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Why Should You Move Your Family to Crestwood?

Monday, December 16th, 2013
Why Should You Move Your Family to Crestwood?

Why Should You Move Your Family to Crestwood?

Candy Cane Lane, great parks, close to city center and great Yoga right inside your neighbourhood. An excellent place to raise your children and grow roots, with homes that are as unique as the residents living in the area. There’s no home owners association here though there is an excellent community league. With the way the city has grown, it is hard to get this kind of privacy so close to downtown but here it is.

Here’s your guide to home buying and living in Crestwood, Edmonton.

Why Would this Realtor Live in Allard?

Sunday, December 15th, 2013

Why should you live in Allard?

So Allard isn’t the furthest south community, but it runs pretty close to the newest and furthest south neighbourhood of Edmonton.  Super close to QE2, EIA and Leduc, Allard is a prestigious neighbourhood with smart planning.

Since the first phase was built in 2010, Allard has grown rapidly into an established family community. Allard has plenty of parks and green space, including: an outdoor skating rink, a playground and the K-9 Public School opened to students in September, 2017.

There is easy access to the lovely Blackmud Creek Ravine from Allard, and a paved multi-use path that connects Allard to a network of other nearby trails in the area, including trail that leads directly to the shops and services at Ellerslie Road. Allard has a fantastic location with tons of future development planned, including: the nearby Heritage Valley Town Centre, a planned LRT station across from Allard, as well as an new interchange connecting 41st Avenue SW (the main road just south of Allard) to Highway 2.

Allard is close to neighbourhood conveniences.

Here’s your guide to buying and shopping for a home in Allard.

What’s Going on in Windermere?

Saturday, December 14th, 2013
What's great about living in Windermere?

What’s great about living in Windermere?

Have you been to the south west side and peered into the community over there? Everything from the shopping to the Police Station is larger than what we’ve seen locate itself on the inner circle of the city. When shopping for a home in the south west of Edmonton, Windermere is an excellent location to consider. Here’s your guide to home buying and shopping in Windermere.

What three things makes this Realtor happy?

Thursday, December 5th, 2013
What 3 things make Edmonton a great place to live?

What 3 things make Edmonton a great place to live?

I’ve had the pleasure of living in Alberta for most of my life. With small bits of time spent on the coasts and up in Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie; like any good Alberta girl, I’ve spent the majority of my time in Edmonton, Alberta. My family moved to Sherwood Park way back in 1983 and I have watched Edmonton grow since then.

The thing I enjoy most about Edmonton is the economy. I’ve gone away a few times and come back to appreciate it all the more. It’s taken less than a year for the builders price to go up $50,000 on a property I would like to buy. That’s economy. There’s a few more people out there that would tell you the same thing I am. Let’s talk about how strong Edmonton’s economy is with reference to the $70 billion worth of major projects expected in our Edmonton region in the next decade. Moneysense ranked Edmonton as #11 Best City overall in Canada, in 2013. Macleans reports that Edmonton grew well above the National average alongside Calgary and others.

So once you’re working here, what are you going to do with your money? Dine well and adventurously. Edmonton’s economy has long been attracting investors and expansion and with that has come an adventure in food.  If I had to pick some of my favorites I would say don’t forget to try out these… I absolutely love the Tofu Pancakes at Wild Tangerine.  Their Caesar salad is completely unique and don’t leave without trying his version of fortune cookies! 😉 You gotta eat here came into town a while ago and for one of their stops, they featured the Chicken and Waffles at Sugarbowl.  It doesn’t sound right, I know, but it is just delicious.  If you’re from Edmonton you’ll know that it’s never too early to head there for an a.m. cinnamon bun.

Walk on over to Transcend and get one of the smoothest coffee’s you’ll get.  My mom even has a coffee blend named after her there. That’s right, Transcend even gets moms two thumbs up.

So you’ve got some money in your pockets, food in your belly and things are looking up, are they?  Did you see those pelicans up in the north east sky?  I’ve been following them for years, alongside the keyhole, down past the Fort Saskatchewan bridge by old fort road.

What amazes me about being a city girl living in Edmonton and not travelling to far (maximum 3 hours drive) I have seen a large portion of Canadian Wildlife.  Moose, Elk, Caribou, Bears, Mountain Goats, Geese, Buffalo, Coyotes, Wolves, Beavers, Muskrats, Deer, Eagles, Hawks, Pileated woodpeckers, wow, the list goes on, bird watchers paradise. Check out Elk Island National Park if you want to get closer to wildlife. Visit Jasper if you want to see Elk or just head out to one of our night clubs to find true Edmonton wildlife. 😉

Now that’s the Cats Meow.