Hope everyone had a great long weekend celebrating the end of summer and coming back to reality!

While we were stompin' around at the Stampede, eating 'Deep Fried Butter' and soaking up the sun at the beach, the road crew was hard at work on the Stoney Trail ring road. Thanks to their hard work, the ring road is 70 per cent complete and anticipated to open on schedule on October 1st. View the Southeast Stoney Trail project website at www.sestproject.ca for more information.

Meanwhile the doors to the South Health Campus Hospital is busy with patients eventhough not all their services are opened as of yet. Below is a list of remaining programs and services scheduled to open in 2013:

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (early fall 2013)
• Obstetrics (early fall 2013)
• Women's Health Programs (early fall 2013)
• Additional Pediatrics Clinics (early fall 2013)

For clinics currently opened, please see the SHC Program and Services webpage.

In real estate, we had a pretty busy summer and now that all the kids are back to school and business is back at full speed, the hustle and bustle of the Fall real estate will soon arrive. Inventory is still low and we are expecting a rush of buyers looking for a great property! If you have been thinking of either upgrading to a larger house or something smaller for just the two of you, then now is a good time to buy and sell in this stable market.

Contact me if you want to discuss this some more.

Summer Sales Stay Strong: Seller’s market conditions persist, pushing up prices.  Residential sales within city limits totaled 2,196 units, an 27.5 per cent increase over 2012 and 8.7 per cent on a year-to-date basis. » Click Here

First Time Home Buyers: Are you Average? About 19 per cent of prospective buyers said they would wait longer to buy their first home, a survey by Pollara for BMO Bank of Montreal showed. » Click Here

Memorial Drive Brownstones Project to Replace Heritage Homes:

A new condominium project located along Memorial Drive, just west of the Louise Bridge could mean the loss of 13 heritage homes between 1134 and 1160 Memorial Drive NW. » Click Here

10 Things Home Buyers Hate About Your Home! You’re in the market for a new home, whether you need more space or less, you must first sell your present residence. » Click Here

18 ways your tax refund can be used to add home value: if you're a homeowner and spend your refund making improvements that add value to your house, you can do a little of both. » Click Here

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