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Heritage Pointe celebrates 25 years PAGE A4 Pop the question: Cathy Burton PAGE A4 Willow Park: Calgary’s original golf course community PAGE A5 Calgary golf course snapshots PAGES A6-A7 Community profile: Valley Ridge PAGE A8
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Golf course communities offer homeowners space, privacy and a slice of the action KATHLEEN RENNE For CREB®Now
D
avid Roberts and his wife moved to the northwest community of Valley Ridge in search of open spaces. “We liked the idea of backing on to green space, one way or another,” he said. Valley Ridge, which borders the western edge of Calgary, is one of many communities in the city that features a golf course within its boundaries. That course now provides the green space Roberts and his family were seeking – they live behind the course’s first green. “It’s gorgeous. The trees are well established and you don’t feel like you’re backing on to a bunch of other people. It looks like you’re backing on to a forest almost,” said Roberts, adding he also gets a great view of the Bow River. Roberts bought his home along the Valley Ridge Golf Course in 2008. He recalls it cost him about $50,000 more than comparable homes elsewhere in the community.
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Property values are higher for homes adjacent to, or overlooking, a golf course - but some areas of the course are more valuable than others.
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MLS® BENCHMARK PRICE* JUN ’15 – JUN ’17
pop the question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A4 Cathy Burton
feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A6 Golf course snapshots
Community profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Valley Ridge
Pain in the glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Golf ball damage
Buyer profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A9 Brian Haydamack and Erin Schneider
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Welcome to the estates of Tuscany, mountain views, and sunsets right out of a magazine. Beautiful walkout home with over 4700 sqft of living space! An executive gourmet kitchen with gas cook top, pot filler, high-end appliances, 4x11 island. The vaulted ceiling master bedroom is overlooking Lynx Ridge golf course and the upper level is complete with a 2nd and 3rd bedroom, large laundry room, bonus room, and second full bath with separate shower room. Oversized triple car garage with plenty of storage. MLS®C4116639
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