Boy oh boy, more and more competing offers in Calgarys Market, especially for the under 400kproce point. Theres a strategy for presenting in multiple offer scenarios.  make sure your realtor has one! 

Acreagesto entry level, NE to SW and everything in between. I never want my clients to feel like they are inconveniancing me,this is what I do.  I show properties on Saturdays, and sundays, dont worry...its part of the deal, and part of the fun.  

In our line of work, for many who think that all realtors do is shop for clothes, and cruise around with spinning rims on their vehicles, there is more to it. Everyonce in a while we get to be part of something special. Like, a young girl who is buying her first place, or someone who has overcome serious adversity, to come out of it in a positive fashion, or someone who has relocated from a d ...

Is...when sellers opt to stay home! It always creates a different type of showingfor sure! At a recent, we were greeted by the sellers children yelling to everyone in the house that we were there, something cooking in the presure cooker, in addition to the whole family being home, we were also greeted by the neighbours dogs' fecal matter outside, and a sleeping dude in a bed, just for fun.  T ...

For many years there has always been a negative vibe with marketing " smelly " homes.  Dog, cat, marijuana, ocean scented wizard airwicks etc, ive seen many buyers tun their nose in the first 7 seconds of entering a home, but no more so than a home that has been consistently smoked in.  I did take a smokers home as a listing ONCE! Never again,after hearing the stories from buyers of their kid ...

We've seen an emergence lately with respect to condo buying, having to do with many construction technoques in th 80s using what is called Post-tensioned cables, or PTC cable buildings.  Some lenders and mortgage insurers simply dont like them due to their knowledge of what are perceived to be construction shortcomings.  Many concrete buildings in downtown Calgary are built this way. If you a ...

Ive talked about it before, but buying a condo is tricky, if you are using a realtor who isnt well versed in condominiums it can be risky.  the biggest fear a buyer has is not the pretty stainless steel appliances, but its all the stuff you cant see.  like what are the rules with respect to pets, reserve fund study, ie) what if the last study is 5 years old? Is this a building genworth or cmh ...

A Truly Upper Crust type home for an executive or a growing family who wants to be near all the action of Marda Loop or biking distance to downtown.  Come check out this OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY JAN 19 2-4PM AT 2132 27 AVE SW.  See you there.

Real Sense in the market that Buyers need to get going, if they want to find their next home...because if they hesitate too long, they may miss out.  In a weird sense of the market, it sort of feels like it did in 2006.  For many realtors who weren't around back then, they might not understand, but certainly in our entry level sub 400k part of the market, it's VERY active right now, and with ...