My brother sent me this chart earlier today:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theglobeandmail.com&#x2F;incoming&#x2F;article26200269.ece&#x2F;BINARY&#x2F;image.jpg" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theglobeandmail.com&#x2F;incoming&#x2F;article26200269.ece&#x2F;...</a><p>I&#x27;m estimating since the chart isn&#x27;t precise. It looks like, from 2013, the average change is:<p>single family home: 1.1 million --&gt; 1.4 million = 8.37% return<p>condo: Hard to tell. Not as large.<p>Am I reading that chart right? Of course, that doesn&#x27;t tell you the increase in price in existing homes. And that return rate comes with interest, fees, property taxes, maintenance and the massive downside risk if we&#x27;re in a bubble.<p>This is a very rough calculation on my part, so let me know if it&#x27;s wrong.<p>That said, as to the original question, which was whether someone should invest <i>now</i>: With the massive economic slowdown + the large drop in Calgary real estate prices, this seems like a particularly bad time to invest, even if it might theoretically have been better a few years ago.