Make
Yourself
at Home
Which Alberta housing
option is best suited
to your unique lifestyle
and family?
BY RoBin SchRoffel
PhotograPhy by CooPer + o’hara
26
Winter 2018
AMA insider
C
hoosing an option for housing isn’t as clear-
cut as it used to be. As home prices rise
and fall, economies skyrocket and stagnate,
mortgage rules change, and demographics shift,
there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Accommodation
needs change at every age, in all our varied life
circumstances. Luckily, Alberta offers many options:
from renting to owning; detached homes to garage
suites; sprawling suburbs to downtown condos. We
spoke to three Albertans—each at a different stage in
their lives—to find out what works for them and why.