We are living in an era of video and the real estate industry was one of the early ones to adopt it as a powerful way to reach consumers. Now RE/MAX has launched an industry-first tool for its network – a customizable video generator that provides the company’s agents across

There’s a chill in the air these days in Calgary not only with the bitterly cold temperatures but also in the resale housing market which has seen MLS sales fall about 14 per cent so far this year compared with a year ago. But the heated spring market is just

Since 1979, the Calgary Real Estate Board has honoured the city’s top realtors at its annual Diamond Awards Gala with a number of presentations including the T.W.H. (Bill) Saunders Memorial Award for Realtor of the Year. Nominations for the prestigious award are underway and will end on March 1. For

The challenging economic climate in Calgary is expected to persist into 2019 and that will continue to weigh heavily on the city’s resale housing market, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board’s annual forecast. The forecast is calling for MLS sales in the city to dip to 15,882 this year

Like sports, real estate is an industry based on statistics. And like sports, numbers can tell you what’s really happening. This is where the Calgary Real Estate Board has been a leader in the industry. Several years ago it hired a full-time economist to keep closer track on what’s taking

You could say that volunteering is in Greg Keogh’s blood. Quite literally. The realtor, with RE/MAX Real Estate (Central) has a passion for giving back to his community which is a quality likely developed at an early age watching what his father did. “I first started off being a Big

It was another challenging year for the homebuilding industry in Calgary in 2018. The single-detached part of the market was particularly hit by the economic headwinds the city faced in the past year – a sluggish economy, uncertainty for the oilpatch regarding market access for its commodity, and struggling consumer

It was a tough year for Calgary’s resale housing market and 2018 closed with December basically mirroring what transpired throughout the year – lower demand for houses, increased supply of houses for sale, and downward pressure on prices. “It really was a year where we saw weaker demand activity and

It has been a challenging year in Calgary’s residential real estate market due to economic headwinds still facing the city. And as we head into a new year, experts don’t anticipate much to change in Calgary’s economic climate – and therefore for the city’s resale housing market. “Calgary’s market remains

You may think trying to sell a home in December is a lost cause. After all, people are busy preparing for the holidays, spending money on gifts, food and beverages, and of course sometimes dealing with some nasty weather that we can experience at this time of the year. But

For the past 20 years, realtor Paul Brinton has been a fixture as a volunteer for the Salvation Army’s annual kettle campaign during the Christmas season. “I volunteer to make a difference so it’s important to promote the Salvation Army and their work,” said Brinton, who has been a realtor

Calgary’s resale housing market in November stayed true to the course for 2018. The Calgary Real Estate Board’s monthly MLS report for November once again highlighted the typical pattern that has established itself in the city’s residential real estate market in 2018 – low demand combined with elevated inventory leading