Calgary REALTOR launches A Special Kids Day At The Lake

Calgary Realtor Launches A Special Kid’s Day At The Lake For Calgary realtor Gary Heald

, his dream is finally happening after three years in the making. The realtor, with RE/MAX Real Estate (Central) in Calgary, is launching A Special Kid’s Day at the Lake, which will offer a sick or terminally ill kid and their family a day of the best medicine, FUN & LAUGHTER. The initiative is tagged as Life Is Better at Lake McGregor and Heald says activities will include everything from fishing, boating, sea-doos, swimming, mini bikes/quads, golf carts, hayrides, beach and pond exploring, lunch, barbecue and everything you would dream to do at the lake at no cost. It will start mid-June and run till mid-September, booking 12 days for 12 families. “It’s primarily for a kid that has gone through or is going through a traumatic experience health-wise, or is terminal, and it’s almost like a little mini children’s wish day,” says Heald. “But it’s not just about the kid. It’s also about the families because they are all impacted by the trauma. Gary Heald “When I was a kid, I didn’t have the best upbringing or the best opportunities in life. I had a friend in school take me out to his lake for a weekend and it changed my life. And I still remember it to this day. “I have 100 acres of waterfront property about an hour and 15 minutes southeast of Calgary on Lake McGregor. I’ve been hosting families forever and I just get a kick out of being able to share my good fortune and all the water toys with other families.” “I’ve been thinking about a Special Kid’s Day for a long time and actually really working on it for the last three years to put this together. I was a sick kid as a young kid. I was in the hospital a lot and I just thought what better way than to share my good fortune with a family and make them forget about all the sickness and stuff that goes along with it and just come out and have a magical day of doing everything you want,” says Heald. Heald has been a realtor for 17 years with 15 of those years at Central. He describes the time at the lake for the kids and their families as “a day completely of nothing but bliss.” “I’ve been accumulating toys for the last three years to be able to make this like a Club Med experience for these kids and families. They will come out for a day, and they will fill this list out of everything that they want to do in the day along with everything they want to eat through that day. Some volunteers and I will put this magical day together for them,” says Heald. A website is being developed for the project. “It really started with fishing. Fishing was my passion when I was a kid and then I just sort of expanded upon that. When I was a little kid I could only dream of riding a little mini bike. When you get a chance to do it, you forget about all the troubles in your life and you’re doing things that you only dreamed to do.” Heald says he’s been receiving strong support for his initiative. On his Facebook page, he says: “With all the craziness going on in the world, I am taken aback and overwhelmed with emotions by the amazing support and compassion of so many wonderful people offering their help, Thank you so much. It shows me there is still so much love and so many wonderful people. I am blessed and excited. This is going to be magical for so many.” Hopefully this is the beginning of something great, says Heald, adding that it would be ideal if the idea expanded to other places.

Calgary Real Estate Sales Improving

January 2020 City of Calgary, January 2, 2019 – December sales improved to levels more consistent with activity recorded over the past five years. This follows weak sales activity last year. A stronger second half in 2019 was enough to push annual sales up by one per cent. “Price declines, lower mortgage rates and some modest improvements in full-time employment helped support some demand growth in the city. Reductions in supply are also contributing to the slow adjustment to more stable conditions in the housing market,” said CREB® chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie. “As oversupply in the market continues to ease, we should start to see more stabilization in prices. However, conditions continue to favour the buyer and this is weighing on prices.” December unadjusted benchmark prices were $418,500. This is just slightly lower than last month and one per cent below last year’s levels. Overall prices in 2019 declined by three per cent over last year’s levels. The total adjustment in prices is a 10 per cent decline since the 2014 slowdown in the energy sector. While there are signs of stabilization, conditions vary significantly by location, price range and product type. Improvements in the resale market have been mostly driven by lower priced product or areas where price declines were enough to bring more purchasers back into the market. For more information on the 2020 housing market, the annual forecast report will be released at CREB®’s 2020 Forecast Conference & Tradeshow (www.crebforecast.com) on Jan. 14, 2020. HOUSING MARKET FACTS Detached Improving sales in the second-half of the year helped offset earlier declines. This resulted in detached sales that are relatively unchanged from 2018 levels. While city wide levels remained stable, homes priced under $500,000 recorded sales growth of nearly nine per cent. However, sales declined by 11 per cent for homes priced over $500,000. When considering sales activity by district, sales activity eased or remained relatively stable across most districts. However, exceptions include the North West and South Districts which recorded annual sales growth. Supply levels generally eased, but the adjustments were not consistent across the city as inventories rose in both the West and City Centre districts. Detached benchmark prices were $480,100 in December contributing to the 2019 average of $484,808, three per cent below last year’s levels. 2019 price declines ranged from a one per cent in the North East district to a five per cent decline in the City Centre district. Apartment Stronger apartment style sales in December were enough to push annual levels to 2,672 units. This is just above last year’s levels. The improvements were mostly driven by gains in the North, West and South East districts. This is offsetting the significant declines in the North East, North West and East districts. New listings continue to ease across all districts except the South East. This district has seen a rise in new home construction and is likely contributing to some of the rise in new listings and inventory. Despite these trends in the one district, easing inventories relative to the sales have helped reduce some of the oversupply in this segment. Reductions in oversupply helped ease the rate of decline in resale apartment condominium prices. However, prices in December remained one per cent below last years levels with a price decline range of five per cent in the West district to a one per cent increase in the South East district. Attached The attached segment of the market has seen the largest improvements in sales when compared to the other product types. Annual sales improved by nearly seven per cent for a total of 3,780 sales. Both row and semi-detached product recorded improving sales with easing new listings and inventories. However, there was some variation depending on the district. December semi-detached prices were $388,200 and row prices were $283,000. Both segments saw annual price declines in excess of three per cent and remain well below previous highs. Depending on the district, the range of price activity varied significantly across the semi-detached and row segments. In 2019, price activity ranged from a seven per cent decline in row prices in the East district to a one per cent increase for semi-detached product in the North district. Find more Calgary real estate statistics at https://www.remaxcentral.ab.ca/blog/ REGIONAL MARKET FACTS Airdrie Improving sales over the past three quarters more than offset declines in the first quarter. This resulted in 2019 sales of 1,193 units and is four per cent higher than the previous year. Rising sales was met with a pullback in new listings. This is helping to support further easing in inventory and the amount of oversupply in the market. The reduction in the oversupply has helped support slower declines in prices, but prices remain nearly three per cent below last years levels. Cochrane The pace of sales growth did slow in the third quarter, but sales activity for the year improved by three per cent. Combined with a reduction in new listings, this helped push down inventory levels and reduce the amount of oversupply in the market. Prices continue to ease in the market as competition from the new home market has likely weighed on resale prices. In 2019, benchmark prices averaged $403,250, nearly four per cent below last years levels and seven per cent below 2015 highs. Okotoks Strong sales throughout most of the second half of the year offset earlier pullback and resulted in sales growth of ten per cent. New listings eased compared to sales bringing down inventory levels and the months of supply compared to last year. The amount of oversupply in the market has eased compared to the previous year. This is helping to reduce downward pressure in prices over the fourth quarter. On an annual basis, prices remain nearly four per cent below last years levels, and over five per cent below previous highs.

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