Calgary Homes

Calgary Houses for Sale

For many homebuyers with kids, the number of bedrooms in a prospective house is critical. Find the 3 Bedroom, 4 Bedroom and 5 Bedroom homes a growing family needs. Find 3 bedroom, 4 bedroom, and 5 bedroom homes with our MLS house search tool. Reliance Real Estate Brokers, your top source for great Calgary houses for sale.

Rocky Ridge Real Estate Listings

Finding the right home for you in Rocky Ridge is a lot easier and economical with a seasoned Calgary real estate agent. There are hundreds of Calgary MLS listings across the Calgary region yet the details of the homes and condos available don't give you a complete picture. In fact, without the judgment and experience of a realtor, you may end up buying a home in Rocky Ridge that doesn't suit you and for a lot more money.

Rocky Ridge is a community of almost 7000 residents on the Northwest edge of Calgary. It is bordered by Country Hills Boulevard, Rocky Ridge Road, to the south by Crowchild Trail and to the west by Twelve Mile Coulee Road.. Average household income is $83,000 and average home selling price was $496,000. Rocky Ridge sits at one of the highest altitudes of any Calgary neighbourhood at 4,150 feet above sea level.

Occupied Private Dwellings by Type of Home
	Rocky Ridge		Calgary
	Number	%	Number	%
Total Occupied Dwellings	2375	100%	384,740	100%
Single Detached	1460	75.4	222,430	57.8
Semi- Detached	115	4.4	22130	5.8
Row House	205	1.4	34835	9.1
Apartment	600	18.5	103225	26.8
Other	0	0	2125	0.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Canada

Total Population 2005 to 2009
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Rocky Ridge	5504	6043	6606	6732	6882
Calgary	956,078	991,759	1,019,942	1,042,455	1,065,455
Source: City Calgary Civic Census

John Mayberry of Reliance Real Estate can help you find the gems among available properties in Rocky Ridge or Mt Pleasant and guide you on what to avoid and what is good value. A full time professional agent has experience with the Calgary real estate and insight into the Rocky Ridge neighbourhood can help you avoid common buying pitfalls, find homes on the best streets, navigate home inspections and interpret them, help with mortgage financing, and deal with the cumbersome details of real estate transactions.

Neighbourhood Spotlight - Harvest Hills

Harvest Hills is an affluent community of about 7500 residents, located in north central Calgary. It is next to Beddington, Country Hills, Coventry Hills, and Country Hills Village. The neighbourhood is bordered by Deerfoot Trail, a major roadway to the east, by Beddington Trail to the south, Country Hills Boulevard to the north and by Harvest Hills Boulevard to the west. It is unique in that Harvest Hills contains a lake (the Harvest Hills lake) and the Harvest Hills golf course. It is one of the newer residential areas of Calgary and you'll find many modern homes here. Most properties are detached homes however there are a small number of condos. There are four schools in the area and the Cross Iron Mall is not far away for excellent shopping and restaurants. The Nose Creek Sports and Recreation Centre which offers 2 skating rinks, 3 gymnasiums, an aquatic complex, climbing wall, a workout area and a branch of the Calgary Public Library. Harvest Hills proximity to the commercial, business, and light industrial areas in North East Calgary mean your family is close to employment opportunities and faster commute times. Would you like to learn more about Harvest Hills Real Estate? Contact John now to have this info sent to you and MLS listings in Harvest Hills.

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Real Estate in Calgary

From million dollar luxury homes to foreclosures to downtown condos and new homes in suburban developments find the best real estate in Calgary.

Discover more about about new homes in Calgary by contacting John Mayberry - Your first source for Real Estate in Calgary.

Calgary MLS Listings

The Calgary MLS listings are a database of thousands of Calgary Homes and Condos available for sale. The MLS listings make shopping for a a new home much more time efficient however not everything you need to know about a home is listed in the details. Remember that Calgary MLS home details listed essentials of size, number of rooms and room sizes, number of bathrooms, property size, type of heating system, year built, and type of flooring.

If you examine the MLS listed homes in Rocky Ridge, Tuscany, Royal Oak, Scenic Acres, or Arbour Lake for sale and find one that seems about right, please contact John about a viewing of any home in Rocky Ridge.

Calgary Housing Forecast

Calgary and Edmonton are expected to be among Canada's strongest performing real estate markets in 2011. One national brokerage is forecasting that the average price of a Calgary home will rise 5.4 % in 2011 while Edmonton home prices will grow 3.3 %.

Calgary is racing towards having the city with the most million dollar homes. Last year, 6496 properties were assessed as having a value in excess of $1 million. Sales of high-end homes are up by 25% is some neighbourhoods. According to Richard Cho of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says prices will rise this spring after begin stable for the last few months of 2010. The city's most expensive home was valued at $20,190,000.

2010 Is Gone and 2011 Promises to be the Rebound Year

With the economy heating up, we're already seeing commercial demand growing strong. The demand for downtown office space is strong. Even with the release of the Bow, companies are gobbling up office space. Optimism in the Oil patch buoyed by a strong dollar and high oil prices will undoubtedly spur home buying within the city and surrounding towns.

For year of 2010, total single family home sales in the city of Calgary dropped 16% to 12,095 from 14,440 units. 2010 had the lowest sales of single family homes sales in the last 15 years. Total MLS listings sales for Calgary and area dropped 15% from 2009, from 25,719 then to 2009's 21,789 units. It was the most lacklustre year of sales for MLS® sales for Calgary and area since 2000.