Financial Post
Are housing prices up or down? read more...

June 24, 2009 - Financial Post
Is Canada’s housing market tanking or taking off? read more...
Canada home prices down 6.7% in April read more...


June 22, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Irresistible rates drive Canada’s recovery read more...

June 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgarians flocking north to Airdrie read more...
Alberta tops for delinquent mortgages read more...


June 16, 2009 - CTV News
Shire International, real estate investment firm being investigated read more...

June 16, 2009 - Calgary Herald
First-time home buyers expectations too high: Coldwell Banker read more...
Canada’s housing rebound  led by expensive communities: CREA read more...

June 16, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Is it time to lock in your mortgage rate? read more...
Real estate recovering, economists say read more...


June 13, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Housing market blossoms in spring read more...

June 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
2 Calgary neighborhoods see rising home prices: Century 21 read more...
Calgary retail vacancies increase read more...
Calgary business condo sales much slower than ’09 read more...
Calgary’s rental housing easier to find, still expensive read more...
Jayman president steps down read more...
More people looking to buy homes read more...

June 10, 2009 - Globe & Mail
New home prices slip, 8.8% YoY in Calgary read more...

June 6, 2009 - Calgary Herald
First-timers key to reviving market read more...
Buyer who hesitates ends up losing out read more...

June 5, 2009 - Financial Post
The dominant multiple listing service read more...

Calgary is now buyer friendly read more...
Riding the real estate roller coaster read more...


June 4, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Anthem (Waterfront Two) drops price on Calgary condo read more...
Building permits up 30% in Calgary CMA read more...
Calgary offices among most expensive in the the world read more...


June 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Castello condo developer introduces ’stimulus package’ read more...

June 1, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Calgary home sales rise read more...


  May 2009


May 30, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Positive signs for Calgary economy read more...
Acreage sales decline read more...

May 29, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Work begins again on Gateway-Midtown condo (Encore) read more...

May 28, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Keynote tops off Calgary condo tower read more...

May 27, 2009 - REIN Canada
The Calgary Transportation Effect read more...

May 27, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Ring road, transit improvements will drive up home prices on Calgary’s fringes read more...
Commercial real estate investment lowest since ’01 read more...
Calgary home prices decline steepest in Canada: report read more...

May 26, 2009 - Royal Lepage
First-time home buyer survey read more...

May 25, 2009 - CMHC
Housing Market Outlook - Calgary read more...

May 24, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Basement suite closures raises ire read more...

May 19, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Housing market to bottom in ’09 read more...

May 15, 2009 - Calgary Herald
CREA: Alberta MLS sale price to dip in ’09, ’10 read more...
Alberta considers regulating home inspectors read more...


May 14, 2009 - CREA
CREA News release and forecast read more...

May 13, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Stability seen returning to the Calgary market read more...

May 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Canadian new home prices decline in March read more...

May 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Housing starts slide to lowest level since ’87 read more...

May 10, 2009 - Calgary Sun
A great time to buy read more...

May 6, 2009 - Globe & Mail

Spring rally wont last, realtors say read more...

May 5, 2009 - Scotia Economics
Housing report read more...  

May 5, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Canadian housing market strengthening: Scotia read more...
Calgary & Houston real estate comparison read more...
Mortgage fraud on rise in Calgary read more...
Building permits record big jump in Calgary read more...


May 4, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Edgecliff Estates condo problems continue read more...

May 2, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Canadian homeowners well-prepared to weather storm read more...

May 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Green shoots emerge in housing read more...

May 1, 2009 - CMHC
Calgary Real Estate Market Report (April’s Housing Now) read more... 

May 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Gateway Midtown sinkhole keeps Beltline street closed read more...

 



  April 2009

 


April 30, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Alberta acts to ensure quality home building read more...

April 29, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary home prices drop steepest in Canada read more...
Home sales generate $22.3B in spin-offs read more...


April 24, 2009 - Calgary Herald
More protection sought for Condo owners read more...
Home builders welcome break on fees read more...
Encana Bow clears another financial hurdle read more...


April 23, 2009 - Financial Post
More cash in Canadian homes: Survey read more...

April 20, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Buyer’s market boosts outlook read more...

Commercial real estate, office availability up across Canada read more...


April 18, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Investment slows in commercial construction read more...


April 16, 2009 - RBC
Housing Affordability Report read more...

April 15, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Rural real estate follows city lower read more...
Modifying loans my not stem foreclosures read more...
Home sales activity up for second straight month read more...


April 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Renters reaping rewards of slump read more...
Our real estate price obsession read more...


April 10, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Auctions to help developers read more...

April 9, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Contractor’s new home selling price drops 7% in Calgary read more...

April 8, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Boom to bust to blip read more...

April 8, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary real estate prices continue decline in Q1: survey read more...
Housing boom created unsustainable price jumps in Calgary read more...

Calgary CMA sees precipitous drop in housing starts read more...
Calgary building permits up over previous month read more...


April 7, 2009 - TD Economics Housing Report

click to read report 


April 7, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Arriva Tower #2 on hold, developer seeks bankruptcy protection read more...

April 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Downtown projects approach finish line read more...
Financing secured for Bow’s main tower, south tower deferred read more...

April 3, 2009 - Calgary Sun

Real estate market injured but set to make comeback read more...

April 1, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market picks up as buyers tiptoe back into market read more...


  March 2009


March 31, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary’s industrial RE market to stabilize: Colliers read more...

March 26, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Canadians, Albertans falling behind on mortgage payments read more...

March 25, 2009 - Financial Post
Home price drop sharpest in Calgary: Report read more...
www.HousePriceIndex.com  (Ternanet/National Bank)


March 23, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Ottawa, banks, take action to rescue mortgages read more...

March 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Show home traffic spells ’good news’ read more...

March 19, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Abandoned condo construction sites dot downtown read more...
Commercial real estate vacacies in Calgary continue to rise read more...


March 17, 2009 - TD Economics
Provincial Economic Forecast read more...

March 17, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Real estate market blossoms read more...

March 16, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Increase in foreclosure rates create buying opportunities read more...

March 16, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Housing activity in Canada, Calgary sees uptick: CREA read more...

March 14, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Fingers crossed as housing sales rise read more...
Calgary builders getting into fighting trim read more...
Federal tax credit helps renovations read more...


March 14, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Canada’s dirty subprime secret read more...
Alberta foreclosure proceedings have doubled in two years read more...


March 13, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary homebuilders feeling burned by new Alberta fire safety rules read more...

March 12, 2009 - Calgary Sun
New home prices slip read more...

March 11, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Alberta leads new home price decline read more...

March 9, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Housing starts plummet in Calgary read more...
Key urban plan to call for sprawl limits, more transit read more...
NW residents, facing road closure, fear traffic chaos read more...


March 9, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Housing starts in Calgary see steepest drop in more than 25 years read more...

March 5, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Bow Tower clears financial hurdle read more...
Calgary’s economy to shrink read more...
Building permits continue to drop in Calgary CMA read more...


March 4, 2009 - Macleans
Condo craters read more...

March 4, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing resales pick up in February read more...
Canmore Three Sisters Mountain Village developer in receivership read more

Airdrie development lures home buyers read more...
Alberta homebuyers’ sentiments rebound to 2007 read more...

March 2, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Housing sales rebound read more...


  February 2009

 

 

February 26, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary real estate expected to cool read more...
Commercial real estate market tough, but not as bad as the 1990’s read more...
Axiom Homes brings unique cost structure to Calgary read more...

February 25, 2009 - Scotiabank

Real Estate Trends report read more... 


February 23, 2009 - MACLEANS
The shocking truth about the value of your home read more...

February 23, 2009 - CBC News
Buyer’s won’t find U.S.-style fire sales on foreclosed homes read more...

Febraury 23, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Commercial real estate returns hit lowest point since ’94 read more...
Calgary council scraps real estate tax proposal read more...
Eau Claire market neighbours reject redesign proposals read more...

February 22, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Stiffer penalties sought for errant landlords read more...

February 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Slowing demand affects developers read more...
Flexability seen as vital when buying first home read more...

Past recession helps pin down current woes read more...
Shawnee Slopes development update read more...


February 20, 2009 - CBC
Alberta: Energy, Housing Industry expected to shed most jobs read more...

February 19, 2009 - Globe & Mail
BC: Bad timing exacts a heavy price read more...

February 19, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing market to rebound in 2010: CMHC read more...
Business snap up beltline office space read more...


February 18, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Ontario builder, Mattamy homes, coming to Airdrie read more...

February 17, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Westward migration may spur city home sales read more...

February 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Some Calgary realtors deciding it’s time to leave business read more...

February 16, 2009 -  Macleans

Ending the myth of the frugal Canadian read more...

February 14, 2009 - Calgary Herald
City council weighs housing tax grab read more...
Resale market gathers strength read more...
City realtor all ears to buyer concerns read more...
Calgary company learns from US housing crisis read more...
Brentwood community Transit-Oriented-Development (TOD) read more...


February 13, 2009 - RBC Economics
The good and bad news for Canada’s housing market read more...

February 13, 2009 - Financial Post
Canada’s housing market still in the doldrums read more...

February 13, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary January MLS sales dip second only to Vancouver read more...
Suburban office vacancy rates forecast to hit 10% read more...


February 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Tumbling home values boost mortgage defaults in Calgary read more...
New homes in Calgary become more affordable read more...

February 11, 2009 - Statistics Canada
New Home Prices drop in Alberta read more...

February 11, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Vacant condos creating unease in Calgary market read more...

February 9, 2009 - CREA

Forecast for 2009 read more... 

February 9, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary housing starts slide 66% read more...

CREA: Alberta prices, sales to fall read more...

February 9, 2009 - Globe & Mail
Cdn average home price to drop by 8% this year read more...

February 7, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Buyers enjoy price window read more...
Green concept growing on buyers read more...
Housing market remains sound read more...
Looking for value read more...

February 5, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Value of Calgary CMA’s building permits falls by $2B read more...

February 3, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Calgary home prices remain stable read more...
Calgary housing market takes nosedive read more...

February 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary MLS sales take nosedive, down 50% read more...
Property buyers could pay new fee read more...
Calgary’s Mustard Seed housing tower poised to clear hurdle read more...

  January 2009

January 30, 2009 - CMHC Housing Outlook 2009 for Calgary
read report

January 30, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Market stalls condo project  (Crossings at the Bridges, Bridgeland) read more...
Time of change for housebuilding industry read more...
Housing market decline hits serviced lot demand read more...
Time to give yourself a shake read more...
Construction value declines by nearly half read more...
Mount Royal most pricey read more...

Waiting game read more...


January 29, 2009 - 5th Annual Demographia International Housing Survey
read report

January 28, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Calgary homes rated ’seriously unaffordable’ read more...
Developers call a halt to speculative projects read more...

January 27, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Real estate numbers looking up for 2009 read more...

January 27, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Housing market sinking read more...

January 26, 2009 - Royal Lepage Press Release

read more...

January 24, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Better for buyers read more...
No turnaround this year read more...
Prices decline as sales drop read more...
Shaw-Nee slopes developer tries to woo opponents read more...

January 23, 2009 - CBC News

Executive condo owners scrambling for renters read more...
BC: Developer sues condo pre-sale buyers for abandoning deposits read more...

January 22, 2009 - Business Edge News Magazine
Housing market slide a long-term prospect read more...

January 22, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Calgary real estate forecast called optimistic read more...

January 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald
MLS sales price to drop for houses and condos read more...
Incoming real estate chief sees stability ahead read more...


January 17, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Resale home pace slows read more...
Return to normal Calgary market predicted read more...

Buyer’s find sanctuary in rural real estate market read more...

January 17, 2009 - Calgary Sun
CMHC unveils 2009 Housing Outlook read more...

January 16, 2009 - Globe & Mail

Real estate industry seeks jump start read more...
Tight credit to bite consumers read more...

January 16, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Calgary leads home price decline read more...


January 13, 2009 - Calgary Herald
New home prices fall most since ’91 read more...
Commercial real estate deals decline nationwide read more...


January 12, 2009 - Globe & Mail
New home prices slide in November read more...
View StatsCan’s original release here

January 12, 2009 - Calgary Herald
City’s wealthy homeowners hit by recession read more...
Construction value in Airdrie drops to pre-boom levels read more...

January 12, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Homebuyers going to Towne read more...

January 10, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Buyers sitting tight as market stabilizes read more...
Wait-and-see buyers may miss out on deals read more...
Best time in years to buy a home, say housing industry leaders read more...
Condo balancing act read more...

January 9, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Calgary building permits slide read more...

January 7, 2009 - Calgary Herald
Homes sales slide to lowest since 1996 read more...
Stability forecast for home prices read more...

January 7, 2009 - Calgary Sun
Chill put on home sales read more...

January 6, 2009 - Calgary Herald

Calgary MLS sales plunge in ’08 to lowest levels in a decade read more...

January 6, 2009 - Globe & Mail

Housing market braces for correction, not crash read more...
Read the entire Royal Lepage press release here

January 5, 2009 - Financial Post
Canadian homebuilders deny market headed for meltdown read more...

January 3, 2009 - Calgary Herald

December real estate slump worsens in Calgary read more...
Tax bills won’t drop as much as assessments read more...

January 2, 2009 - Calgary Herald
City taking pulse of weakening economy read more...
Calgary’s industrial real estate market dips read more...

 

 


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