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Calgary Market Insider December 2020

For the sixth month in a row, sales in the Calgary market recorded a year-over-year gain. Sales growth over the past several months has been the strongest seen in the past five years, but the activity has not been strong enough to offset the pullbacks from the spring. Year-to-date sales remain over 3% lower than last year’s levels.

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Calgary Market Insider September 2020

Total residential sales in August were relatively stable compared to last year with year-over-year gains in the detached and row homes. These gains offset declines in the apartment and semi-detached types of homes. 

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Calgary Housing Market Quarterly Report

The second quarter of 2020 marked the first full quarter since COVID-19 began to weigh on the economy.

Calgary housing sales slowed by 35% compared to the previous year. This is better than original expectations, thanks to June figures that were far stronger than initial estimates. The pullback in new listings in the second quarter caused inventories to trend down, preventing a more significant decline in prices.

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Virtual Tours & Open Houses

For home sellers in the era of covid-19, showing off your home to potential buyers may seem like an impossible task. As people practice social distancing to help stop the spread of the virus, most open houses are on hold, and in-person home showings are limited across the country.

Not so fast! There are still ways to reach potential buyers and show your home in the best light—through virtual tours. A “virtual home tour” can be a vague descriptor for many different things.

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