the oil patch is picking up as the seasonal reason. however, as the downturn is not finished, I still would see another recession period lasting at least half year.
Calgary house price is kind of stable, but people see the price drop down in a certain area, for example, Aspen wood.
I would suggest you not buy properties in Calgary as the downturn would last for a while.
I have been on the rig for more than 10 days, start to get sick of that.
Rumor about oil patch, it will have another deeper downturn in next 6 month. if you are in the industry, try to get into employee position to deal with it.