Autumn Advance

The leaves have fallen, but Calgary’s real estate market continued to heat up in October.

Residential sales activity in the city totaled 1,953 units last month. That is still lower than levels seen during the mid-2000s, but it’s an 18 per cent rise over 2012 and pushing year-to-date volume increases to just over 10 per cent.

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Silver Springs/Scenic Acres

In a recent survey, Alberta’s homebuyers ranked as the most family focused in all of Canada.

The National Home Buyer Preferences Survey conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights, said 19 per cent of Alberta homebuyers placed family-oriented neighbourhood as the number community criteria, more than any other province.

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