Top Calgary Realtors - Calgary Real Estate Agents

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What is happening in the Calgary Real Estate Market

Calgary Housing Statistics as of March 8, 2012. Stats for Calgary Real Estate from the current report from CREB (Calgary Real Estate Board):

April 2012: City of Calgary residential sales continued to rise in March 2012, reaching 2,167 units, an increase of 12.6% over March 2011.

After the first quarter of 2012, sales are up by 7.3% over the same time last year. While the increase is significant, when compared to historic activity, residential sales continue to remain below the long-term trend.

The year-over-year decline in new listings, combined with improving sales, has pushed down inventory levels to 5,092 units from 5,866 last year.

Single family homes continue to record strong activity, with sales increasing by 10.3% at the end of the first quarter. Meanwhile, quarter totals for listings of single-family homes remain 8.3% lower, resulting in a tightening of supply. The benchmark price reached $433,500 while the MLS® Home Price Index points towards a price growth of 3.6% compared to last year.

The apartment condominium market continues to show lower sales, with 782 sales recorded in the first quarter of 2012, a decline of 2.1% compared to last year. However, March sales activity did post a 7.2% gain over last year and is closer in line with typical March sales in this sector.

March 2012: New listings recorded a year-over-year improvement of 9.1% for the month of March but still remain 2.3% lower than last year at the end of the first quarter. Despite the monthly rise in new listings, inventories continue to decline. Overall market conditions continue to favour the buyer.

The condominium apartment and townhouse benchmark price for the month of March was $247,800 and $293,600, respectively. While the apartment index price has remained relatively stable compared to last year, the condominium townhouse index recorded a modest improvement of 1.96% over last year.

Number of residential homes sold in Calgary in February 2012 was 1,736, a 6.96% increase over same time in 2011. The YTD number of sales (to end of Feb. 2012) was 3,236 which is an 2.57% increase over the same time last year

In February, 2012 there were 1,284 Single Family Homes sold in Calgary , a 10.88% increase from the same time last year. There were 1, 999 new listings for single family homes in Feb.

In February 2012 there were 247 Calgary Condo Apartments sold , a 12.10% decrease from Feb. 2011. There were 510 new listings for condo apartments in Feb.

In February 2012 there were 205 Condo Townhouses sold in Calgary, a 11.41% increase over same time in 2011. There were 375 new townhomes listed in February 2012.

The average price of homes sold in Calgary in February was $425,154 a 2.95% increase over last year

The average day for houses on market was 48 for February 2012.

(information taken from the CREB February report, please see report for additional information)
Find Current Statistics and Reports from the Calgary Real Estate Board

According to the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index™ house prices report, there was 0.3% decrease in Calgary house prices in January 2012. Calgary was showing the fourth decline in five months. Compare to other Canadian cities

Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012 Survey states that Calgary is quite independent from the rest of the country regarding the real estate market in Canada. "More sprawling than other Canadian cites, Calgary sees local leaders take steps to densify the downtown and discourage unfettered suburban expansion." Condo projects become more prevalent in and around Calgary's downtown.

View the complete Emerging Trends Survey

About Calgary - Calgary Information

• Mayor of Calgary: Naheed Nenshi
• Calgary is the largest city in Alberta
• Calgary has a prairie-steppe type climate. This means it usually enjoys sunny weather, even in winter, and most of its rainfall comes in the summer
• Calgary gets more hours of sunshine per year than most other major Canadian Cities. Calgary averages over 2400 hours of sunshine a year!
• Calgary has a windy climate due to being located in the prairies, which has few natural barriers to protect against the wind.
• Calgary is located in the foothills and is close to the Rocky Mountains, providing wonderful skiing and hiking opportunities.
• Calgary is a very community minded city, it is a big corporate city with a great small town friendliness.
• According to the City of Calgary, the population of the city is projected to grow to 1,536,500 by 2021.
• Calgary's population has increased 10.9% since 2006 (Feb. 2012)
• Calgary is world renowned for the Calgary Stampede. This annual event brings the city together for 10 days of just plain fun.
• Calgary's economy is based on oil & gas, agriculture, and tourism
• The population of Calgary, as of April 2009, is 1,065,455
• Calgary has the youngest population of all the major Canadian cities.
• CED (Calgary Economic Development) has reported that since the last part of 2010 the worst of the economic downturn in Calgary is over and Calgary's economy is building momentum
• Calgary has the highest concentration of head offices per capita in Canada.
• Calgary is home to 114 of the Financial Post's 500 companies.
• MacLean Magazine has ranked Calgary as "Canada' Most Wired City".
• In 2010 Forbes Magazine ranked Calgary as one of North America's fastest growing cities.
• The Economist Magazine has rated Calgary as the World's 5th Most Livable City.

Communities and Areas in Calgary

Calgary is divided into 4 quadrants: Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southwest (SW), Southeast SE
The following lists are communities in Calgary and the quadrant they are in.

Communities and areas in Northwest Calgary - Calgary NW

Communities in Northeast Calgary - Calgary NE

Communities in Southwest Calgary - Calgary SW

Communities in Southeast Calgary - Calgary SE

If you would like us to recommend a Top Calgary Realtor for any of the communities above place fill in the form on the top right of this page. We will be in touch shortly with a Top Calgary Real Estate agent. If there is a certain community or area of Calgary you are wanting an expert realtor, just let us know in the comments field.

Calgary Resources

• Calgary Light Rail Transit Map (LRT) - Calgary LRT is known as the C-Train
• Calgary Newcomers Club
• The City of Calgary
• Calgary Real Estate Board - CREB
• Calgary Economic Development
• Calgary Flower Shop - For Congratulation and House Warming Florals and Gift Baskets
• Channel Custom Builders
• Nuvo Urban
  Calgary Chamber of Commerce