Getting Your Calgary Home Ready For Sale

When it’s time to sell your Calgary home, there are a lot of choices you have to make. Most will revolve around taking steps that will achieve three fundamental goals. 

1. Selling your home for the highest price possible

2. Selling your home as quickly as possible

3. Managing the process as painlessly as possible

Give us a call at 587-578-7653 for a free home evaluation or to obtain your free copy of our Visual Staging Guide! 

And while there are many ways you can achieve this real estate sale trifecta, one of the easiest and yet most important things you can do to sell quickly, painlessly and for the right price is to ensure that your home is staged and prepared correctly.. 

First impressions count for a lot, so when…

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How often you should clean things in your house!

We sat down with some of the top professional cleaning companies in Calgary and asked them for their best recommendations and timelines on what Calgary home owners should be doing daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and in between when it comes to cleaning their homes! 

Our Quick Guide To Cleaning Your Home in Calgary!

Everyday

No judgment here though if you're not making your bed or doing laundry daily! 

• Make Bed

• Clean Coffee Maker

• Clean Dirty Dishes 

• Wipe Down Benches

• Do Laundry

• Wipe Down Bathroom Surfaces

• Wipe Down Shower Walls

• Sanitize Bathroom Basin and Kitchen Sink

• Clean Toilet

Visit this page to read about our best tips for home owners in the…

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Should I Buy Calgary Real Estate During COVID-19?

The COVID-19 global pandemic has rocked markets all around the world, and the real estate market is no exception. For both home buyers and home sellers, questions abound. People wonder how the housing market will be affected by the virus, and for good reason. 

The last time the world witnessed a significant global recession was just ten years ago, where the median sales price of existing homes dropped by 25% across the board. The downturn lasted for years. 

Today, homeowners wonder if they should sell quickly before things get really bad. Conversely, potential home buyers wonder if the worst is yet to come, and if they should wait a few more months in the hopes that home prices will drop further. 

If you’re interested in homes for sale in…

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Calgary Infills

Infill Homes in Calgary: The Rising Trend You Need to Know About

Calgary's real estate market is always evolving, and one trend that has been gaining significant traction in recent years is the rise of infill homes. These are new homes built on vacant lots in already established neighborhoods, often replacing older properties or repurposing under utilized land. For homebuyers, investors, and even long time Calgarians, lots in infill communities in Calgary offer unique opportunities. What exactly are infill homes, and why are they such a big deal in Calgary?

What Are Infill Homes?

Infill homes are newly constructed residences built on vacant or redeveloped lots within existing communities. Unlike suburban developments that spread outward into…

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Top Tips for Finding the Best Realtor® in Calgary

With over 5,000 agents in the Greater Calgary market, our team shows you some ways to help locate the best real estate agent or team that Calgary has to offer! Read below to see our tips for finding and hiring the best realtor in Calgary.

Our guide on 

HOW TO FIND A TOP REALTOR® IN CALGARY

By the Real Estate Partners Team with Re/Max First | Your Top Calgary Real Estate Team 

When it comes to selling or buying a property in Calgary, you must ensure that you’re working with the best real estate agent Calgary has to offer! This can come in the form of a team or an individual agent, but is ultimately an agent who is not only experienced in your area, but one who is always looking out for your best interests and can be…

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Calgary Real Estate and COVID19

COVID19 AND CALGARY REAL ESTATE 

It's important for our team to provide communication not only to our clients, but consumers wondering how this virus effects and shapes the world as new measures and changes come through.  

Presently our team is working with buyers and sellers throughout the city, however, we have had clients postpone showings and viewings on homes for the interim until more clarity on the outlook of this pandemic is certain. 

Our team has taken the efforts and steps to help provide clarity online through social media to educate buyers and sellers of precautions for showings whether you're a buyer, seller, or buyers agent and have updated our showing instructions to reflect these new measures in hopes that responsibility within…

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Calgary Mortgage Rates March Update

This market is BONKERS.

A quick update on the newest bank of Canada mortgage rate DECREASE, the second drop we've seen recently.  

100%, this is the most crazy mortgage market that we've seen in our lifetime. Changes to the fixed rates, variable rates & bank rules coupled with the up coming changes to the stress test (that will take affect on April 6th, 2020) have created unprecedented volatility.  

It is imperative that any buyer clients, pre-approved for mortgages check in with their lending professionals about their mortgage pre approvals prior to writing an offer.  Rates, rules and times are a changing faster than we've ever seen.  

Clients that have mortgages committed at 2.80% or higher should absolutely consider breaking these mortgages and…

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Canyon Meadows REALTOR

REALTOR® Dusko Sremac 

If you live in Canyon Meadows there's a good chance you've seen the name Dusko Sremac leader of the Real Estate Partners Team with Re/Max First around the community, whether it's an open house, a for sale sign in front of one of our listings, or on one of the many bus benches seen throughout the community. Dusko is an experienced 

If you're not familiar with the community of Canyon Meadows, it's a community located in the heart of the southwest side in Calgary, whether you're in a car, or taking transit, this community is easy to commute from. You'll find the Canyon Meadows LRT station located within the neighborhood, this provides you with direct access to downtown, as well as SAIT and the University of Calgary. Nearby…

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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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