Calgary Real Estate Blog

For many years now, Calgary Realtors and their customers have relied on the MLS System for the most accurate and timely information on homes for sale in our city. Now the Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) has chosen to align its MLS naming conventions with the City of Calgary’s official terms for communities.

In some cases, the changes are as simple as corrected spelling: Bel Aire becomes Bel-Aire, Saddleridge becomes Saddle Ridge. In others, neighbourhoods are consolidated: Varsity Acres, Varsity Village, and Varsity Estates become, simply, Varsity.

Zone names are also being changed from four quadrant letters, A, B, C & D, to eight more meaningful names titles: North, Northwest, Northeast, Centre, West, East, South and Southwest.

What will this mean to you as you use the MLS System? It means the community names referred to by the City of Calgary will now correlate directly with those in the System, making for an easier, more straightforward experience. A database is only as reliable as its data, and so CREB should be applauded for taking this step to start 2016 off right.

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Another of the city’s more populous neighbourhoods, the 22 year-old community of Coventry Hills is home to nearly 16,000 people, with a well above-average median income and a large number of families (almost a third of all residents are under the age of 19). Located in Calgary’s north-east, Coventry Hills is near the northernmost limit of the city. However, having Deerfoot Trail, Sarcee Trail, and Country Hills Boulevard on its borders, commuting time is less than you might expect, which somewhat explains the popularity of this suburban community.

Children in Coventry Hills attend one of five elementary schools, four junior highs, and three high schools in the public, separate, and private systems. Represented by the Northern Hills Community Association, residents have access to community garden plots, inspirational speaker events, and other activities. The northern location also has easy access to Crossiron Mills shopping centre, including restaurants and a state-of-the-art movie theatre.