Eight Winter Tips For Homeowners

Our latest blog prepares you for the cold winter months of Canada with...

8 Tips For Homeowners in the Winter!

From saving on energy bills to proper maintenance and winterizing tips, the Real Estate Partners with Re/Max First  (a top Calgary real estate brokerage and a top real estate team) that proudly serves Calgarians and the surrounding areas of Cochrane, Airdrie, Okotoks, Langdon and Chestermere.  

1.  Thermostat 

    Feeling the woes from last years winter bills? Your furnace running constantly to keep your home at a toasty... 24? 23? 22? 21? Either way, you're definitely relying on a thermostat to keep your house temperatures in check, but when you're not home, why are you heating the house up? As many of you know and probably…

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First time Home Buyer Tips

Top tips for Home Buyers (First Time) in Calgary 

If you’re not into reading articles, but the headline caught your attention, feel free to give us a call 587-578-7653 to get matched with a top REALTOR in Calgary who can provide free real estate advice and answer any questions you may have as a buyer, we have agents who specialize in assisting first time home buyers, investors, move ups, and much more.

If you’re a first time home buyer who’s looking for a few tips on the process of buying a home, we’ve put together 10 tips that you must read before you start the home buying process. 

1. Don’t settle with your bank for a mortgage.

   There are many options out there when it comes to your mortgage options, book an appointment with both your…

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Calgary Home Insurance Tips

 Home Insurance Tips For Calgarians

Much like real estate, many first time consumers are daunted by the complexities of insurance, sure it's easy to walk in, give some details, and obtain coverage that you believe to be adequate, but what about all that fine print on your contract? The coverage, the limitations, and the perils or losses that simply aren't covered are all details you should familiarize yourself with before selecting the right policy for you and your family. 

We've put together a quick little infographic to get you started, but highly recommend you give us a call at 587-578-7653 and ask our client care team to match you with our preferred insurance partners and other highly recommended insurance professionals that we utilize for…

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Find out what a home sold for in Calgary

Unlike other real estate markets in North America, in Calgary, real estate sold data is hard to come by, yet many of our buyers (and even us as real estate agents)  always are curious about what certain homes sell for, it's what we jokingly like to be dubbed as; nosey neighbours! When your neighbour down the street lists their home for sale, and you see the sold sticker hit the sign whether it's in one day or three months, we often wonder what it sold for! It’s easy to find out what a home was listed at while it's still live on the market, you simply pull up our real estate search section on the site, type in the address, or MLS# and you’ll find the listing, along with all the property details, and the list price in one convenient…

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Buyer beware: Getting into the designated school for yours kids isn't a guarantee!

Buyer beware: Getting into the designated school for yours kids isn't a guarantee!

Many of our clients shop newer communities on the reputation of the school system in the neighbourhood, every parent wants the best for their kids and a guiding light for many buyers is the promise of a good neighbourhood, with ag great sense of community, backed by a great school system so your family can grow into your new home. 

Looking for homes for sale near Schools in Calgary? Check out our Calgary Real Estate School directory page where we sort homes for sale by proximity to schools you 

Your Designated Calgary School Isn't Guaranteed

Unfortunately, many buyers presume that the designated school will be the ones that their students attend and that’s…

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12 Questions You Need To Ask Before Hiring A Home Stager

When you're in the market to sell your home in Calgary, depending on your property and it's state, one of the best services and decisions you can make is to hire a professional stager. Recent studies have indicated that some of the biggest factors to getting your home sold and upping its desirability fall heavily under two categories, how clean it is, and how well it's staged. Today we're going to deep dive into 12 questions that you need to ask any home staging company before you hire them! 

Public Service Announcement - Ask your local and favorite real estate team as well who they might recommend, a reputable real estate team will be able to quickly provide you with a list of home staging companies that can achieve the results you expect and…

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10 Things You Probably Wish You Knew Before Buying Your First Home In Calgary

Often our first time home buyers have one thing in mind, and that's hitting as many checks on their list of what they need and want in their dream home, the home they've been thinking about for the past few years. But before you find your perfect home, fall in love, and make it your own, read our list of 10 things you probably should know when buying your first home in Calgary.

#1: *THIS MAY SOUND HARSH* But For The Most Part, There Are
No Perfect Dream Homes, Your List Will Probably Evolve Throughout The Process

Sure if you build a custom home and see the development from front to end, you can quite easily hit your list of desires depending on your budget, but even our clients who have built homes have said "We love it, but we'd definitely add…

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Real Estate Agents BIGGEST Fears

Realtors® Top 5 Biggest Fears 

It's superhero, alien, ghosts, and vampire season with Halloween just days away!! Everyone has fears and real estate agents are no exception, we've compiled a list of the top five biggest fears that real estate agents have! 

It wouldn't be a real estate partners blog without some sort of visual aid, we've put together a quick Halloween real estate agents biggest fears top 5 video. Make sure you keep reading below for a full explanation of what these top five biggest fears are, and why agents have them.

An empty open house!

Picture this, it's the second week of January, new year, new refreshed you, you're ready to take on the real estate world, and you book an open house, sure the sun basically sets at 5…

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Beakerhead 2019

The ART of mixing science and engineering, that's really what the Beakerhead event is all about, and if you haven't experienced it, we're going to suggest you make an effort to this year! Beakerhead is a 5 day festival that explodes into the streets of Calgary every September, a collection of 'installations' workshops and different programs that teach lessons on different topics throughout Calgary! 

Beakerhead Installations

In the past we've seen everything from a giant fire breathing dragon, to a building that had large tentacles that were coming out of it, last year we had an older home near the Saddledome that was outfitted with hundreds of balloons on it, mirroring the Disney and Pixar classic UP! You'll also find other cool things like…

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Calgary Desktop Wallpapers

April 2021 Update - New Retro Desktop Wallpapers

If you love REPPING your CITY like we do, you're in luck! We've just dropped our first edition of the REPYYC.com Calgary Wallpapers! 

Calgary Desktop Backgrounds

First things first, a classic scene that many are familiar with, especially if you've lived in western Canada for even one week during the summer, taken just outside of Calgary, once done editing, the team voted that we should definitely look at setting this up in a field for next summer, any local farmers in and around Calgary want to take us up on this? Word on the rural streets is that folks are getting pretty tired of the semi-truck side ads, and the masses are asking for change, this is our solution to making your…

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