Buyers had 160 days to move their new houses, which means that the structures are now spread out across the country.
Though numerous projects have been undertaken since the devastating floods, it still isn't completely safe to live on the flood plain, city officials say.
Source: Calgary Herald
After the flood, it was found that the homes were built on a flood plain of the nearby Highwood River.
The most expensive sold for 262,500 Canadian dollars ($195,138). The property values for many of the homes verged near one million Canadian dollars ($743,386) before the flood.
Eleven of the homes hit the hammer below the 100,000 Canadian dollars ($74,338) mark, but a few sold for around double that.
The remaining homes sat empty until early 2017, when they were auctioned off by the Alberta government to recoup some losses.
The cost of the relocation program for the community totaled 92.9 million Canadian dollars ($69 million).
Source: Calgary Herald
Of the 94 properties that were purchased by the state, 54 were or will be demolished, and 26 were offered up for sale.
As part of a relocation platform, the homes were bought by the Alberta state government, according to the Calgary Herald.
Source: Calgary Herald
