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Tips if you plan to trade up your home in 2017

CREB released a blog post today, that outlined how luxury home sales rebounded in Calgary this past year, bucking the trend of previous. All signs are pointing towards this trend continuing into 2017 as well. If you’re looking at trading up your home for a bigger one, here’s some mistakes to avoid. Rose-colored glasses: Most of […]

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Safety tips for your Christmas tree

If you’re going for a real Christmas tree this holiday, you’ll want to ensure you take proper care of it, as holiday trees are one of the leading causes of home fires during this time of year. A dry tree strung with brightly-lit heat sources can be a real fire hazard. “Live Christmas trees are really […]

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RE/MAX 2017 Housing Outlook for Calgary

Last week, RE/MAX of Western Canada released their 2017 Housing Market Outlook, which assessed cross-canada real estate trends from 2016, and forecasted predictions for the coming year. As for Calgary, while 2016 didn’t necessarily wow, 2017 shows a bright light for not only housing but our economy as well. There were however, several wins for […]

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The Top Tips for Selling Your Home in Autumn

Many people look to list their homes this time of year so they can get moving over and done with before snow blankets the ground. It’s also the same reason many buyers come out looking this time of year too. If you want to your property to stand out among others, here’s some season-sensitive tips […]

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The Pros of Cons of Buying a Condo

Regardless the size of the property, purchasing real estate is a big investment, so you want to make the right choice. Condos are always a popular choice for many home buying sectors: first-time buyers, investors or empty-nesters. Condos in Calgary also generally tend to be consistent investments, regardless of ups and downs in the economy, […]

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As renovations rise, here’s how to handle your own

According to new figures released by ATB’s Economist earlier today, renovation spending in Alberta has increased quite significantly, most likely due to the economic climate. Statistics Canada says Alberta homeowners spent $1.56 billion on major projects in the second quarter of this year, expanding or improving properties. That’s up from $1.53 billion in the first […]

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Buy or sell first? Here’s an option

The big real estate question on everyone’s mind this week is “should you buy or sell a home first?”, it’s been making headlines all over the country thanks to the stark differences in housing markets across Canada right now. CTV News was just one media outlet posing this question this week. You see, if you buy before […]

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In a divorce, your home matters

Divorce is a tough situation which opens up many emotional and financial issues to be solved. One of the most important decisions is what to do about the house. Once you know how a divorce affects your home, your mortgage and taxes, critical decisions are easier. Neutral, third-party information can help you make logical, rather […]

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Best Neighbourhoods: Bridgeland

Recently, Avenue Magazine released their annual list of Calgary’s Best Neighbourhoods, a ranking of the top 50 communities as voted on by Calgarians. We decided to take a closer look at the communities in the top 10, and give you some insight on what to see and do there. In the number nine spot, is the […]

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Today is Miracle Treat Day

August 11, 2016 is Miracle Treat Day, which means just by eating ice cream, you can be supporting a cause that we support year-round–Children’s Miracle Network. For every Blizzard that is purchased from Dairy Queen today, $1 will be donated directly to Children’s Miracle Network. RE/MAX, and Len T. Wong & Associates, proudly supports CMN […]

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