Bill Jones a Realtor®'s Blog

Airdrie Skate Board Park to Break Ground This Spring It has been a long, arduous process in the eyes of the Airdrie skateboarding community, but the long-awaited skateboard park at Chinook Winds will break ground this spring and is expected to be completed by fall. The conceptual plans for the pa...

Bedrooms (#): 3 bedrooms Bathrooms (#): 3 bathrooms Size (sqft): 1440 Address: 23 Tipping Close, Airdrie, AB Location: Airdrie , Alberta, CanadaDate Listed: 26-Mar-09  Pride of Ownership is shown in this bi-level style home located in Airdrie, Alberta's upscale community of thorburn. Oak finishi...

Consumers have a greater selection, less competition and prices that are stabilizing.   After several years of record activity in the Real Estate, the market has definitely shifted in favour of buyers.  Instead of having to compete for whatever properties are available, buyers now have the luxur...

With yet another Snowfall Warning issued today it seems to important to post this warning for parents and children, from the Airdrie Public Works Department  many of the large snow banks created by snowplows and graders are removed throughout the city.   “Snow banks around the city are an attrac...

With the Bank of Canada lowering its Rate to an all time low, Mortgage companies are starting to follow suit.  I've been dealing with Cathy Lewis a mortgage broker with  Jencor Mortgage for about 5 years, Cathy has been a Mortgage Broker now for over 20 Years and has never seen the Mortgage Rates...

  City of Airdrie Amnesty Program Quickly Defeated A one-time program proposed by city staff to forego penalty fees for unpermitted home renovation work was quickly shot down at city council Monday night. The proposed bylaw, dubbed the Amnesty Program for Un-Permitted Work, would have opened up a...

  Local Media presented the latest update on OUR NEW MALL - the first one to be built in decades.  AUGUST 2009 is still the time for the Malls Grand OPENING.   Its going to be an OUTLET store with 17 anchor stores, with some from the States..  Each section will have its own theme, from sports, to...

The city of Airdrie is one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. Capitalizing on the growth of the Calgary region, Airdrie is focused on the expansion of commercial and industrial development. Currently, there are new commercial/industrial developments underway, providing excellent opport...

Residents gave Airdrie a 97 per cent rating for quality of life and the overall Citizen Satisfaction Index came out at 3.81, which is second highest in the survey's history to last year's 3.86 rating.   Also, 97 per cent of respondents considered Airdrie a safe place to live, which was the highes...

FUN! more St Paddy's day facts  Read on friendsSaint Patrick's Day --> March 17th Saint Patrick is the Roman Catholic Patron Saint of Ireland.  He died in the 5th century.  St. Patrick built churches and spread the Christian faith for some 30 years in Ireland. There are many myths about St. Patri...