When searching for a new home, a lot of factors can come into play, including what neighbourhood amenities are available nearby. The community you choose to live in, can be as much of a buying feature as the home itself. We recently polled our followers online to see what neighbourhood features were most important to […]
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Buying a Home: Size, Location and Price
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or moving into your next place, there are three main factors to consider when you’re in the beginning stages of buying: size, location and price. To help you decide which home is right for you, try asking the following questions: Size How many bedrooms do you need? How many bathrooms […]
Should You Buy or Sell Your Home First?
In a perfect scenario, you’d be able to coordinate the closings on your current home and new home in one seamless day. However, in reality things rarely work out that way. The obvious fear in selling your home first, is that you’ll be homeless. But in reality, this is your best option. Consider the alternative: […]
Condo Amenities: Questions for Buyers
One of the most rewarding parts of being a condo owner can be the amenities that come with living within a condominium community. The amenities of a particular building could also be a huge factor in deciding to buy, not only for the added convenience of certain services, but having a lot of amenities affects […]
Calgary Property Assessments: What to Know
The City of Calgary mailed out annual property value assessments this week, and are reporting an increase of 3 per cent in residential property values. Some communities saw an even bigger jump, particularly in the northeast quadrant, communities saw up to 10 per cent increases. The City says this is likely due to an influx […]
Calgary’s Housing Market Ends 2012 on High Note
According to statistics released by CREB earlier this week, 2012 ended on a high note, with residential sales up 15 per cent from 2011. CREB says that the energy sector, in conjunction with migration and employment growth, has fueled the housing market and it’s finally starting to recover. The numbers: • Single-family benchmark price was […]
Three Great Real Estate Apps
Whether you’re in the market for a home, or just like to be well-informed on the real estate market, now you can get information right at your fingertips with great mobile apps. Here are the top 3 apps we suggest you check out (if you haven’t already). REALTOR.ca This is a free app offered by […]
Top 10 Condo Safety Tips
We recently posted an interesting article from the National Post that outlined some really great safety tips for condo owners and renters. It prompted us to do some research on the subject, and dig up some more great tips we found online (and add some of our own too).
Christmas Tree Fire Safety
Recently we polled our Twitter followers on what type of Christmas tree they prefer: real or fake? All of the respondents answered they without question preferred a real tree during the holidays. But while a natural tree looks beautiful in the home, a dry tree strung with brightly-lit heat sources can be a real fire hazard.
Calgary Traffic: How Bad Is It?
An article in the Calgary Herald earlier this week focused on the increased congestion on Calgary roads, and it prompted a discussion. The City’s goal is to have free-flowing traffic decrease northbound delay by 90 per cent. According to the article: “A city report forecasts 3.7 million daily car trips in 2019, compared with 2.8 […]
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