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  • Calgary skyline with March 2021 Calgary real estate market statistics cover

    April 5, 2021

    Calgary's benchmark home price hit $440,900 in March 2021 as 2,903 homes sold — the busiest March since at least 2014. Full stats on prices, sales, inventory and what it meant for buyers.
  • Mortgage Minute 8: Rising Interest Rates

    March 14, 2021

    Over the past month, Canadian Bond yields have hit their highest level in April of last year. As a direct result, we have seen fixed interest rates nudge up at all lenders.
  • Calgary skyline with February 2021 Calgary real estate market statistics cover

    March 4, 2021

    Calgary sales jumped 52% in February 2021 to 1,831 homes and selling times fell 12 days, while the benchmark price reached $430,100. Full stats and what they meant for buyers.
  • Calgary skyline with January 2021 Calgary real estate market statistics cover

    February 4, 2021

    Calgary's benchmark home price was $422,900 in January 2021, up 1.8% year-over-year, as sales jumped 40% and inventory fell 22%. Full stats and what they meant for buyers.
  • Mortgage Minute 7: 2021 Market Projections

    February 1, 2021

    It was only a month ago that we collectively looked back at 2020 and thought “well, THAT was a crazy ride!” Then January 2021 started. Our neighbours to the south saw a rocky transition of power between presidents. The pace of COVID-19 deaths picked up in Alberta. Hundreds of families lost loved ones in the…
  • Mortgage Minute 6: Interest Rate Update December 2020

    December 14, 2020

    While COVID has been the biggest ongoing story of the year and the global pandemic has impacted everyone, there are many related stories too! Interest rates of all sorts have been all over the map this year.

  • December 10, 2020

    Let’s be honest, 2020 has been a doozie. Just this week, a new set of near lock-down restrictions was announced in Alberta. Similar lockdowns are already in place across the country from PEI on the east coast all the way to British Columbia on the West Coast. Christmas and other Holiday celebrations will certainly be…
  • Mortgage Minute 5: Thanksgiving 2020 Video Update

    October 12, 2020

    Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. 2020 has been a difficult year for most of us, but I hope we can take this weekend to think of the things we have to be thankful for. Family, friends and our health. Life in a COVID-19 world is ever-changing. We all experienced a quarantine period –…
  • Mortgage Minute 4: Mortgage Update and Social Distancing

    April 16, 2020

    We are now over a month into Social Distancing across most of the world. It will likely last a few more months. It has wreaked havoc on our mental health. It has caused a large number of layoffs, or reduced hours of work for others. The uncertainty is crushing! Alberta lost 100,000 jobs in March…