Existing home sales in January fell to the lowest level in 18 months as extreme winter weather continued to pummel the housing market.
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Existing home sales in January fell to the lowest level in 18 months as extreme winter weather continued to pummel the housing market.
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The sharp rise in home prices in 2013 caused two conflicting results: The return of positive home equity for hundreds of thousands of borrowers and considerably weaker affordability for an equally large pool of potential homebuyers.
A number of issues were voted on at the Jan. 11 council meeting at City Hall, ranging from rezoning proposals to committee appointments.
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The City’s residential assessments were sent out to homeowners on Jan. 27, which showed an average 4.7 per cent increase for 2014 for residential properties.
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A high level of demand for homes in Alberta has the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation prediction a growth in housing starts in the province for 2014.
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Okotoks has just over a year’s supply of developed land available for new homes unless the Town is able to increase its water supply.
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As home prices ripped higher in 2013, we saw a rise in home flipping — when a home is purchased and sold within six months.
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Two vacant Red Deer nursing homes are not worth upgrading to meet current senior care standards, Alberta Health Services has determined.
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New home sales fell 7.1% month-over-month in December to an annualized pace of 414,000 units.
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Katie Sleep and her husband, Jonathan, lived in the same four-bedroom home in a Washington suburb for 23 years. After Ms. Sleep decided to retire, they began looking for a new house, and, after viewing a model home in a new development, decided to move to Leesburg, Va., about 40 miles from the city. In having their new home built, they saw an opportunity — not to downsize, but to create a far larger home catering to their every need.
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