Why Use A REALTOR®: When Buying or Selling a Home
Real estate transactions are one of the biggest financial investments most people encounter in their lifetime. Seeing the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be unwise to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®.
Whether buying or selling, you’re involved in a complex process requiring many professionals. One of these professionals is a REALTOR®, who’s responsible for making the transaction as efficient and as easy as possible for you. Your REALTOR® will ensure the transaction is completed competently and professionally. You can get advice from someone with an in-depth knowledge of the local housing market. And you can count on the help of a professional who has committed to serve you with...
After the wedding ends and the party is over, it is time to start thinking about a place to call home, your first martial home of all your own. While some newlyweds choose to rent, some prefer to own their new home together. Weddings can be so expensive , just ask any bride to be and she will te
ll you the budget is nearly always higher than anticipated leaving many newlyweds over extended and in marital debt after the wedding. With all that debt from the wedding , what options are there for the purchase of a home in terms of down payments...
When buying a house in Calgary, finding the right real estate agent to represent you is one of the keys to finding the right home to suit your needs. As you search through your options, it is helpful to understand the differences between a real estate broker and a real estate agent as well as how these professionals can help you through the buying process.
What is the Difference Between a Real Estate Agent and Real Estate Broker?
A real estate broker is a professional who is licensed to manage his or her own business. As independent sales people, they often sell real estate that is owned buy others. In addition to...
What to Expect When Buying your First Calgary Condo
Your journey in purchasing a condo for the first time can be both challenging and exciting. You have to be all prepped up for all types of soul-searching and decision-making. After all, this is one of the biggest investments of your life and you don’t want to end up making the wrong choice.
By now, you might have countless questions running through your mind. Here is some relevant information to point you in the right direction:
Know what you want....
As the make-up of today’s families change so does the way families live in our city and the type of real estate purchased in Calgary. Hence the rise of homes with duo or double master bedrooms. Lifestyle often dictates architectural style and that’s what we’re beginning to see in Calgary homes.
Why They’re Referred to as Master Bedrooms
Looking back through history, the largest and grandest chamber or bedroom in a home, was used by the owner or master of the estate. The French term was “chambre des maitres”. The term when applied to new home construction really came into its own in the 1920s, when houses in urban neighbourhoods began to feature one bedroom that was larger than the others in the home, with larger...
We love to tout storm water ponds as community features when selling homes in Calgary. Listed on feature sheets as community benefits, today’s storm water ponds are surrounded by graceful bull rushes and native grasses gently blowing in the breeze, attracting water fowl and reflecting with the red and orange hues of a setting sun.
This time of year as the ponds freeze over, seemingly presenting an opportunity for some old-fashioned 3 on 3 pond hockey, the community ponds can turn from treasure to tragedy real quick. Because even if we were to sustain temperatures of -20 for weeks at a time in Calgary,...
Your little piece of Calgary real estate could quietly be killing you.
The soil on the Canadian prairies has some of the highest concentrations of naturally occurring radon gas in the country. There’s no odour – no taste and no hissing sound as it seeps into your home. While scientists have been compiling data on the prevalence of radon in Calgary since the 1970s, there is still not enough data to truly give us the whole picture. But the preliminary findings are enough that every Calgary home owner should take action.
I watched some news stories this week about radon gas in the city and a new campaign called ...
How Important is Resale Value?
With the January 1 mortgage rules on the horizon, estimated to affect about 20% of home buyers, people are scrambling to understand what exactly they can afford. The fear – if you want to call it “fear” – is that people will be forced into a lower price range and will get less home than they want and perhaps, have to buy in different neighbourhood.
It’s important to keep one of the basic tenents of buying real estate in Calgary, and that is: is this home a sound investment with good resale value down the road. You want a property...
