August report from REALTORS Association of Edmonton released
REALTORS Association of Edmonton released August statistics yesterday and compared to the picture painted by the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporations predictions of 2013, it was a confusing image. In the previous post, the CMHC said a moderate growth would continue through 2013, but the latest statistics from the RAE have shown a bit of […]
CMHC forecasts moderate growth for Edmonton in 2013
Last week, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation painted a pretty picture of continued growth in Edmonton, which couldn’t be said for the rest of the country. Its report released every quarter, noted housing starts and resales in Edmonton are expected to increase again in 2013, topping the 11,000 unit mark, which they forecast to […]
Buyer’s Market in Edmonton?
They may not be building homes, but houses are being sold. A Tuesday report from Reuters said both housing permits and non-housing permits in British Columbia and Alberta were both down in June. But in July, Dave Cooper from the Edmonton Journal is reporting that housing sales are up while the price of homes is […]
Using Space to Sell a Home
For those of you seeking to sell your home, this article offers some good advice to make the process a little easier, in spite of the bad math (40% + 20% + 20% = 100% ?). The truth is, emptiness makes a home look more appealing to buyers. If a bookshelf (to consider the article’s […]
New Restrictions in an Ever-Changing Market
In an already shaken up Edmonton real estate market, more restrictions will be put into place at the government level. Effective Monday, July 9th government-insured mortgage rules will change, according to Edmonton Journal. This change will make some potential buyers ineligible. Here is the breakdown of the new restrictions put in place by federal Finance […]
More jobs — more houses.
It’s simple: More jobs equal a more buyers in the housing market. In a front page story in the Edmonton JoConstruction of multi-family homes in Edmonton is up. urnal, Bill Mah reports “32 per cent of Edmonton-region employers plan to hire for the third quarter spanning July to September. Only one per cent of employers said […]
“World Class” Architecture Coming to Edmonton
Edmonton home owners might have some new entertainment to look forward to in the downtown area – a possible new sports arena for a plethora of events. 360 Architecture, builders of such noteworthy stadiums as the New Meadowlands Stadium in New York City, are almost set to add a bit of new life to downtown […]
The Perfect Neighborhood
Paula Simons, of the Edmonton Journal, writes of the ideal neighborhood in her article from Monday, May 7. She asks questions which ultimately measure to “What makes the perfect neighborhood” and her answer is “For every person, the answer will be slightly different.” This is true, as she goes on to explain. She, for example, […]
Real Estate Market Stays the Course
Susan Jones from the St. Albert Gazette is reporting that St. Albert realtors are optimistic that the stable market is starting to pick up. From the Edmonton Realtors Association first quarter statistics show that this year 182 single-family dwellings sold in St. Albert. That compares to 146 sales in the same three-month period in 2011 […]
