There is a lot of debate in Edmonton right now, about whether it is the right time to buy or not. The timing of a home purchase depends on many factors including your personal finances, goals and desires, as well as external factors such as affordability, the economy, financing availability and more. I can’t answer when the best time to [...]
Archive | January, 2008
Edmonton’s Unbelievably Bad Real Estate Photo Hall of Fame
We’re not the first to do it and we certainly won’t be the last, but we’ve put together a little montage of truly terrible photos found on MLS. Enjoy! If you really can’t get enough bad MLS photos check out this site – he posts a new one everyday! [...]
Google “Gorgeous Condo.” Seriously…. Do it!
Recently we listed a condo in South Terwillegar. I won’t say our clients were skeptical, but they were certainly looking for a different experience this time around from their last experience. Now, I’ve mentioned on the blog before that we do some different things that the majority of our competition just don’t, won’t or can’t do and this listing [...]
Sustainable Housing in Alberta
Living with an environmentalist is not the easiest thing for me. Some days I feel like I’m graded on my ability to distinguish what is recyclable and what’s not. So it’s a huge surprise to both of us that I’m writing this post. What’s always been missing besides common sense for me was a simple instruction manual. Well I [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets). For the past 7 days:# New listings: 570 (562)# Sales: 250 (170)Ratio: 44% (30%)# Price changes: 285 (235)# Expired Listings: 115 (136)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 36 (82)Net loss/gain in listings this week: 169 (174)Active listings for single family homes: 2725 (2584)Active [...]
How to Make Your New Home Walk Through a Success!
Ah the joy of a new property. After months of frustration or elation (depending on your experience) you receive a letter (depending on your builder 30 – 45 days prior to possession) announcing your possession walk through dates. More and more I am getting contacted by people with new properties (imagine that), and I am noticing a disturbing trend among [...]
Fed Slashes Rates
CNN: "The U.S. Federal Reserve dramatic 75-basis point cut in interest rates Tuesday intensified speculation that other central banks could soon follow in slashing the cost of credit…The Bank of Canada, which had already been easing interest rates, on Tuesday again cut its interest key rate by 25 basis points to 4.0%. It was unclear if the steps were concerted, [...]
Buying a Home South of the Border
Today we have a guest author – a Realtor from Phoenix, Arizona. He’s been helping a lot of Albertans buy property in Phoenix lately, and has found a lot of us have the same questions. He contacted us and asked if he could answer some of these frequently asked questions here on the blog and we thought it was a [...]
Weekly Update on the Edmonton Real Estate Market
Here is our weekly update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Last week’s numbers are in brackets). Forthe past 7 days:# New listings: 601 (562)# Sales: 228 (170)Ratio: 38% (30%)# Price changes: 242 (235)# Expired Listings: 151 (136)# Canceled, withdrawn and terminated listings: 53 (82)Net loss/gain in listings this week: 169 (174)Active listings for single family homes: 2625 (2584)Active listings [...]
A Guide to Buying Real Estate: Part 4, Deposits
The next article in our series on buying and selling real estate is Alberta deals with depositis. The following information is generic in nature, and will not apply in all cases. As we’ve said before this is a simple guide to buying and selling real estate, not an exhaustive one. If you have any questions regarding deposits, or purchase contracts [...]
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