CALGARY — A new survey says 85 per cent of Alberta Baby Boomers, not yet retired, prefer to stay in their current home and pay for home care as needed, which is higher than the national average of 83 per cent.
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Couple worries home could collapse very soon
A flood damaged home on Elm Street may collapse when the ground freezes and the owners continue a three-month wait for a Disaster Recovery Program structural engineer to assess it.
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Coming Home to McKenzie Towne
A fairly new neighbourhood in the scheme of things, McKenzie Towne has established itself as a sought after home for singles, families and empty-nesters alike looking for green spaces, amenities and a strong sense of community.
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Some Discovery Ridge residents to return home
The long, slow journey home for some 75,000 Calgarians in evacuated zones began early Saturday morning for several hundred Discovery Ridge residents.
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How to ensure your home sale will be tax-free
I’ve been teaching my kids about the value of owning real estate and my kids are taking it to heart. My daughter just convinced her younger brother to co-invest in a piece of real estate, then flip it for a profit. Where’s the property? Our backyard.
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CALLING COCHRANE HOME
Tucked away in a Bow River valley 15 minutes away from Calgary, the Town of Cochrane is a mix of big city amenities and small town charm situated a stone’s throw from the Rocky Mountains.
“Cochrane is a small, friendly community with big hearts,” said resident Kim Cruickshank.
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Calgary’s priciest home for sale for $11.5M
If you’ve got a few extra million dollars kicking around, you might be interested in buying this six-bedroom, 6,800 square-foot home in Crescent Heights.
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Calgary luxury home sales to set record this year
CALGARY— Sales of luxury homes in Calgary’s resale housing market will set a record this year, surpassing the boom of 2007.
The city experienced a record-breaking month in October with 51 MLS sales of properties over $1 million in Calgary, which was the most ever for an October, and that pushed year-to-date sales in the luxury market to 458, the same amount as the record set in 2007 for the entire year.
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Home building surges to 4-year high
NEW YORK(CNNMoney) — The housing recovery blossomed in September, as the pace of home building surged to a four-year high, according to a government report issued Wednesday.
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Calgary region new home prices on the rise
CALGARY— New home prices in the Calgary census metropolitan area in August rose by 2.4 per cent compared with a year ago, reported Statistics Canada on Thursday.
The federal agency said the New Housing Price Index also increased by 0.3 per cent from July in the Calgary region.
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