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TECH AGE DAWNING
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dinner. Via your phone, you can unlock the door, turn up the heat and start cooking the roast. All you’ll have to do is set the table,” Silva laughs. “Two years ago, this would be cutting-edge technology, but it’s going to be mainstream in about six months to a year.” This all works in conjunction with a “geofence” around one’s home, which is defined as “a virtual geographic boundary, defined by GPS technology, that enables software to trigger a response when a mobile device enters or leaves a particular area.” Ram Kadali is one of Sunset Homes’ clients who’s looking to live this Jetsons lifestyle via his new home in Kensington. Once complete, it will have automated lighting, blinds and security system, as well as a centralized home-entertainment system.
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t’s like living with the Jetsons,” said Scott Silva, as he characterizes the ever-growing trend in high-tech homes. “The next level of automation in one’s home is about intuition and integration based on lifestyle . . . your home will know what your life looks like,” said Silva, director of business development for Sunset Homes. And he’s not alone in this line of thinking. Sunset Homes’ president, Pedro Ocana Muller, says smartphone apps will be able to control many things in the home, from locking and unlocking doors and adjusting the thermostat, to turning on appliances. “Say you’re running 10-minutes late, and you know your
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Sunset Homes’ president, Pedro Ocana Muller, says smartphone apps can control many home functions.
CITY OF CALGARY
CALGARY’S CONTENTS MUNICIPAL SPRING MLS MARKET BLOOMS MARKET
MLS® TOTAL SALES* APR ’15 – APR ’17
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1746
1906
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1923
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algary’s residential real estate market comes alive in the spring each and every year, just like the flowers. Numbers from CREB® illustrate the months in recent years that had the most MLS sales: 2,371, May, 2012; 2,524 May, 2013; 2,939, May, 2014; 2,186, May, 2015; and 2,029, June, 2016. “In some aspects, it’s because you have people who want to make those moves that happen or make those adjustments prior to the new school year for people with families,” says AnnMarie Lurie, CREB®’s chief economist.
*All statistics based on monthly data compiled by CREB® via MLS® activity. Includes detached, attached and apartment.
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