CALGARY – The percentage of first-time home buyers in Calgary who are willing to break their budget for the right house is the highest in Canada, according to a new report by BMO.
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St. Albert overtakes Calgary as best place to live in Canada; Edmonton 8th
CALGARY – St. Albert has overtaken Calgary as the best place to live in Canada, according to a ranking by MoneySense magazine released Wednesday.
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Airdrie gets top marks for quality of life
Results of a citizen satisfaction survey suggest people in Airdrie are generally happy with the quality of life the City has to offer.
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Calgarians rate quality of life as ‘good,’ survey says
Almost nine out of 10 Calgarians rate the quality of life in the city as good, according to the 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey.
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Choosing to live alone on the rise for Canadians
There is a difference between loneliness and solitude. Not everyone can appreciate the difference, but it seems that more Canadians are willing and able to live alone than in years past. Once a punishment for bad behaviour or the result or poor life choices, people are voluntarily choosing the single life. I happen to be one of them.
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Red Deerians give city high marks for quality of life
Ninety-seven per cent of Red Deer citizens say the quality of life in the city is good to very good, according to the 2013 Ipsos Reid Citizen Satisfaction Survey.
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Urban life in lush greenspace
It is easy to forget that not long ago, a great portion of Edmonton’s deep south west end was greenspace. Since only 2007, the Secord development in the Winterburn area has gone from isolated land to neighbourhoods of families in a tranquil location where wildlife roams in the surrounding nature.
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Survey says GP citizens are satisfied
The city has been graded by its residents through a quality of life survey and has passed with flying colours.
The 2013 Citizen Satisfaction Survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, shows that 95% of surveyed residents believe the quality of life in Grande Prairie is “good.” Approximately 26% of that sum agreed that the quality of life is “very good.”
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Laurel living
If you’re looking for a community that will suit your family’s active lifestyle, or are looking for a first home, Laurel Crossing might be just the place you’re looking for.
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Alberta’s economic snapshot for March 16, 2013
CALGARY, AB, Mar. 16, 2013/ Troy Media/ – One of the most expensive items anyone will ever purchase is their home. Compared to the prices for other goods and services Albertans purchase, new home prices have more than kept pace. But it’s worth taking a look back at price trends over the past 20 years to spot a surprising pattern.
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