Tag Archives: Housing
Local home sales remain hot in May
Red Deer's residential real estate market continued its torrid pace last month with home sales in May far outpacing numbers seen in the same month over the previous four years.According to the latest ...
Jun 14, 2021
New house prices on the rise in Alberta
The average price of newly built homes in Alberta was on a downward trend before the pandemic, but has picked up some steam in recent months, according to ATB Financial. As of February 2020, the month...
May 26, 2021
Slow home sales in Rocky, but county acreages moving fast
The number of homes sold in April in Clearwater County and Rocky Mountain House has nearly doubled since 2019 and almost tripled from the same month last year.This according to the latest numbers from...
May 19, 2021
Central Alberta home sales remained red hot in April
Home sales in Red Deer remained red hot last month. This is a good sign for the economy as Alberta tries to climb back from the COVID-19 pandemic, says Lindsay Olver, chair of the Central Alberta Real...
May 17, 2021
Red Deer rental rates higher than last year, but still among country's most affordable
Despite having higher rental rates when compared to a year ago, the city of Red Deer continues to have some of the most affordable rental accommodations across the country.According to the latest Nati...
May 14, 2021
Last town-owned home purchased by Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity has purchased the third and final home from the Town of Rocky Mountain House in Creekside.The nonprofit organization had approached the Town to purchase the vacant units located i...
May 05, 2021
New rent support announced for Albertans between jobs
The provincial government is launching a new Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit for eligible Albertans on May 1.Under the redesigned Rent Supplement Program, the province says the new temporary benefit...
Apr 29, 2021
Rising prices for lumber reason to check home insurance coverage
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With the price of softwood lumber rising nearly 120 per cent in the past year, consumers may be wondering if they have enough insurance if they had to rebuild their home in the wake...
Apr 24, 2021
March another big month for Red Deer home sales
March was another outstanding month for home sales in Red Deer. The latest numbers from the Central Alberta Realtors Association show 181 residential units were sold in the city last month, nearly dou...
Apr 21, 2021
Get to know the people of Capstone
When you build a community for more than 5,000 people, how do you make sure each one of them feels unique-while feeling part of something bigger? You understand them, really get to know them. You stud...
Mar 26, 2021