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        <title>Living in Calgary</title>
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        <description>A commentary on everything to do with living in Calgary: Calgary real estate, politics, sports and business.</description>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>RBC Housing Affordability Measures 101 </title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Lately the news has been flooded with articles about the affordable housing market in Alberta. All this excitement was the result of the release of the RBC November report on Housing Trends &amp; Affordability. You may have heard Alberta had the lowest affordability measures of all the provinces in Canada:Detached bungalow: 32.8%Standard two-storey: 36.0%Standard condominium: 21.3%Calgary housing affordability was slightly higher than the provincial numbers but &quot;continues to be one of the m... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:29:08 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Where Calgary Wealth Buys Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Where Do Calgary's Wealthy buy Homes?&nbsp;Where do Calgarian's with high net-worth buy property in the city? Overwhelmingly it seems in Southwest Calgary Neighbourhoods:two-thirds (68%) of Calgary luxury sales are&nbsp;in SW Calgaryone-quarter (24%) of Calgary luxury sales are in NW Calgaryone-tenth (9%) of Calgary luxury sales are in SE CalgaryNotably, there have been no million dollar+ sales in NE Calgary year-to-dateThere have been 417 &quot;million dollar+ sales&quot; year to date in metro ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:57:37 -0600</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.jimsparrow.com/blog/strong-price-growth-predicted-for-calgary-real-estate.html</guid>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Strong Price Growth Predicted for Calgary Real Estate</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ &nbsp;&quot;Pay attention. Something's happening here&quot; is&nbsp;what Don R Campbell, well known Vancouver author &amp; president of the Real Estate Investment Network says about the Calgary real estate market.Campbell is paying attention to the reports coming out showing positive economic news for Alberta and Calgary. Good economic growth. In-migration levels rising. And employment growth leading the way in Canada.Campbell has long held the view that real estate booms are preceded by predica... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:55:06 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Calgary Real Estate Stats: October 2011</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Calgary Real Estate: October 2011 Market Review&nbsp;SF Calgary MLS&reg;&nbsp;sales for the month of October 2011 showed an 11.5% increase over October 2010.Average sale price for Calgary homes was $455,247, a 2.3% increase over Oct 2010.Median sale price for Calgary homes was $395,000, a 1.5% increase over Oct 2010.Average days on market (DOM) for SF Calgary home sales in October was 52 daysCalgary&nbsp;MLS&reg;&nbsp;condo sales also were much stronger, with 20.2% more condo units selling last ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:55:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Calgary Property Assessments: Fact or Fiction?</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Calgary Property Assessments: Fact or Fiction?&nbsp;You're considering selling your Calgary home, and after speaking with your neighbours you decide to check the city of Calgary's Property Assessement webpage. You're pleased by the results - they confirm what you thought your property is worth.What if I told you that more often than not, the assessed value that the City of Calgary has you paying taxes on is higher, occasionally by as much as 20% or more than the current market value of your Calg... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:53:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.jimsparrow.com/blog/calgary-real-estate-stats-september-2011.html</guid>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Calgary Real Estate Stats: September 2011</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Calgary Real Estate: September 2011 Market Review&nbsp;SF Calgary MLS&reg;&nbsp;sales for the month of Sept 2011 showed a 10.7% increase over Sept 2010.Average sale price for Calgary homes was $466,167, a 1.3% increase over Sept 2010.Median sale price for Calgary homes was $400,000, a 2.6% increase over Sept 2010.Average days on market (DOM) for SF Calgary homes was 48 daysCalgary&nbsp;MLS&reg;&nbsp;condo sales also were much stronger, with 16.9% more units selling last month vs Sept 2010.Averag... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:21:26 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>What are Calgary's Most Expensive Communities</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ What are Calgary&rsquo;s Most Expensive Communities? Do you live in one of Calgary&rsquo;s seven most expensive communities?We thought it would be fun to share the seven Calgary communities with the highest median single family real estate assessments (averaged for the entire community). All seven communities are located in SW Calgary:&nbsp;#7: BritanniaComing seventh on the list this year is Britannia; Median community assessed value of $1,185,000 (down 0.8% from last year). #6: Elbow Park:In s... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:13:46 -0600</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Calgary Real Estate Stats: September 2010</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Seasonal Blip or Calgary Market Recovery?&nbsp;&nbsp;MLS sales for metro Calgary in September 2010 improved slightly over August numbers but continued to reflect buyer's general lack of confidence in the global economic recovery. Canadians are increasingly worried that the U.S. economy is poised to sink back into a &quot;double dip&quot; recessionary period. I attribute the increase in Calgary real estate sales to normal September buyers returning to the market.&nbsp; Metro Calgary property sale... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:00:17 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Calgary Real Estate Market: The August 2010 Story</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ Sluggish Pace of Calgary MLS Sales Continues&nbsp;Calgary MLS sales for the month of August showed a continuation of the sluggish trend we&rsquo;ve been experiencing since May of this year. Metro&nbsp;Calgary real estate sales totaled 1,231, a 6.1% decline from July 2010 and a 37% drop from last August (combined SF Calgary homes and condos):SF (metro houses) Calgary sales totaled 867, a drop of 32% vs Aug 2009: (1,277 SF sales in Aug 2009)Metro Calgary condo sales totaled 364, a drop of 42% vs A... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:07:05 -0500</pubDate>
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            <author>info@jimsparrow.com (Jim Sparrow)</author>
            <title>Mount Royal Calgary: SW Calgary Real Estate neighbourhood profile</title>
            <description> <![CDATA[ SW Calgary Real Estate Listings are full of interesting and beautiful homes, each with its own unique character, property, interior and location. As we frequently&nbsp; point out, the location could very well be the most important criteria to consider. In this ongoing series highlighting the community characteristics of different Calgary neighbourhoods, this week will appeal to those interested in SW Calgary Homes for sale as we look at the Elbow River Valley Community of Mount Royal in SW Calga... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 08:36:58 -0500</pubDate>
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