Whatever you believe or however you celebrate the New Year we hope you have a memorable and safe one. A couple of side notes. There was no weekly update because we are on vacation, and we figured with Christmas and Boxing Day last week the activity would be minimal. Incredibly the market has not slowed down as it has in [...]
Archive | December, 2007
A Guide to Buying Real Estate in Alberta, Part 1: Put it in Writing
Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to publish a series of articles that will add up to a simple guide to buying and selling real estate in Alberta. This is not an exhaustive guide, or even a detailed guide, but it does cover some of the basics that home owners and potential home owners should be aware of. [...]
Merry Christmas
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas from our family and everyone at Coldwell Banker Johnston real estate. [...]
Economic Powerhouse. Edmonton?
Lots of discussion on the economy these days. Where is it at and where is it going? Plenty of uncertainty for the States and more discussion continues on the potential ramifications for Canada. For what it’s worth there are a number solid fundamentals in Alberta that haven’t changed over the last 6 months and several that have. It’s hardly up [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market: Dec 15-21
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets.)For the past 7 days: # New listings: 233 (319)# Sales: 198 (207)Ratio: 85 (65)# Price changes: 148 (214)# Expired Listings: 285 (157)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 138 (158)Net loss/gain in listings this week: -388 (-203)Active listings for single family homes: 3023 (3223)Active [...]
Market Value – Just How Much is That Home Worth?
As real estate associates we are asked to evaluate properties on a regular basis. We look at recent comparable listings and sales and deduce an approximate value. The problem with value is that it is a very personal quantity – I may see the value in having a pool in an Edmonton backyard as -$20,000 (since that’s what it [...]
Anthony Henday Route
Ok, this isn’t exactly news, but I wasn’t aware of exactly where the northern half of the Anthony Henday was going to go. It looks as though the highway has been moved slightly south, apparently by about 100m.The north leg will have 8 interchanges, 5 flyovers and 27 bridge structures, including another over the North Saskatchewan. The best news is [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets.)For the past 7 days: # New listings: 319 (378)# Sales: 207 (206)Ratio: 65 (55)# Price changes: 214 (325)# Expired Listings: 157 (558)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 158 (117)Net loss/gain in listings this week: -203 (-503)Active listings for single family homes: 3223 (3309)Active [...]
Edmonton 4th Best Place to Live in Canada… Not bad!
The Conference Board of Canada ranked 27 Canadian cities on their attractiveness. "Attracting highly skilled workers – and the business investment they encourage – is crucial to Canada’s economic competitiveness in the decades ahead. Cities without the ability to act as magnets and attract new people will struggle to stay prosperous."Edmonton received an "A" grade in attractiveness, and was placed [...]
New Construction in Edmonton: Housing Starts Down, New High-rise on the Way
Edmonton’s skyline will see its first new high-rise in two decades. Epcor has announced a new 28-story head office will be built in "Station Lands." The EPCOR Tower, to be completed by 2012, will be located on 101st Street, between 104th and105th Avenue, Northwest of the CN Tower and North of the surfaceparking lot at the corner of 104 Avenue [...]
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