My financial planner and I spent countless hours studying this government program until we finally uncovered a way to legitimately get the Canadian Government to lend thousands of dollars interest free to our clients.

This little known program is only for people who wish to buy a home but don’t have enough down payment.
No payments for 2 years
No interest ever
No more waiting to buy a home!

I will be putting on a short webinar to let people know how it works and how they can take advantage of this program.

Go to this website to learn more:
www.downpayment-assistance.ca/stef

Scott Lambert
Creative Real Estate Services

NW CALGARY – Zone A (which roughly consists of NW Calgary)

It led the city with 951 sales during the three-month stretch, down from 1,188 from July to September.

Prices saw slight improvement, averaging $469,215 compared to $469,040 during the previous three months.

The zone’s highest average resale price was $1,248,500 in St. Andrews Heights.

In terms of sales, Coventry Hills led the way with 59. With 81 homes changing hands, Tuscany was the zone’s sales leader during the same stretch in 2010.

NE CALGARY – Zone B (which roughly consists of NE Calgary)

Sales activity fell to 439 in the October to December 2011 quarter. This followed a three-month span where 517 homes changed hands.

Average resale value also dropped, going from $287,042 during July to September to $283,841 during October to December.

It also marked an average price decline compared to the last quarter of 2010, when the average resale price was $285,288.

Taradale led the way in terms of sales activity from October to December, with 37 homes changing hands.

The zone’s top average price was $442,153 in Coral springs

SW CALGARY – Zone C (which roughly consists of SW Calgary)

Zone C saw 748 sales during the last quarter of 2011, down from 829 the previous quarter.

However, the average price took a step up, going from $569,551 in July to September to $581,600 in October to December.

Average resale price during the past three months also imporved compared to $549,302 for the same period in 2010.

During October to December, Evergreen and Killarney/Glengarry led Zone C in sales activity with 34. The zone’s highest average price was Rideau Park at $2,100,833.

SE CALGARY – Zone D (which roughly consists of SE Calgary)

Zone D saw a sales total of 553 during the past three months, down from 694 from July to September.

The average resale value also dropped from $425,811 to $420,143 between the two quarters.

However, the average for October to December marked an improvement compared to the same time in 2010, when it was $409,197.

The zone’s leader in sales activity was Cranston with 53. Lake Bonavista Estates logged the zone’s top average resale value at $1,372,142.

SOURCE: Josh Skapin, Calgary Herald

Other cities across Canada singled out to have a strong economic year include:
Saskatoon, Regina and Edmonton.

“In spite of global economic turmoil, high prices for agricultural products, minerals and oil are likely to continue. Canada’s prairie cities will reap the benefits of this global demand for commodities,” said Mario Lefebvre, Director, Centre for Municipal Studies.

“The outlook is not as promising for cities in central and eastern Canada. The uncertain global economy, a continued slow recovery in the manufacturing sector and the windup of fiscal stimulus introduced by governments in recent years will hamper overall economic growth.”

The TCBC release attributes strong growth in Alberta’s energy sector and solid domestic demand will boost Calgary’s real GDP by 3.6 per cent in 2012. The board forecasts the Calgary Census Metropolitan Area will lead all Canadian cities in a GDP of 4.9 per cent in 2013.

Edmonton, with the creation of almost 40,000 jobs in 2011, is forecast to a GDP increase of 3.6 per cent in 2012 while Saskatoon is expected to grow by 2.9 per cent.