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Calgary may be an investor’s dream for some, but it’s not the top spot in the province when it comes to buying real estate, a new study shows. ) p9 Y/ A% X, `# @. I: g7 Q
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Edmonton ranked first and Grande Prairie second in the Real Estate Network’s top ten list of Alberta’s most investment-friendly towns and cities.
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“Edmonton clearly deserves to take the number-one spot on the list,” said the report, citing proven economic stability and housing affordability as factors. 2 o3 n5 Y+ F/ F
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Calgary’s higher house prices was the only reason it didn’t crack the top two, said Don Campbell, the report’s author and president of the Real Estate Investment Network, which offers advice to buyers.
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1 h3 M' E- l$ U* q9 [“Basically, house values in Calgary have jumped, making it more difficult for investors to get into the market, and rents haven’t caught up to the value increase,” he said.
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Concerns over whether the city’s infrastructure can catch up to its growth may also cause investors — typically those looking to buy a second or third home and rent it out — to look elsewhere. ' g w H5 n6 S1 V! O5 x. b
, Z' r# K; F, e ^# W2 BCalgary still has a lot going for it though.
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Vacancy rates are at an all-time low, the labour force is the youngest in the country, and the median family income is $4,500 above the provincial average. 7 l& P: e* |( s
+ P! i( f \5 B2 G6 f2 f“From a lifestyle point of view, Calgary actually is one of the most affordable places in the world to live,” said Campbell, noting people forget to take into account the average income has risen along with the price of housing. " X! M2 i. @/ e2 e6 b5 l5 i
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“Calgarians who want to wait for the market to drop before buying will be waiting a long time, and you’ll be far behind in building equity,” he said.
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The advice holds true no matter where you invest in the province, Campbell said. B% @5 T/ r% P/ N
( B1 n) b/ \2 [“Lethbridge surprised me this year,” he said of the Southern Alberta city, which ranked tenth on the list.
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“We’re seeing quite a few people migrate there, it’s relatively close to the U.S. border, and companies are willing to invest in the area too,” said Campbell. ) l2 _/ ]3 k' |2 l6 B
X% }9 I3 u8 }( gOver all, home owners will be smiling in Alberta for a long time. : _* X. ~3 {' I0 z6 O. \3 }
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“We’ll continue to get that influx of people moving here, and the years to come will be record years,” predicted Campbell.
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The Real Estate Network’s list of top cities and towns in which to invest:
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Grande Prairie
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Red Deer
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Lacombe / Sylvan Lake
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Devon / Fort McMurray
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Cochrane
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