The Canadian Real Estate Market, Where Does Calgary Sit.
Calgary Metro Area Single Family Statistics
New Listings Last 24 hrs: 102
Active Listings: 5,840
Sold, Last 30 Days: 1,429
Avg Sale Price, Last 30 Days: $ 479,758
Median Sale Price, Last 30 Days: $ 430,000
Last Updated: 2008/03/22 12:01am MNT
Source: The Calgary Real Estate Board
Multiple Listing Service (MLS®) and the Consumer
With the advent of technology and the Internet, the consumer has gained
a tremendous control over the home buying process. No longer totally
reliant on the real estate agent the buyer can now search through Multiple
Listing Service (MLS®) information as easily as clicking on MLS.ca
Real estate agents tend to look on the advent of Internet technology through the gloomy eyes of fear. The idea that buyers have access to nearly the same information agents and brokers have has struck fear into their hearts. Rather than embracing the enabling of the consumer to be an active and engaged member in the process of their own transaction, the majority of Calgary real estate agents have attempted to manipulate the access to public information through the use of forced registration information.
The tighter associates have held on to property information, the louder the cry of INDEPENDENCE from the public! The Internet is now the consumer's vehicle of choice for mls searches for two reasons; speed and autonomy. Buyers don't want to give their name, they want MLS® information on their schedule, and they want it NOW.
Agents are in the way. Unfortunately they have become their own worst enemy. Yet we seem to be on the brink of a shift in the way real estate transactions are handled. It is an unpaved path to a true revolution. It's one that we have come to embrace.
Relocating to Calgary? School Report Card
Are you researching for an upcoming relocation? Calgary is a definite hotspot in many areas of economics and lifestyle. Relocating to Calgary can be a very positive move and one that will have you opening your arms the same way Calgary has done for me. Two key areas you will want to research for you and your family is the Calgary real estate market and where to send you kids to school.
A recent release from the Fraser Insitute (FraserInstitute.Org) lists a report card of Canadian elementary and high schools. The top 5 rankings with highest honours this year are; the Webber Academy (private school), Clear Water Academy (private school), Sunalta (private school), with Strathcona-Tweedsmuir (private) and Trinity Christian (private school) tied for 4th place and Louis Pasteur (private school) in 5th. For full details please visit the following links:
Calgary first time home buyers have had a bit of a time searching homes
for sale. Calgary real estate has been a hot topic of 2006 and 2007.
The recent real estate boom and subsequent price adjustment has left
many feeling a little queasy on their recent property sales and purchases.
Many Calgary real estate agents have enjoyed quick and profitable commissions
on sales with many listings being sold as soon as they hit the mls®.
Many sellers have enjoyed large profits on their home sales by listing
at the right time, while many buyers are now faced with unrealistic
mortgage payments.
There has been a great deal of speculation on whether the real estate in Calgary will continue to rise or whether this is as bubble that will soon burst. While it is impossible to say for sure, there are many indicators to suggest just that.
Read more about Calgary's Real Estate
on PosessionDay.com.
Jeanette de Boer
Spherical Real Estate
1707,145 Point Dr.NW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T3B 4W1
Phone. 403-804-8481|
Fax. 403-454-7729
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