Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Calgary's Average Resale Home Prices Will Rise To Over Half A Million Dollars: Report

The average price for a resale home in Calgary will rise to over half a million dollars by 2017, according to a new report released Tuesday.

The city's real estate market managed to "largely shrug off the floods," with the average resale price actually rising in June, and a steady price growth is expected in 2014 and the years to come, says a report released by the Conference Board of Canada Autumn Metropolitan Housing Outlook.

The average price of a resale home in Calgary was $412,315 in 2012, $431,760 this year and will rise to $517,016 by 2017.

Alberta's real estate market also remains strong, with a booming economy and steady population growth fueling housing demands.

Calgary is expected to see the largest percentage increase in Canadian housing prices between 2013 and 2015, followed by Edmonton and Winnipeg.

Alberta's average house price was up by 2.6 per cent in 2012 and is expected to rise by 4.5 per cent both in 2013 and 2014.

"These would be the fastest gains since the market corrected in 2009," says the report, "but nowhere near boom-era advances."

Edmonton's average price of a resale home was $334,300 in 2012, $346,581 this year and forecast to be $407,405 in 2017.

In comparison, Vancouver's average resale home prices were at $730,063 in 2012, $737,162 in 2013 and expected to rise to $791,064 in 2017.

Findings from a recent Canadian Real Estate Association complement the forecast. CREA reported last week that Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver have been the hottest real estate markets in Canada so far in 2013.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca
Author: The Huffington Post Alberta

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