Earlier today, the City of Calgary’s new(er) city manager, Jeff Fielding, addressed the local homebuilding industry in a sold out event
Calgary Home Prices Reach New Peak for November – Dec. 3, 2013
Calgary condo sales are up 21% since November 2012 and workers want a short commute, according to two articles by the Calgary Herald’s Mario Toneguzzi, coinciding with the key urban residential trends CUE’s Mission 34 development addresses. Read More…
Blizzard Forecast Prompts Call for Flexible Work – Dec. 2, 2013
Calgary’s current blizzard conditions prompted this piece by Annalise Klingbeil of the Calgary Herald which covers the growing trend in telecommuting, home-based businesses /professionals that Calgary Urban Equities’ Mission 34 is designed for. Read More…
Real Estate Prices to Soar – Nov. 20, 2013
A Conference Board of Canada report forecasts Calgary’s residential market will continue to rise through 2017, fuelled in part by increased starts in the multifamily housing segment. Read More…
City Top-Rated Market for Real Estate Prospects – Nov. 14, 2013
Mario Toneguzzi of the Calgary Herald reports on PwC’s annual survey of industry experts which concludes that Calgary is the top-rated market in Canada for real estate prospects in terms of investment, development and homebuilding. Read More…
New ‘4-Year’ Calgary City Council: Stand and Deliver
Yesterday (and very early this morning) Calgary’s civic election results yielded an updated slate of Councillors who, along with Mayor Nenshi, face the enormous task of reconciling
New Faces Grace City Hall – Oct. 22, 2013
A newly elected Calgary City Council, reported by Calgary Herald writer, Jason Markusoff, faces significant challenges in reconciling its urban development policy objectives with both industry and bureaucratic “disconnects”. Read More…
Construction Pace Rises 13% – Sept. 14, 2013
Doug Whitney, CHBA President is quoted by Josh Skapin of the Calgary Herald in his article covering a 13% increase in construction of single-family homes since August 2012, with quotes by Sr. Market Analyst Richard Cho (CMHC) and the Real Estate Board. Read More…
Flood Boosts Sales Along With Prices – August 24, 2013
Anne-Marie Lurie, chief economist with the Calgary Real Estate Board is quoted by Josh Skapin of the Calgary Herald in his article covering the year-over-year increase in July residential purchase transactions and related price changers. Read More…
Construction Pace Soars In Calgary – August 17, 2013
Herald writer Claire Young covers recent data released by the CMHC, including the observation that although YTD multi-family starts for the Calgary metropolitan census area are lower than the same period in 2012, multi-family starts within the city itself have almost doubled. Read More…