Not everyone thinks the economy is in a downturn or the world is about to end because of it.

Broker/Owner of Century 21 Foothills Real Estate says he's seeing success unlike any he's had in twelve years of business and he can prove it,

"If you listen to the radio, watch TV or read the paper it's doom and gloom and all about the oil and the gas, just a lot of negative things that come out in the press. For March we've just experienced as good a first quarter we've had in our company twelve years.

He says people typically adapt for the times and there's a market for a wide range of incomes.

"There was 119 homes sold in the Foothills area which we cover. It included  acreage, smaller holdings and rural holdings. Out of those one hundred and nineteen homes sold, eight were over one million dollars. One out of five of those was one of listings which is really good for us in terms of market share."

He says pricing trends haven't changed within the market even with claims of a shrinking economy. He says the further south people head from Calgary, the more bang you can get for your buck.

"As far as prices going up and down, they're not really changing, they're holding their own in this area. I don't think there's been any real decrease in price values. You do still find the difference in value from what you could pay in Okotoks for a home and what you would pay in High River.

He says he feels the economy is good but admits it has been better.

He says it's definitely not what you feel after you talk to someone that isn't buying or selling or after you've read the paper or watched the news.