CALGARY DREAM HOMES REAL ESTATE BLOG

  Our Market Consultation Finds Your True Calgary Home price - in Today's market.    Statistics show that   the best opportunity you have is to sell your home within the first few weeks  of putting it on the market. This can be good news, or bad, depending on your motivation. Some homes sell right away, while others sit on the market for months without a single offer. To  maximize your selling opportunity, it is important that your home be priced right . What is the right price? Many factors will determine your home's best asking price. The current real estate market will have a lot to do with it.  Using  20+ years experience in the Calgary Real Estate market, we can help you determine the right price range that your home sits in. We arrive at this price range through location, condition, the recent sold data, active comparable competition, and any upgrades or special features that set it apart from the competition. Some sellers insist, “lets give it a go at this price and

  10 Advantages Of Living On An Alberta Acreage    1.     Lots of Space. 2.     Looking out your windows and not seeing your neighbors 3.     You can be as loud as you. 4.     Less Traffic Noise ! 5.     Listen to the quietness 6.     You don’t have to shovel sidewalk snow. 7.     Lots of parking if you have more than one car 8.     Feeling like you own a big piece of Canada 9.     Clear open big skies 10. Did we mention Space!! Take a good look at all Acreages / Rural homes in Calgary & Area.  

 What Buyers Look For Ok, so we are about to list your home and you think you have it right. We have given you our advice and some complimentary staging options, then you start to second guess what the potential buyers will like or dislike!. But this is where you have to relax because part of our service is to take away anxiety, and selling your home should not be stressful. So usually they are ok with the price range or they would not see the value in your home and their realtor would not be showing it to them. Remember first impressions, the home has to have good curb appeal, grass cut and weed wacked, front door and entrance washed down and sparkling clean. If they have a negative at the front door such as lack of TLC it will follow them through the home and everything they look at. Blinds up for showings, remember it’s show time! Light and space is what most buyers like and you already de-cluttered didn’t you? Tick the Boxes: They begin the walk-through and hopefully start to tick

  TALK TO A MORTGAGE BROKER Many first- time buyers don't take their time to get pre-Qualified. And most don't shop around for the best mortgage. it's important to ask lots of questions and make sure you fully understand the home loan process from your lender. In today's market with a lot of competing offers - you need to have all your ducks in a row. BE READY TO MOVE. This is especially true in markets with a low inventory of homes for sale. It’s very common for home buyers to miss out on the first home they make an offer on, because they are not ready or don't act quickly enough. By the time they decide to go for it - someone else has an accepted offer on it! FIND AN EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL With 20+ years experience we are able to understand your goals and move you through the buying process professionally with total communication - this is not our first rodeo!  MAKE A FAIR BUT GOOD OFFER. Remember that your offer is very unlikely to be the only one