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Calgary’s Low Rental Rates Have A Little Effect on Stu...

Image Source:CBC NewsMost Students Preferring To Live on CampusAlthough Calgary’s sagging rental market has opened up new affordable housing rentals options for students, most of the landlords in Calgary still have rental units. This is really surprising! Due to C...
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Calgary Vacancy Rate High, Rent Prices Expected to Dro...

Declined Home Sales Fail to Affect the Sale PricesLast month, July 2016, the house sales totaled 1,741 units, which is a 12.6% decrease from July 2015, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board. The sales for detached homes were down by 9.2% over the past year. With only 6,908 s...
Know The Truths About Calgary Real Estate Trend! It Is...

Know The Truths About Calgary Real Estate Trend! It Is...

Forever Known FactsFor a long time now, the city of Calgary is considered as one of the best cities to live in Canada. The strength of the area’s oil & gas economy has created an incredible environment for a luxurious lifestyle and profitable real estate investment.Surp...
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A Buyer’s Market in Calgary

Back in 2013, Calgary was classified with Vancouver and Toronto as one of Canada’s hot property markets, but now, as prices turn down,Buying a perfect house is both an important and a complicated task. No one would want to comprise when it comes to selecting a place to live...
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Dear New Neighbours, Welcome to Calgary

With all the recent talk about economic setbacks and fluctuating prices, it is easy to sometimes forget to look on the bright side. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome those who are new to the neighbourhood and now call Calgary home. Calgary is a thriving city ...
Private Member Bill 202

Private Member Bill 202

Click here to read Bill 202A government MLA has introduced a bill that will review rent control, security deposits and overall housing affordability.   Bill 202 is called the Alberta Affordable Housing Review Committee Act, and is sponsored by Calgary East New Democrat MLA R...
Calgary’s Latest Economic News: Are You Ready to Shake...

Calgary’s Latest Economic News: Are You Ready to Shake...

The drop in global oil demand and subsequent economic shakeout continue to shake up Alberta’s real estate economy. With home prices down, Calgary—along with the rest of the province—is turning into a renter’s market. Even in the luxury residential market, ...
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A Less Than Positive Outlook for Calgary Rent

 Real estate rental prices in Calgary are down and some say they may not be going back up any time soon. The city’s vacancy rate has nearly quadrupled over the span of just one year, according to the fall Rental Market Survey   from the Canada Mortgage and H...
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The Down Time Before the Turnaround

Alberta and Calgary Shoulder Nation’s Unemployment Burden Friday’s jobless rates released by Statistics Canada confirmed what many already knew, Alberta’s economy has taken a hit this winter. Reporting on the figures, the Calgary Herald announced that over...
Pricey Rental Properties – Our CBC Interview

Pricey Rental Properties – Our CBC Interview

The Citysearch team was recently contacted by CBC who had requested an interview with CBC’s Andrew Brown at our Citysearch offices in Mission to discuss the executive rental market in Calgary and how the current economy is affecting the higher scale properties throughout the ci...