Wes Morrow, CALGARY real estate: Blog

What's Up Calgary! Win a $75 Gift Card at Oasis Flowershop

September 15th, 2022

Kicking off our newest Youtube series spotlighting local businesses in YYC, we've teamed up with Oasis Flowershop for a chance to win a $75 gift certificate to spend on their amazing selection of handcrafted floral arrangements.

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Why Calgary's Market remains steady while prices plummet in other major cities

September 13th, 2022

Across some of the hottest housing markets in Canada, sales activity appears to be moderating substantially as the impact of recent interest rate hikes takes hold. In Calgary, though, the city appears to be weathering the impact of that cooldown with little ado. While sales slowed compared to the beginning of the year, the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) said that year-over-year sales had in ...

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What's Up Calgary! Kensington Spotlight | Oasis Flowershop

September 7th, 2022

What's Up Calgary! Kicking off our newest series of highlighting local businesses here in YYC, we dropped by Oasis Flowershop showcasing this boutique small business within Kensington! Looking for some beautiful flower arrangements? Give them a visit at 2002 Kensington Rd NW, Calgary - Or checkout their website & social media links below! Website - www.oasisflowershop.com Facebook - www.face ...

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4 Of the Worst Renovations Canadian Home Owners Can Do

August 30th, 2022

Making improvements to your home might not sound like it could ever be a negative thing. But depending on the renovations, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will increase its value to a buyer. A big challenge with home improvement projects is how easily you can tell yourself it’s worth the price because it will improve the value of your home. Just because it’s a significant home improvement does ...

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4 High Value Renovations that pay off Canadian Homeowners

August 17th, 2022

With the advent of the Pandemic, and more people spending time at home than ever before, from working remotely, online school, to entertainment and recreation, Canadian homeowners are jumping on the opportunity to renovate and upgrade their living spaces. According to Abacusdata, nearly 1 in 2 Canadians have either done renovations or are planning to during the pandemic, with spending ...

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April Stat Pack

May 21st, 2018

City wide sales continue to sag with numbers being off by 20% for April. Inventory levels continue to creep up to 7,324 units (32% higher than this time last year). Despite the soft conditions, prices have remained stable at $436,500. The labour report was just released for Q4 of 2017 and the numbers were positive. Economic growth for Calgary last year was 6.9% which was quite a bit stronger ...

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Energy Efficiency In Alberta

May 3rd, 2018

Looks like Alberta has finally rolled out some programs for energy efficiency! Rebates for the following: drain water heat recovery insulation upgrades windows tankless hot water heaters furnaces refrigerators clothes washers smart thermostats solar systems The Energy Efficiency Alberta site also gives a lot of good information including a Home Efficiency Tool. It helps to ide ...

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January Stat Pack

February 16th, 2018

Here we are in the new world of mortgage rules and increased interest rates. While we had seen a good push in sales for November and December to beat the new mortgage rules, January saw sales remain flat. This may be a little deceiving though as all segments were down except the semi-detached category which saw a 20% increase in sales. I have seen this many times though. There is the initia ...

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December Stat Pack

January 20th, 2018

The month of December finished off with a bang! There seemed to be carry over from the November spike in sales. Buyers were slipping in under the wire before the new mortgage rules came in to effect January 1st. Overall, 2017 played out as expected. Sales saw a moderate increase (6% to 18,882) and prices started to stabilize. Higher supply levels are putting some downward pressure on prices, ...

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September Stat Pack

October 13th, 2017

Sales cooled through the month of September and supply is trending up across the board. This usually translates in to lower prices so we will see how it goes through the end of the year. Currently we are sitting on just under 7,000 listings which is about 15-20% higher than the levels we had seen over the last couple years. It's not just in the condo market; there has been a substantial inc ...

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