housing in Calgary

[cristian244]

Interesting tour. How about the average cost of the house in calgary?

[IdahoMountainBoy]

I"m always astonished by this town considering its population...yay Calgary

[Jimby]

Thanks everyone for your comments and interest.
I found some stats on housing prices on a Realtor's website:

http://www.jimsparrow.com/market-stats.php

WEEKLY STATS UPDATE: October 01-30, 2007
(updated Friday Nov 9th, 2007)



Calgary Metro House Stats
October 2007 Average Selling Price: $452,254 (up 6.7% from same period 2006)
October 2007 Median Selling Price: $412,500 (up 10% from same period 2006)
New Listings: 2,498
Sales: 1,079
Sales to New Listing Ratio: 43%
Sales to Active Listing Ratio: 20%
Current Inventory: 5,487


Calgary Metro Condo Stats
October 2007 Average Selling Price: $331,617 (up 14.2% from same period 2006)
October 2007 Median Selling Price: $289,000 (up 9.5% from same period 2006)
New Listings: 1,155
Sales: 482
Sales to New Listing Ratio: 42%
Sales to Active Listing Ratio: 21%
Current Inventory: 2,309


Total Calgary MLS Stats (includes SF homes, Condos, Mobile Homes, Country Residential, Outside of Calgary)
October 2007 Average Selling Price: $430,828 (up 12.2% from same period 2006)
October 2007 Median Selling Price: $380,500 (up 13.6% from same period 2006)
New Listings: 4,709
Sales: 1,973
Sales to New Listing Ratio: 42%
Sales to Active Listing Ratio: 18%
Current Inventory: 11,072

All statistics provided by the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB). Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Calgary Sales Stats October 2007
Northwest Calgary Average Sale Price (Zone A):
- NW Calgary SF Residential: $482,074 (Avg DOM=39 days)
- NW Calgary Condo: $320,637 (Avg DOM=36 days)

Northeast Calgary Average Sale Price (Zone B):
- NE Calgary SF Residential: $339,910 (avg DOM=42 days)
- NE Calgary Condo: $242,317 (avg DOM=51 days)



Southwest Calgary Average Sale Price (Zone C):
- SW Calgary SF Residential: $513,143 (avg DOM=42 days)
- SW Calgary Condo: $363,999 (avg DOM=39 days)




Southeast Calgary Average Sale Price (Zone D):
- SE Calgary SF Residential: $424,895 (avg DOM=40 days)
- SE Calgary Condo: $291,600 (avg DOM=50 days)
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[Kilgore Trout]

My grandparents bought their house for a couple of thousand bucks in 1951, an ordinary postwar bungalow in Briar Hill, an area that was, at the time, on the edge of town. Now it's considered inner city, right next to a train station, coveted by young families, and the house is worth $700,000.

[Jimby]

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

My grandparents bought their house for a couple of thousand bucks in 1951, an ordinary postwar bungalow in Briar Hill, an area that was, at the time, on the edge of town. Now it's considered inner city, right next to a train station, coveted by young families, and the house is worth $700,000.

$700,000 for the lot, and the house will get torn down!

[Kilgore Trout]

Of course. Many of the other houses in the area have been town down for townhouses or mini-mansions.

It's actually kind of a shame that the city's zoning laws prevent more density. it would be such an easy neighbourhood to densify if you allowed developers to tear down bungalows to build small apartment buildings. There's even a tiny retail strip nearby that died in the 1990s because nobody shopped on foot anymore. With more density it could be revived.

[Jimby]

The NIMBYs would have a fit and the media would encourage them!
Although I agree with you completely.

[h0twired]

Sorry for the thread resurrection...

Does anyone remember what ever happened to the Homes by Avi project that these NIMBYs were making such a big stink about?

There seems to be something similar happening in Winnipeg and I can't remember what happened to the NIMBYs here.

[Me&You]

Originally Posted by h0twired

Sorry for the thread resurrection...

Does anyone remember what ever happened to the Homes by Avi project that these NIMBYs were making such a big stink about?

There seems to be something similar happening in Winnipeg and I can't remember what happened to the NIMBYs here.

I'm not entirely sure what happened, but nothing is happening on the site now. I don't think anything will be happening either, at least in the near future.

To me, it's completely mind boggling... you couldn't pay me enough to live under those massive transmission lines and that patch of sketchy grass is far from a park. If someone wanted to come along, burry the lines and build what would surely be million-dollar townhomes, I would help them in any way I could.

Instead, these houses maintain a lower than average value for the area, back onto an increasingly busy road, with no buffer for sound, because the "park" is nothing but an unsightly brown field... atleast they can be comforted by the soothing hum from the power lines

[Jimby]

I forgot about this thread. Here we are in 2010 already, the boom is done and we hope the bust is done too.


Please post your comments on and images of the various kinds and styles of housing available in Calgary and area; and whatever else is relevant like vacation homes of Calgarians perhaps.

[Jimby]

Rideau Park



Rideau Park new house by LUMIN8, on Flickr




Rideau Park on the Elbow River


Rideau Park on the Elbow River by LUMIN8, on Flickr



looking through Rideau Park house under construction at the swollen Elbow River



Looking though Rideau Park house under construction at the swollen Elbow River by LUMIN8, on Flickr



"ourdoor living area" sounds intriguing


"ourdoor living area" I think they mean floating area on the Elbow River by LUMIN8, on Flickr


Roxboro mansion under construction on the Elbow River. This is one of the most unique houses being built in Calgary. The structure is steel. I can't wait for the wrap to come off!



steel structure mansion on the Elbow River, Roxboro by LUMIN8, on Flickr

[Jimby]

At first glance, I thought this was a school being built! There is more of the house on the right I couldn't quite fit in the shot.


Montcalm mansion by LUMIN8, on Flickr




8A Street in south Mount Royal has some impressive contemporary architecture.
Some other streets I really love in Mount Royal: Earl Grey Crescent, Hope St, & Champlain St.



8A Street SW by LUMIN8, on Flickr

[Jimby]

housing in Calgary by LUMIN8, on Flickr

Just about every building in the picture is residential except for Atco and 8West.

[Wentworth]

Originally Posted by Jimby

At first glance, I thought this was a school being built! There is more of the house on the right I couldn't quite fit in the shot.

We were watching Xmen this weekend. That "mansion" photo instantly brought this to mind:

[Jimby]

lol!


Cumberland House:


living in a goldfish bowl by LUMIN8, on Flickr


This is the view from my balcony. There are 4 condo apartment buildings on the Rideau Place cul de sac: Renfrew House, Cumberland, Rutland, and Devonshire.
They were built in the mid 50s using lift slab technology which has probably never been tried in Canada since.
The parking garages are under the lawn.
In the late 70s, about 20 townhouses were built on the cul de sac and together with the apartments constitute the Rideau Ridge community.
A hair salon in the alley is the only retail. There are 2 outdoor swimming pools, one for the townhouses and one for the apartments. They won't share.