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Securing Financing for a Home Purchase – the Mortgage Broker

Few people have the luxury of paying cash when they buy a home. Traditionally, most people went to their bank to apply for a mortgage. However, in the last 20 years or so, a burgeoning mortgage brokerage industry has developed, giving home buyers an alternative to...

What you can expect for Calgary Real Estate in 2014

The last ten years have been a pretty heady time for Calgary home and condo owners. Between 2003 and 2007, home prices in Calgary increased by an exhilarating 118%. Then, the market ground to a near halt during the recession of 2008. Thanks to a buoyant economy,...

How Urbanism will Change the face of Calgary

  Mixed use neighborhoods were once the norm in most North American cities. Homes and shops were side by side, and people walked to the store, parks, churches, schools, and the hockey rink. Then the Second World War came along and changed the face of North...

Tiny Houses – Real Estate’s Next Big Trend?

Imagine living in a house that’s not much wider than your arm span. You’ve probably seen them on the news, the Discovery Channel, or even Oprah – tiny houses as small as 90 square feet (yes you read that right). They’ve become a small but rapidly growing real estate...

Is Winter a Good Time to Buy a House?

Almost as soon as the crocuses start to stick their heads out from under their blanket of snow, For Sale signs begin to pop up around Calgary. Springtime is traditionally the start of the busiest time of the year for home sales but if you’re willing to brave the snow...