Moving to Calgary

Check out this great piece by the Calgary Real Estate Board on why you should use a Realtor when buying or selling a home. http://www.creb.com/public/why-use-a-realtor/value-of-a-realtor.php

Benefits of Using a REALTOR® | CREB® Learn the value of using a professional REALTOR® when buying or selling a home. CREB® provides real estate resources for the Alberta, Canada market.

"In the Calgary area, which leads all municipalities in the province in new starts, builders poured foundations on 9,294 homes in the six months from January to June this year, compared to 5,562 starts in the same period last year." - Calgary Sun

"The Calgary civic census shows the city’s population grew by 38,508 people between April 2013 and April 2014, a record for any 12-month period in the city’s history." - Calgary Sun

Calgary has the highest median family income in Canada!
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/07/24/calgary-family-income_n_5617743.html

Canada's Richest Families Live Here Toronto may be home to Canada's richest neighbourhoods, but Calgary takes top spot for highest family income. According to data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada, Calgary is Canada's richest city in terms of median family income.

I hope to increase my use of this page to offer more information to those of you who are considering making Calgary your new home. Please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] for any further information or advice. As an experienced Real Estate Agent in Calgary, I would be more than happy to share my expertise with you and help you with the transition to this wonderful city!

http://www.newstalk770.com/2014/07/23/35783/

Calgary one of safest cities in Canada, according to crime stats | News Talk 770 (CHQR) New stats out today show the number of crimes committed ...

According to Statistics Canada (2013), Calgary had the highest net interprovincial migration rate of the six largest cities in Canada (four of which had more people migrating out than in).

"Of the six biggest cities in Canada, Calgary has the most productive and highest-paid workforce [and] the highest personal income." (www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com)

Calgary Economic Development Learn about Calgary Economic Development (CED), Calgary’s lead economic development agency.

"You're moving to Calgary? It's so cold there!"
Calgary actually has the warmest winters of all major prairie cities, as the cold is broken up by warm Chinook winds blowing from over the mountains. Chinooks can raise the temperature by up to 30 degrees in just a few hours!
Plus, being the sunniest major city in Canada, and one of the warmest in hospitality, winter never feels too cold.

Calgary ranks #1 in the list of best places to live in Canada!
- MoneySense 2013

What has changed for home buyers with 30 years Mortgage Amortization « Rajkhurana’s Weblog It seems that that the home buyers in Calgary have now got used to the new mortgage rules which were implemented almost 2 months ago now. A lot of home buyers and sellers are still wondering how the new mortgage guidelines have affected them. Out of the 3 changes, one which probably has affected the