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Calgary annual house price growth predicted of 5-7% in short-term

Realtor Christina Hagerty, in a penthouse suite, says there has been a ripple effect in Calgary real estate sales stemming from first-time homebuyers interest earlier in the year.

Short-term year-over-year house price growth in Calgary is expected to be in the range of five to seven per cent, says the Conference Board of Canada.

 
 
 

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Calgary's Eighth Avenue Place recognized for environmental design

 
One of Calgary¿s newest highrise office towers has received recognition for its environmental design.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The penthouse at Montreal's Ritz Carlton Residences has sold for a whopping $13 million - taxes included.

Montreal's Ritziest condo sells for $13 million

The penthouse at Montreal's Ritz-Carlton Residences has sold for a whopping $13 million — taxes included — The Montreal Gazette has learned.


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“Make sure you pay to have the title checked. Some of these foreclosed properties did not have clear title to begin with,” says Carol Bezaire, vice-president, tax and estate planning at MacKenzie Financial in Toronto.

Buying foreclosed properties south of the border

As the Canadian dollar flirted with parity and the U.S. housing bubble burst, many Canadians headed south of the border to pick up a property bargain. A number of these properties had been subject to foreclosure. Questions have been raised recently about the conduct of some foreclosures and a number of banks have halted foreclosures while the transactions are investigated.


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Building permit values continued to decline in Calgary in November.

Calgary building permit value declines

Building permit value in the city continued to decline in November.


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Greg Needham, vice-president of campus development at Ambrose University College, shows off the new facilities.

Around Town: Great new offerings at Ambrose campus

I remember placing a call to the Canadian Bible College in Regina to confirm the rumour that it was relocating to Calgary and would be building a new facility here.


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