By Rory Hale – REALTOR®, CIR Realty, Rural Properties & Acreages near Calgary

Week 1 of 10

The gate swings, the fence line runs straight, and the gravel lane curls past a barn roof still dark from last night’s rain. Out here, buyers decide with their boots on the ground: approach, shelterbelts, and how the yard “works” tell the story long before they step inside the house. And it’s not just horse or cattle folks—recreational purchasers are a growing slice. They’re paying for privacy, tree-covered...

By Rory Hale – REALTOR®, CIR Realty, Rural Properties & Acreages near Calgary

If you live in Calgary or any major city, step outside at night and look up. What do you see? A haze of orange from streetlights, the glow of traffic, neon signs, office towers that never sleep. The stars are out there, but they’re drowned in a sky that never truly gets dark.

Most people don’t even realize how much of the night sky they’re missing. Light pollution hides the Milky Way, dulls the northern lights, and steals...

By Rory Hale – REALTOR®, Rural Properties & Acreages near Calgary

Buying raw land in rural Alberta presents an exciting opportunity to create your dream property from the ground up. Whether you envision building a cozy family homestead, a hobby farm, or a getaway cabin, one of the first questions to consider is: Where will your water come from?

When I purchased my property, I didn’t have a well, but the area was surrounded by water, so I thought drilling a well would be straightforward. However,...