Taking the Stress out of Selling your Home

Well, since it’s impossible to completely eliminate the stress of selling your home, a better name for these tips might be “reducing the amount of stress involved in selling your home.” When it comes to selling your home, think like a Boy Scout – be prepared. Start to...

Tips for selling your Calgary home to Younger Buyers

The Calgary real estate market was scorching hot in 2013. All signs indicate that this trend will continue in 2014.  The ongoing real estate boom in Calgary and throughout Alberta is in part being fueled by migration to the region by job seekers from other parts of...

Securing Financing for a Home Purchase – the Mortgage Broker

Few people have the luxury of paying cash when they buy a home. Traditionally, most people went to their bank to apply for a mortgage. However, in the last 20 years or so, a burgeoning mortgage brokerage industry has developed, giving home buyers an alternative to...

What you can expect for Calgary Real Estate in 2014

The last ten years have been a pretty heady time for Calgary home and condo owners. Between 2003 and 2007, home prices in Calgary increased by an exhilarating 118%. Then, the market ground to a near halt during the recession of 2008. Thanks to a buoyant economy,...

How Urbanism will Change the face of Calgary

  Mixed use neighborhoods were once the norm in most North American cities. Homes and shops were side by side, and people walked to the store, parks, churches, schools, and the hockey rink. Then the Second World War came along and changed the face of North...