Calgary Ranks 55th most affordable housing in Canada!

It's last day of November and we are ready for Christmas!


 Our Christmas tree went up last weekend and the kids are very excited!
We put our tree in the front window of our home and my daughter, Emma, was very concerned that the chimney is not close enough to the tree and Santa would not be able to drop off the gifts for her!!!
I had to giggle when I heard that...it is such a fun time when they still believe in Santa Claus!

We are so proud of Emma today!  She was the "Student of the Month" for her class at her school!  I could see the excitement in her eyes as she stood up front with her certificate!

The real estate market continues to be hot!  This is my 2nd busiest week on record this year!  Interest rates remains low and many are taking advantage of it.

Call me today so you can get preapproved for your dream home!

This week's article:  Calgary ranks 55th most affordable housing in Canada!
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/real-estate/Windsor+most+affordable+housing+market+Canada/7621013/story.html\

Enjoy your weekend!

5 reaons Canada's household debt panic is overblown!

Hope that you had a great Halloween!!

We had 66 kids come by our house and the girls came home with a bucket full of candy!!!
I have already eaten a few of them...not a good thing!

We also made cookies for Emma's school - check it out!  they look pretty good for somebody who does not bake often!

I am glad that October is finally over!  It was a very stressful month.  It began with various hosptial visits for different members of the family and last week was the worst!

My 2 year old Anna was in the Children's hosptial for 5 days.  She began with swollen eyes and lack of appetite over the weekend.  Last Monday she had a little bit of fever.  Tuesday we went to visit the doctor and the fever continued. Wednesday she did not want to eat or drink, fever continued and swollen glands.  Our family doctor recommended to take her to the Children's Hospital.  There we stayed overnight in ER and were admitted in the morning.  She was hooked up to an IV during her stay.  It wasn't until Friday afternoon, the doctors determinded that she had the 'EBV'.  It's common for people to catch this virus at some some point in there lives, but less commom for toddlers to catch this virus.  She hardly ate or drank anything until Friday night.  She slowly recovered over the weekend and we were able to come home!  It was a painful experience for all of us.  I am glad that she is slowly getting back to normal.  However, she's now used to having popsicles 3 times a day and watching 'The Wiggles' ALL day long!

Here is this week's article:
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/10/30/five-reasons-canadas-household-debt-panic-is-overblown-david-rosenbergs-5-reasons-canadas-household-debt-panic-is-overblown/

Don't forget time change for this weekend!  Yay!  One more hour of sleep.

Have a great weekend ahead!

Solid Economic Growth forecast for AB in 2013

It's that time of the year again, SNOW is finally here.  We managed to change all our tires just in time for the snow fall.  We were fortunate enough to get in without an appointment....thanks to Kal Tires on 32 Street.

We had a fun and busy weekend!

I am not a mom that bakes, yet this weekend, we made cupcakes for Halloween and decorated them. 

Here's a picture of one of the finished products....

Thanks to our friends, we had tickets to the Honens International Piano Competition. It turned out to be a fun evening.

Our Halloween fun continued with pumpkin carving on Sunday and celebrated a good friend's birthday in the evening.

Winter is usually a slow time of the real estate market, if you are thinking of buying a home, this maybe a good time to get into the market.  Contact me today to get you pre-approved! Interest rate is still low, what are you waiting for?

This week's acticle: 
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Solid+economic+growth+forecast+Alberta+into+2013/7426066/story.html

Enjoy this snowy week!

Albertans Retaining Their Rosy Financial Outlook

Happy Monday!  And welcome to the month of October.

We had a fabulous weekend as we celebrated Mid-Autumn Festival on Sunday.

For those of you who don't know, here's the link that talks about the origin of the festival.
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/mid-autumn.htm

One of our traditions of the festival is to walk around our neighbourhood with our lit up lanterns. That is one of my fond memories of the festival when I was little.
Sunday night was the first time in many years that we did that again.
We lit up our paper lanterns and hung them on the tree in the backyard while we enjoyed our moon cakes and fruits.

The kids had so much fun, especially Emma, as she learnt about the festival at Chinese School.

The market continues to be strong and many buyers are out on the market.  What are you waiting for?
It's time to go shop for your new home!

Here's this week's articles:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Albertans+retaining+their+rosy+financial+outlook/7288960/story.html

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2012/09/26/calgary-resale-housing-market-shows-strong-activity/

Drive carefully this week as we expect the '4 letter words' today....can't bring my self to say it!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Calgary Home Prices Edge Upward

It was a beautiful weekend for 1st day of Fall.

Although the balmy weather this past weekend did not remind me of Fall, but I am reminded every day when I look at my backyard....it’s full of leaves, and is 'screaming' for me to find some time to pick them up....here's a picture of Anna helping out over the weekend...

Emma's school had a fundraising event this weekend and it appeared to be quite successful. For only 5 mins of my time, I test drove a 'Ford' vehicle and $20 was donated to the school. What a great way to raise money for the school, way-to-go Marlborough Ford!

As everyone is settling in the Fall school schedule, I have noticed a huge increase in phone calls. It is the perfect time for many to start thinking about Christmas...and buying their dream home now so they can spend Christmas in it.

Call me today so I can get you pre-approved to make your dream come true.

Here's a great article to read on for this week:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/real-estate/Calgary+home+prices+edge+upward/7265635/story.html


Have a great week!

Realtors Confident Calgary will Dodge Downturn!

Oh my, where has this summer gone to?
I can't believe that we only have 2 more weeks before school starts.
I feel like I haven't done anything this summer...okay may be we have done a few things...

I was in Saskatoon for the first time for my girlfriend's wedding.  It was a fun time! We danced to country music all night long, except at the end when Emma requested 'Lady Gaga' so the DJ entertained her request and played a song for before we left for the hotel.

This was the time that our car 'engine light' came on, and we ended up in Saskatoon for 4 more days than we planned.  Thanks to our friends, we must have tried ALL the Chinese resturants in Saskatoon.  The kids had fun but we could have spend our 'days off' somewhere else instead....

We then headed to Shuswap for our camping trip in a TENT!  Yes, we did it with the kids in the 'TENT'!  We roughed it, but we did have running water showers.  We had a blast!  The kids had fun and it was HOT everyday.  However, after 3 days of it, we had enough and we headed home.  The drive was long, with a stop for over an hour due to an accident on Hwy 1! A normal 7 hours drive with kids turned to a 10 hour drive home.  My husband was not impressed!  To Anna (see picture), the best part of camping was eating gigantic marshmallows!

I can tell that many are back from summer vacation because activity is definately picking up again!  My phone is ringing off the hook with enquires. It's time to take action to think about what dream home you want to spend your Christmas in!!

This week's article:  'Realtors Confident Calgary will Dodge Downturn!'
http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Realtors+confident+Calgary+will+dodge+downturn/7060591/story.html

Enjoy and call me for that 'pre-approval' today!

Have a great week!

Prospects for Housing Starts positive for Calgary!

Happy Monday Everyone!

We had a busy weekend cleaning up around the house...and enjoying the beautiful summer days.

It was not until Saturday night that I remembered that I am celebrating my 25th year in Canada ... on July 21st! 

It's hard to believe it was that many years ago!

Emma finished her 1st of a many summer camps!  I enrolled in the 'Mad Science Summer Camp' last week and today she started her 'Zoo Camp'!  I am excited for her as I missed out the opportunites to go to summer camps when I was young.  Here's a picture of her getting ready to go into the zoo.....

Traditionally, the summer months are a quiet months in the Calgary Real Estate Market, but this year it is the total opposite of the norm.  The real estate market continues to be busy and homes are going, going, gone....

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Prospects+housing+starts+positive+Calgary+region/6964520/story.html

Interest rate remains to be low....

Call me today and obtain a pre-approval!

Get out there and search for that perfect home before it's gone!

I work with many reputable and experience realtors in Calgary, so call me if you need any assistance at all.

Enjoy this beautiful (and weird) weather!