Living Expenses Vs. Home Prices: Canadian Cities Where Houses Remain Affordable
In recent years, families across Canada have been facing an uphill battle to meet their basic living costs due to rising prices for necessities like groceries, housing,… Read more »
National Rent Report July 2023: Average Rent in Calgary Crosses $2000; Alberta Leads Rent Growth
Average rents in Canada have reached a record high, with the average monthly rent hitting $2,042 in June, surpassing the previous record set in November by 0.9… Read more »
This Is How Much Down Payment You Need to Buy a Home In and Around Calgary
Things of moving to Calgary following the Alberta Calling campaign? Zoocasa published the result of a study comparing down payment minimums in the Calgary region between March… Read more »
Income Bracket You Need to Be In to Buy a Home in Canadian Cities
Zoocasa has released a new study which analyzed 16 census municipalities to determine how much income was required to afford a home at the benchmark price. While… Read more »
$2522 in Canmore, $3575 in Calgary and $6287 in Grande Prairie For a $500K House: 2022 Property Tax Rates in Alberta
Zoocasa, a full-service brokerage has released an analysis of the property tax rate in 25 Alberta cities and towns. According to the report, homeowners in the town of… Read more »
Low Tax, Low House Prices, High Income: The Reasons Why You Should Move to Alberta
You can buy 4 houses in Edmonton for the price of one in Vancouver says the Alberta government in the new campaign, Alberta is Calling. Kenney government… Read more »
Calgary Sees Highest December Home Sales Since 2007 Amid 40 Per Cent Buying Surge
The Calgary Real Estate Board says the residential real estate market had its best December since 2007 last month as real estate agents sold nearly 1,200 homes…. Read more »
Hamilton, Moncton Becoming Highly Vulnerable to Housing Bubble, CMHC Says
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the jumping home prices seen in many cities this summer and fall was beyond what could be justified by Canadian income levels and population growth.
May Home Sales up Compared With April, but Still Well Below Year-Ago Level
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in May regained some of the ground they lost when they hit a record low in April, but remained… Read more »