11 Aug 2016

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Now is definitely the time to buy

As affordability rises again for the 20th month in a row, the buyers’ market in Calgary continues—now is definitely the time to buy real estate. According to this month’s statistics released by CREB, housing sales activity in Calgary was down 12.6 per cent in July from 2015. Some sectors are seeing further price declines than others, but regardless, for Calgarians who are still sitting with job security and in a good financial position, there are major investment opportunities. Slower sales were accompanied by declining new listings in July. This helped prevent further inventory gains and minimize the downward pressure on benchmark prices, said CREB®. By month’s…

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