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Alberta Real Estate Market 2024: Key Trends and Statistics

As we move into the later portion of 2024, the Alberta real estate market is poised for continued evolution, driven by shifting economic conditions, demographic trends, and changing consumer preferences. With a diverse economy largely influenced by natural resources and a growing technology sector, Alberta’s real estate landscape reflects both resilience and adaptation.

Residential Market Overview

The residential real estate market in Alberta has shown robust activity as of early 2024. The average home price in the province is approximately $475,000, marking a 5% increase from 2023. This growth is particularly evident in major cities such as Calgary and Edmonton, which are experiencing…

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Every winter, homeowners in Alberta face the dilemma of how to rid their driveways and walkways of snow and ice build-up without doing any damage in the process. Rock salt and other de-icers are typically used to melt down snow and ice, while shoveling may still be needed to remove loosened but slow-melting "tough spots." Yet, most concrete drives, walkways and stairs can suffer harm from the use of de-icing salts.

 

Salt Damage to Concrete Driveways

Concrete is a highly durable driveway and walkway material that withstands the pressure of even extremely weighty vehicles rolling over it. However, something as seemingly weak as salt can do significant damage to concrete.

 

When salt crystals make their way into the…

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In today's ever challenging market we are often asked "how do the housing prices stack up to year's past?" We pulled some recent stat's from the Central Alberta Real Estate Board which has sales number's on roughly 45,000 home sales over the past 10 year's and this is what we came up with. A recent slowdown in Alberta's economy has pushed the median sale price of a single family home to those of 2010 with a median sale price of about $280,000. We notice on the graph listed below that we have trended downwards in price from the peak of 2015. What does this mean?...………..

IT'S NOT ALL BAD-Yes we see homes prices trending down, but let's look at the upside. If you have been a diligent saver and your looking to enter the housing market, your buying…

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Its easy to see walking through home's certain trends popping back up. Some outdated ones you just shake your head at and some that are new and attractive. One specific trend we are seeing coming back is brick. Brick has been a staple for builders on exteriors of homes for years, but nowadays we are seeing  brick incorporated not only on the outside and on traditional fireplace features and mantles but flooring, back splashes and feature walls. Done right, we've seen some of our clients and customers use brick to enhance their home and use a modern touch with a old school flare. As always we recommend consulting a qualified contractor when doing any reno, unless you are one of those highly skilled handyman or woman. If you have some winter projects coming…

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With so many exciting things in and around Camrose this summer, here are just a few family friendly idea's that can be enjoyed by all.

Big Valley Jamboree, Aug 3-6 -With artists such as Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, Little Big town, and Willy Nelson just to name a few, Big Valley is  a world class venue where people come from far and wide to see some of the hottest talent that country music has to offer. This year marks the 25th anniversary, grab your cowboy boots and come and check out this exciting event. 

Camrose Classic Car Show N' Shine-July 1- A blast from the past- Bring the entire family to this FREE event. Tour main street and get your picture taken with some of the nicest vintage cars in all of Alberta. 

Battle River Canine Show, Oct…

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