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February 2007 - Posts

Prices can't go much higher...or can they?
The combined average price has risen over 8% this year and is already higher than the CREB prediction for the entire year(7.5%). March will be the month where the prices start to stabilize. I'm expecting a gazillion new listings to take the upward Read More...
Has panic buying kicked in already?
I wonder if anyone else noticed this statistic: Since Feb 1, with 3500 active listings, 23% of sales are at list price or higher. Go back to Oct 2005 when we were on the cusp of the spring '06 craziness, there were 3301 listings and only 15% of sales Read More...
Inner city vs. the 'burbs
This comment came on the previous blog post, but I thought it would make a terrific start to a new posting(thank you xcskigirl): "I love the inner city and all that it has to offer. As for the comment on homeless people and shelters, I have lived Read More...
How much speculation is there in Calgary?
"In 2005, I was a brain surgeon, and in 2006, I was a moron,'' said a Florida developer, who walked away from his $3.6 million deposit on the land rather than lose even more money buying it and building homes on it. Speculators are blamed Read More...
Rising home prices expected to curtail sales?
Here's a story from today's Herald. Rising home prices expected to curtail sales. Here's a few snippets from the article: The CMHC's Housing Market Outlook report released Monday says "strong price gains in the new and resale market Read More...
Sales/New Listings ratio hits 94% over past 7 days!!!!!
The sales/new listings ratio has skyrocketed in the last week. My 7-Day stats show that it has gone from 79% to 94%. Remember last year? The S/NL ratio for the month of February was 95%. I'm expecting(hoping? praying? begging?) sellers to come out Read More...
January Statistics. Some scary numbers here!
These are official numbers for January MLS statistics:(Dec 2006 in brackets) SFH Condo Combined Avg price 419,324 (396,870) 285,918 (281,459) 375,646 (361,640) Median price 373,000 (361,000) 265,000 (255,000) 337,000 (334,000) DOM 40 (44) 39 (43) 40 (44) Read More...