Calgary Real Estate and Conditionally Sold Propeerties

Calgary Real EState Conditionally Sold

For years CREB (The Calgary Real Estate Board for those of you who do not know) have been marking sales as “Pending” or “Conditionally Sold” when an offer was accepted. The practice has been to mark the listing as pending in the system and not continuing with marketing the property  to potential buyers. Just this past December CREB… Read More

Home Inspection

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When the market was busting and the Calgary real estate prices were rising quickly in a sellers market a home inspection schedule was added to the offer to purchase in hopes to better secure a buyer into the transaction. A little one-sided the home inspection schedule was in the best interest of the sellers than… Read More

Real Estate Interview with Calgary Business Magazine

Calgary Business – Calgary Real Estate

Today marks 15 years as a Calgary Realtor®.

Calgary Realtor Crystal Tost

Wow today marks my 15 th anniversary as  a Calgary Realtor®. So I thought it would be fitting to share my story with you. When I started in real estate back in 1997 the market was quite busy, actually it was a good time to jump in. The average price of a home was about… Read More

Calgary Real Estate and Beer?

Calgary Real Estate and Beer?

Seriously Calgary Real Estate Sales and Beer? How can they go hand in hand? Recently a local Calgary Realtor® (who will remain anonymous for the purpose if this post) through their seller is offering a buyer an incentive of a $1000 of beer to the buyers when they buy their home. OK I support incentives,… Read More

Real Estate As an Investment Opportunity

Real Estate Investment

With the status of the current real estate market across the country, opportunity knocks for investors to take advantage of low prices and all time low interest rates. Having both in the corner of an investor sure makes it an attractive time to consider rental properties for holding until a later date. Millionaires are born… Read More

Choosing Your Real Estate Lawyer

Choosing Your Calgary Real Estate lawyer

Choosing your real estate lawyer is essential to a smooth closing. Once you have your purchase contract signed and have satisfied all the outstanding conditions in your offer whether buying or selling it is time to choose a real estate lawyer to finalize the contract. While you might know a lawyer (everyone seems to) that… Read More

Using Thermal Imaging in Home Inspections

Home inspections with Thermal Imaging

Ken from Homecrafters doing a Thermal Inspection If your buying a home or condo you should definitely be having your offer subject to the satisfaction of a home inspection done by a professional home inspection company, and in particular you should be looking at hiring a home inspection company that utilizes thermal imaging as part… Read More

Calgary Condo Bella Vista

Bella Vista

  If you have been watching the news lately you might have seen a Calgary Condo that has been featured but not in a positive light. Bella Vista was supposed to be a trendy condo project in Calgary’s inner core featuring about 60 units in total. The problem is water and lots of it so… Read More

How Are Windows Made for Calgary Homes?

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The other day I had the pleasure of visiting Lux Windows and doors to look at my windows and had a bit of a tour of their window production plant at the same time. This was a great treat to see just how streamlined they have become over the last two years. First off I… Read More