The Edmonton Real Estate Blog

Kitchens and bathrooms are typically the two most important rooms in a home when determining value and salability. Last week I discussed the features worth upgrading in a kitchen, so this week we will have a look at bathrooms.
I’ve already touched on the importance of electrical outlets in the bathroom – a master bathroom should have “his and her” outlets [...]

Last week I discussed some of the often overlooked details when building or renovating a home: electrical and HVAC. This week I’m going to discuss one of the most important rooms in any home, the kitchen. A lot of time and effort typically goes into the design of a new kitchen, yet simple features are often missed.
Buyer’s expectations have gone [...]

When you’re building your “dream home” it is very easy to get caught up in upgrades and features that may only have value to your family. Often the last thing on your mind is selling the home – you’re building it to live in after all. It’s very frustrating for home owners when they find out the upgrades they paid [...]

As with many things in life, we often take our home insurance for granted. There are many ways you can invalidate your policy and get left hanging out to dry when an emergency arises. Here are three things you probably never thought of when it comes to home insurance:

Get your insurance before removing conditions
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…he won’t blow this house down! Recently I was showing properties to a young couple in the university area and we came across what I can only describe as a brick palace. I could see this home was not to my clients’ taste, but I was supremely intrigued. It’s not often that I blog about another agent’s listing; I see so [...]

Next up at the Economic Forecast Seminar was Guy St. Germain, Edmonton Region President of the Canadian Home Builders Association, talking about new home trends. He mentioned that in Edmonton, starting in Q4 home builders noticed large increases in traffic to their show homes, and by the end of the year unsold inventory was down to 2%. The are cautiously optimistic [...]