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Old 02-17-2010, 08:30 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by Table 5 View Post
What uninformed buffoon did you hear that from? Rick Bell? Go to any major city in the world and you will quickly realize the closer your neighborhood is to a public transit station, the more valuable your property. It might not be a big deal now, but the bigger Calgary gets, the more access to good public transit becomes a key to a lot of people.

Then again, you might see some teenagers and strangers and stuff, and I know how unacceptable that is to some Calgarians.
There is still likely a decline right next to the station. Take 3 identical houses. One right next to the station, one a block away, and one 2 blocks away. I would imagine that the second house would be most valuable. Although land value of the first house would possibly be higher which may make it a wash. However, it may be tough to realize that value until a developer steps in to buy up the block to put in higher density housing.
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