April 2009 - Posts
Could it still happen? The gloom and doom last fall was pervasive. On Nov 3, 2008, a blogger named Diabolo predicted the following for 2009: “Major crash will occur in May 2009 when the expected pick up in the sales doesn't happen." He
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Back on March 18, I posted: "How quickly will this listing sell?" Here are some of the comments and predictions: CM said: “I think if you were to list at $400k, it would sell for $380k quite quickly." Van said: “It should sell
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Nobody expected this A sale of $19,000 over list price? This is just another in a long list of surprises this year. A few other notable occurrences that most of us weren't expecting: New listings of SFH down by 46% this month. The popular consensus
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For the spring, we are updating the Single Family Home Statistics and the Condo Statistics every day. Ours are based on the past 30 days, so it gives you a different perspective than Mike's month-to-date stats. For example, today Mike's stats
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Does everyone remember this pleasant and amiable fellow, "Calgary Rip Off?" He was famous for his love of Calgary. He posted things like this: "I personally consider this stupid city a stepping stone to somewhere else. My wife hates it
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When you buy or sell a house, it's important to have all the information for the community you are interested in. The table below illustrates how the differences between areas can be quite large, from a small price decline of 5% in Wildwood to a huge
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For someone who wants to purchase a single family home in Calgary before the end of the summer, what would you tell them after seeing the March stats? Do any of these stats jump out as a warning sign, to buy soon or not to buy at all? March 2009 Stats
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