The last regular council meeting of the year had some Fort residents up in arms.
The contentious issue of the night had to do with rezoning the Sienna neighbourhood.
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TIPS TO INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME
Remodeling magazine’s 2012-13 Cost vs. Value report, which measures how much of the costs of remodeling projects are recouped in a home’s resale value, showed that exterior replacement projects are the most valuable upgrades for homeowners.
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New home prices touch record high
Sales of new homes rose in April to the second highest level since the summer of 2008 while the median price for a new home hit a record high, further signs that housing is recovering.
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Calgary region has third highest residential property value in Canada
CALGARY — The Calgary region had the third highest average value per dwelling in the country in 2011, according to a report released Thursday by Statistics Canada.
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Sales, value rise in Q1
It has been a good first quarter for home sales in Red Deer, according to Multiple Listing Service statistics issued by the Central Alberta Realtors Association.
The number of sales and the value of city residential sales are up for the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first three months of 2012.
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Edmonton’s housing market shows strength for 2013
EDMONTON – Edmonton housing prices continued to climb steadily during 2012, with the average of all homes at $333,140 in December — a jump of 5.4 per cent over the same period last year, the Realtors Association reported Thursday.
Single family homes did even better, ending the year with an average selling price of $391,427, up 6.8 per cent over last year. However, condominium prices were down slightly, by less than one per cent for 2012, with the average selling price $225,143.
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City’s assessment of property values rises by 3 per cent
Calgary homeowners will soon see their property assessments arriving in the mail, and they can expect slight increases this year.
The City of Calgary has mailed out nearly half a million property and business tax assessments for this year’s assessment customer review.
This year, typical houses and condos have increased in value by three per cent from last year.
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Shaky foundations: How Ottawa’s computers get Canadian home prices wrong
When Dennis Gilmore gathered financial analysts and investors on a conference call last summer, the head of California-based First American Financial Corp. had some troubling news. It was what he referred to bluntly as “the situation” up in Canada.
The Los Angeles-area insurance company was losing tens of millions of dollars due to hidden problems in the Canadian housing market, and there were no assurances that the bleeding was going to stop.
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Building permit value balloons in Calgary region
CALGARY — Contractors took out building permits worth $522.5 million in August in the Calgary census metropolitan area, a 33.1 per cent hike from the previous month, says Statistics Canada.
The federal agency reported Friday that the value was also up 10.6 per cent from a year ago.
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