Sales up, price tags down in housing market
The average price of a single family home in Wood Buffalo is down almost $70,000. The Fort McMurray Real Estate Board released its March statistics yesterday. It says those homes sold for about...
View ArticleHousing market starting to heat up: report
If housing numbers from May are any indication the local real estate market could be starting to pick up. While year over year sales volumes are down they have been steadily increasing for the last...
View ArticleHousing sales and prices down in August
Both housing sales and prices were down in August compared to the same month last year, according to the Fort McMurray Realtors who released data for last month on September 8. There were 41 homes sold...
View ArticleFederal government to boost mortgage down payments
The federal government is looking to tighten the mortgage market in an effort to lower escalating home prices in high-priced markets like Toronto and Vancouver, but Wood Buffalo will certainly be...
View ArticleMore renters likely in YMM: economist
Expect more renters and fewer homeowners now the federal government has increased the minimum down payment to 10 per cent for homes priced at over $500,000, according to CIBC deputy chief economist...
View ArticleRealtors release December sales statistics
While the overall sales price of a home in Fort McMurray was down again in December the price of a single family detached home has gone up, increasing both year over year and compared to November 2015,...
View ArticleHousing prices down in March, unusual for spring
Housing prices continued to slide in March and homes were staying on the market longer, something the Fort McMurray REALTORS® says is unusual for a spring market. “Spring did not start out this year as...
View ArticleTV star & contractor Mike Holmes coming to Fort McMurray
(Photo Supplied: Mike Holmes / FACEBOOK) Canada’s most famous contractor is coming to help Fort McMurray. Mike Holmes will be coming to Wood Buffalo on Jun. 24, according to a post made on his official...
View ArticleProvince protecting people in our community hiring contractors for the rebuild
In an effort to protect the people in our community who will be rebuilding their homes the province has announced three regulatory amendments designed to protect consumers. There will be changes made...
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