Just sold this listing: "You will love this home.Very well kept bright 3 bedrooms bi-level.Master bedroom with cheater door to main bath.Basement developed to enjoy to enjoy your family and friends in huge rec. room.Roughed in bathroom, lots of large windows, very easy to be suited.Very nice open kitchen with eating nook.Patio door to good size deck.Fully fenced and landscaped yard. Two car gravel parking at back.Enough room to build double garage."
Just sold this listing: "Custom built beautifull 2340 sq foot 2 story home. Located on quite street. One of the largest yard fully fenced landscaped, R.V parking, Very nice deck of kitchen and brick patio to enjoy your summer days. Main floor Den great room nice large kitchen with central island Stainless steel appliances and walk through pantry. 3 very good size bed rooms up stairs Masrer bed rm with delux bath and walk in closet. Huge bonus room with gas fire place and vaulted celings. List g ...
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Just sold this listing: "Show home condition,well maintained,beautiful bright home,hardwood floor,carpet,developed on all 3 levels.Corner lot nicely landscaped,fenced,very large deck to enjoy your summer days.Front double attached garage.Main floor half bath,kitchen with breakfast bar,dining room (nook).Family room with gas fire place.Upper level got 3 spacious bedrooms. Master bedroom with walk in closet and cheater door to main bath with jetted tub.Basement got huge family room with 2nd fire ...
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Just sold this listing: "Show home condition in and out.This upgraded fully developed 2 story home got it all.Main floor living room,dining room,kitchen,laundry,half bath,upstairs got 3 spacious bed rooms,master bedroom with walk in closet and full ensuite,2nd full bath.Basement got good size family room,4th bedroom and another full bath.Newly painted,hardwood,tiles and carpet floor,stainless steel appliances,huge deck off kitchen,DBL detached garage.Backs on to bikes path.Walking distance to c ...
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Once described as one of the top 100 houses in the world by architecture experts, a unique home in Springbank is for sale for the first time.
The nearly 5,000-square-foot luxury home, designed and owned by architect Marian Liptak, is listed for $2,668,880 and being sold through realtor Robbie O'Leary of MaxWell Westview Realty.
"It's only a few minutes from town but this is a peaceful, Zen environment -- very private," said O'Leary.
"It's all about the natural environment. Living with nature. B ...
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NEW YORK - Amma Holmes expected to pay off the mortgage on her Tampa, Florida, home in the next few years. Instead, she lost her job and her two adult sons have moved back in to help pay her bills.
She isn't alone.
For the first time in generations, getting older means carrying more mortgage debt and less savings into retirement, thanks to the housing crash and rising joblessness among those 45 and older.
The average age of borrowers seeking foreclosure prevention help from CredAbility, a ...
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CALGARY - The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Calgary has risen from a year ago but rent has also declined, according to the spring Rental Market Survey released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
The agency said Calgary’s vacancy rate went from 4.3 per cent in April 2009 to 5.3 per cent in April of this year.
At the same time, average rent for a two-bedroom apartment fell to $1,082 from $1,106.
Nationally, the survey of Canada’s 35 major centres, saw the vacancy ra ...
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CALGARY - The high-profile and successful Southcentre is in the process of changing ownership hands, the Herald has learned.
The nearly one-million-square-foot mall in southeast Calgary is being sold by Ivanhoe Cambridge to Oxford Properties Group Inc.
“We have not completed the sale transaction so I would call us the pending owner,” said Michael Kitt, executive vice-president Canada for Oxford. “But by the end of June we will be the owner of Southcentre mall provided that eve ...
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EDMONTON - ComFree is now Holowach-free.
Travis and Erin Holowach, who revolutionized Edmonton's real estate market by helping owners sell their homes privately without paying agent commissions, have sold the company to DuProprio.com, a Quebec-based company.
The Holowachs, who started out flipping houses, have been synonymous with ComFree since December 2002, when the couple bought the Edmonton and northern Alberta franchise of the company, which started in 1996 in Winnipeg.
ComFree charges a f ...
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Calgary’s overall office vacancy rate experienced the biggest jump in the country in the second quarter of this year, rising to 15.7 per cent from 10.2 per cent a year ago.
The city also had the highest amount of new construction added to the market in the country of just over 1.2 million square feet, says a national report released today by CB Richard Ellis.
Demand for commercial space was steady in Canada’s major office and industrial markets, as vacancy rates remained stable or w ...
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Just sold this listing: "Pride of ownership upgraded beautiful fully developed bunglow,newer roof,siding,new windows metal claud(maintence free) Main floor good size living room with bay window,3 bedrooms,upgraded bath.Solid oak kitchen with lots of cupboard space.Dining room with patio door leads to good size maintence free covered deck.Fully developed basement offers u 2 extra bed rooms,family room,office and 3 pcs bath.Over size 28x24 DBL detached garage,heated and insulated plus RV parking, ...
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Just sold this listing: "Nicely renovated fully developed 4 level split developed on all 4 levels.Freshly painted,leminate flooring,vaulted ceiling.master bedroom with walk in closet and 2pc bath.3rd level above grade with family room and 2nd kitchen.4th level got additional 2nd bedroom with large windows and full bath.There is total 5 bedrooms,2.5 baths and double detached garage.Quite location,close to school,new L.R.T.,bus stop and super store.Best price for the best home.LIST GOES ON AND ON ...
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Just added this listing: "Nicely kept lowest price 3 bed room 4 level split(single family home). 3 rd level walk out. Main floor vaulted celings,living rm,spacious kitchen very open flr plan. 3 bed rooms up, master bedroom with cheater door to main bath. 3rd level got huge family rmwith patio doors leads to back yard.Great location walking distance to schools,bus stop,new LRT. For private showings pl call lister!!!"
CALGARY - New house prices in the Calgary census metropolitan area remained flat in April from the previous month but rose by more than the national average on a year-over-year basis.
Statistics Canada in reporting its New Housing Price Index today said Calgary new home prices increased by 2.9 per cent from April 2009 to April of this year. At the national level, they were up 2.5 per cent annually and 0.3 per cent on a monthly basis.
Between March and April, prices increased the most in St. Joh ...
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CALGARY - The average rental apartment vacancy rate in Calgary has risen from a year ago but rent has also declined, according to the spring Rental Market Survey released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
The agency said Calgary’s vacancy rate went from 4.3 per cent in April 2009 to 5.3 per cent in April of this year.
At the same time, average rent for a two-bedroom apartment fell to $1,082 from $1,106.
Nationally, the survey of Canada’s 35 major centres, saw the vacancy ra ...
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CALGARY - Residential MLS sales in Calgary plunged at a rate more than four times greater than the national average in May, according to statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association.
The association, which represents 99,000 realtors working through more than 100 real estate boards and associations, said MLS sales of residential properties in Calgary dropped by 18.7 per cent from May 2009 to 2,133 units but the average sale price increased on a year-over-year basis by 9.2 ...
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CALGARY - Housing starts in May ballooned in the Calgary census metropolitan area compared with year-ago levels.
According to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., total housing starts in the reached 862 units, up 79.6 per cent from 480 units in the previous year.
To the end of May, total housing starts have increased from 1,547 units in 2009 to 3,932 units in 2010.
In May, there were 634 single-detached units that broke ground, representing an increase of 66 ...
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CALGARY - Households in Calgary are expected to spend more on renovations than anywhere else in the country this year.
The average expected cost of a renovation in Calgary is $13,256, $1,825 more than the national average, according to the Renovation and Home Purchase Survey released Wednesday by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
“Incomes in Calgary are among the highest in the country. This may contribute to the average expected cost of renovations in Calgary being higher than other cent ...
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CALGARY - New house prices in the Calgary census metropolitan area remained flat in April from the previous month but rose by more than the national average on a year-over-year basis.
Statistics Canada in reporting its New Housing Price Index today said Calgary new home prices increased by 2.9 per cent from April 2009 to April of this year. At the national level, they were up 2.5 per cent annually and 0.3 per cent on a monthly basis.
Between March and April, prices increased the most in St. Joh ...
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Just added this listing: "Show home condition in and out.This upgraded fully developed 2 story home got it all.Main floor living room,dining room,kitchen,laundry,half bath,upstairs got 3 spacious bed rooms,master bedroom with walk in closet and full ensuite,2nd full bath.Basement got good size family room,4th bedroom and another full bath.Newly painted,hardwood,tiles and carpet floor,stainless steel appliances,huge deck off kitchen,DBL detached garage.Backs on to bikes path.Walking distance to ...
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Just added this listing: "Show home condition,well maintained,beautiful bright home,hardwood floor,carpet,developed on all 3 levels.Corner lot nicely landscaped,fenced,very large deck to enjoy your summer days.Front double attached garage.Main floor half bath,kitchen with breakfast bar,dining room (nook).Family room with gas fire place.Upper level got 3 spacious bedrooms. Master bedroom with walk in closet and cheater door to main bath with jetted tub.Basement got huge family room with 2nd fire ...
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Just added this listing: "Pride of ownership upgraded beautiful fully developed bunglow,newer roof,siding,new windows metal claud(maintence free) Main floor good size living room with bay window,3 bedrooms,upgraded bath.Solid oak kitchen with lots of cupboard space.Dining room with patio door leads to good size maintence free covered deck.Fully developed basement offers u 2 extra bed rooms,family room,office and 3 pcs bath.Over size 28x24 DBL detached garage,heated and insulated plus RV parking ...
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CALGARY - Local developers and home builders are preparing their own election website and plan to campaign heavily for their agenda in the upcoming civic election, a year after the divisive debate on the Plan It blueprint for city growth.
One of Calgary's biggest home builders lays out the campaign in a three-and-a-half-minute video.
"We want a mayor and city council that is open for people and open for business.
"We need to elect candidates that see new residences and businesses as an opportun ...
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CALGARY - The estimated construction value of building permit applications in May plunged in the city compared with a year ago.
The City of Calgary reported today that the value last month dropped to $241 million, down 56 per cent from May 2009's $547 million.
It was also down 38 per cent compared with the five-year average of $387 million and down 55 per cent compared to the 10-year average of $536 million).
“Over the past five years, we have seen a shift in balance between residential a ...
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CALGARY - Calgary is the best place in Canada to invest in the residential real estate market, according to a new report released today.
The Real Estate Investment Network’s report said that Calgary experienced one of its best economic and real estate periods in Canadian history a couple of years ago but then entered a strong, and needed correction.
“During the economic downturn, Calgary’s market is making a predictable correction resulting in slightly more affordable housing ...
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CALGARY - Calgary is the best place in Canada to invest in the residential real estate market, according to a new report released today.
The Real Estate Investment Network’s report said that Calgary experienced one of its best economic and real estate periods in Canadian history a couple of years ago but then entered a strong, and needed correction.
“During the economic downturn, Calgary’s market is making a predictable correction resulting in slightly more affordable housing ...
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CALGARY - Local developers and home builders are preparing their own election website and plan to campaign heavily for their agenda in the upcoming civic election, a year after the divisive debate on the Plan It blueprint for city growth.
One of Calgary's biggest home builders lays out the campaign in a three-and-a-half-minute video.
"We want a mayor and city council that is open for people and open for business.
"We need to elect candidates that see new residences and businesses as an opportun ...
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CALGARY - Housing starts in May ballooned in the Calgary census metropolitan area compared with year-ago levels.
According to preliminary figures released today by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., total housing starts in the reached 862 units, up 79.6 per cent from 480 units in the previous year.
To the end of May, total housing starts have increased from 1,547 units in 2009 to 3,932 units in 2010.
In May, there were 634 single-detached units that broke ground, representing an increase of 66 ...
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Just added this listing: "Nicely renovated fully developed 4 level split developed on all 4 levels.Freshly painted,leminate flooring,vaulted ceiling.master bedroom with walk in closet and 2pc bath.3rd level above grade with family room and 2nd kitchen.4th level got additional 2nd bedroom with large windows and full bath.There is total 5 bedrooms,2.5 baths and double detached garage.Quite location,close to school,new L.R.T.,bus stop and super store.Best price for the best home.LIST GOES ON AND O ...
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Just sold this listing: "beautiful 2 story split with open concept. Main floor living room, dining room and family room with corner fire place. White kitchen with nook and pantry and very good size deck off kitchen.Upstairs open loft, over looking main entrance and living room,3 very good size bedrooms. master bedroom with full ensuite and walk in closet. 2 bedroom suite(illeagle)with separate walk up entrance. Huge back yard, fully fenced, land scaped, backs on to green space."