Dave Dry Edmonton Real Estate

This is an interesting article and makes some good points and sense. I agree that if you are thinking of buying a home there may well not be a better time, with oil prices around $100 per barrel and stable the Alberta economy is expected to lead Canadian growth in 2012. A concern I have heard from some is, where am I left if interest ...

Today I attended the 2012 version of the Realtors Housing forecast. This is an event hosted by the Realtors association of Edmonton where a number of presenters recap the previous year, but more importantly look to the year ahead. The resounding message from all the presenters was that Real Estate is regional, some of what is being reported in ...

Have you ever wondered how much Edmontons most expensive properties are listed for? Here they are the 10 most expensive properties listed in Edmonton on December 19 2011.  11 - $2,000,000 10 - $2,150,000 9 - $2,150,000 8 - $2,499,900 7 - $2,790,000 6 - $2,80,000 5 - $3,280,000 4 - ...

Click twice on graphs to enlarge. In ratio carts December shows 0% as these stats have not yet been ...

Kelowna, BC (December 6, 2011) ; Canadian residential real estate defied conventional logic and outperformed expectations in 2011, posting another solid year of housing activity virtually across the board. The trend is expected to carry forward into 2012 as Canadians continue to demonstrate their faith in homeownership, despite concerns over ...

Market activity for the month of November 2011 OctoberChange from  to September 2011 October 2011  NovemberChange from  toOctober 2011 November 2011New Listings2,166-419-16.2%1,800-366-16.8%Active listings7,296-766-9.5%6,588-708-9.7%Sales1,170-175-13.0%1,084-86-7.4%Average Sale price*House and Condo ...

R.B.C. This week came  out with their housing trends and afford ability report for 2011. It puts Alberta as the most affordable place in Canada to own a home.   R.B.C has compiled statistics from across the country and created a comprehensive document. If you are into graphs and statistics this may just be the thing for ...

Market activity for the month of August 2011  JulyChange from  June 2011                       to July 2011  AugustChange from  July ...

 Since the beginning of the week we have seen stock markets falling, how will this affect the housing market in Edmonton? Stock markets are the indicator of confidence in the economy. Investors have, in the last week sold in response primarily to the degrading of the US credit rating, this in turn was in response to a feeling that the ...

Below is an article taken from the Globe and mail today. It spells out the end to Canada's record low interest rates. The cost of borrowing in the next year is expected to increase, in order to try and slow inflation. This would mean higher mortgage rates: for every $100,000 borrowed a 1% increase would add $1,000 dollars a year in interest. ...