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Old 05-24-2017, 02:44 PM   #471
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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF! View Post
Rent has decreased so much in Calgary over the last ten years but in particular the last two...

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/c...site-1.3394638
Calgary also has no jobs and had a rental market that was previously characterized by horrible gauging. So yes, I'd agree it's probably a bad idea to buy a house in a city with unlimited land at the peak, just prior to a major recession.

Longterm though, rents always do go up. In Calgary, in particular, a random 10 year sample isn't representative. You're better off looking at 30+ years.
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