Calgary Condo Living recently staged the show suite for a great condo conversion located on prestigious Cameron Avenue SW, in Lower Mount Royal.   Here are some of the pictures of the now modern and trendy suite:   Living Area Bedroom Dining Area / Kitchen   Condo units starting below $240,000!   To check out the full before & after pictures, click HERE   To book a private showing, simply CONTACT ME

November 2009 is history! We are now forced to prepare for Christmas whether we are ready or not! The final November market statistics in Calgary were once again spectacular and impressive! Low rates have stuck around and buyers and sellers should be nothing but smiles as we have been experiencing a healthy balanced market for a few months now.  The month end inventory and sales numbers were the main focus and they should be, they’re the most crucial in considering where are situated and ... Full Article...

City officials and Santiago Calatrava's office are revisiting the design for the architect's Peace Bridge to keep it within budget after the lowest bid from a construction firm was still millions of dollars too high. The design concept of the $24.5 million dollar bridge can be found below.  The full story from the Calgary Herald can be found HERE  Calgary and B.C. engineers have made the shortlist of three designs for a pedestrian bridge at the downtown East Village. The selections signal ... Full Article...

The October condo statistics have been just released and are once again impressive! SALES UP 51% compared to October 2008! Inventory down 44%! Days on market down 12%! New listings added is also down 20%. These are great numbers regardless if you are a buyer or seller...and if you’re still standing on the outside, you should ask yourself why! The two most imperative stats are showing unbelievable strength in a month that typically represents the slow down for forth quarter winter. Why is ... Full Article...

Hello! Click on the picture link for discount tickets to the show! Come and check out booth 508! Show Hours :: Thursday, September 17, 2009 :: 4:00pm - 9:00pm :: Friday, September 18, 2009 :: 12:00pm - 9:00pm :: Saturday, September 19, 2009 :: 10:00am - 9:00pm :: Sunday, September 20, 2009 :: 10:00am - 6:00pm Show Locale Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, BMO Centre, Stampede Park 20 Roundup Way SE, Calgary AB, T2G 2W1 P :: 403.261.0583 See you there! - Joel Gwillim - Calgary Condo Living ... Full Article...

Hello! Well, I have submitted the application for a spot in the 2009 Calgary Home & Interior Design Show! So come out and say hi and check out the Calgary Condo Living booth! The event runs September 17th to September 20th. I will post the show hours and location at the bottom for everyone to see.  Anyone interested in free tickets? Yes, now I think I have your attention! Simply contact me and say you heard about the show on my blog and I will do what I can to hook you up for access to this g ... Full Article...

Hi Condo Living followers,  I just wanted to share a couple of links to articles I read recently.  The first one discusses the typical hesitation of purchasers in an 'uncertain' market. Well, in our market the rates have dropped and so have the prices...so what's not to like if you're a purchaser? Combined with that fact that there are many new incentives for buying, it seems like a great opportunity to enter the market, perhaps for the first time. Now with rates expected to raise again, is t ... Full Article...

Calgary, June 1, 2009 – The number of single family homes and condos sold in May in Calgary metro are both up from a year ago. The number of condominium sales for the month of May 2009 was 653, an increase of 13 per cent from the 579 condominium transactions recorded in April 2009, and an increase of 13 per cent from May 2008, when 577 condominiums changed hands.  “The spring market has received an added boost from a growing number of fi rst-time buyers entering the market,” ... Full Article...

Calgarians more likely to buy condos, poll says By Mario Toneguzzi, Calgary Herald CALGARY - Calgarians are more likely than any other region in the country to spend from $200,000 up to $400,000 for a two-bedroom condo, says a national survey released today. According to the 2009 TD Canada Trust Condo Poll, 64 per cent of Calgarians surveyed said they would spend in that price category compared with 56 per cent nationally. Of those considering purchasing a condo as a primary residence, 56 pe ... Full Article...