Are Your Kids Money Saavy?
Posted on Oct 08, 2013
Teaching your kids about money is like any other social behaviour -- it requires consistent lesson planning and frequent reminders. Here are some great tips to help your kids about financial responsibility:
1. Make them pay for their own stuff. This seems pretty straight forward - but it's an important one. It starts with getting them to open their...
1. Make them pay for their own stuff. This seems pretty straight forward - but it's an important one. It starts with getting them to open their...
Calgary Weekly Real Estate Market Stats:
Posted on Jul 23, 2013
4860 homes for sale in Calgary
581 home sold last week
2403 homes sold in the last 30 days
2.16 months worth of inventory (Absorption Rate)
46% of homes statistically to sell in the next 30 days
Average List Price: 446,583
Average Sale Price: 435,903
Average Days on Market: 40
Average List to Sale price ratio: 98%
Market conditions: Sellers
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Preparing your home - a staging checklist
Posted on Jun 06, 2012
Let's face it; there are a lot of homes out there that are not staged. Does this hurt the seller when trying to sell? Absolutely! Staged homes sell faster and for a higher price. That does not mean that you have to hire professionals and spend a lot of money. Hiring a staging company may be worth it to some sellers, but you can also do it yourself...
Sales activity on the rise throughout the Calgary region!
Posted on Mar 01, 2012
Improved activity in the last week of the month boosted city sales
Calgary, March 1, 2012 – Sales activity improved across all residential sectors this month compared to a year ago, according to CREB® data released today. Calgary and area sales growth pushed February total residential activity up by 11.6 per cent compared February 2011, mainly due t...
Calgary, March 1, 2012 – Sales activity improved across all residential sectors this month compared to a year ago, according to CREB® data released today. Calgary and area sales growth pushed February total residential activity up by 11.6 per cent compared February 2011, mainly due t...
What?!? More money down for a deposit? No more 30 year terms?
Posted on Feb 29, 2012
CRAZY!
First time home buyers, if you are thinking about buying a home in Calgary Alberta, you may want to pick up the pace. I just got word that amount down may be changing from 5% to 10% (currently there are still some cash back / Zero downs available – but they may be going as well), and the 30 year terms may be gone too. They are talking about g...
First time home buyers, if you are thinking about buying a home in Calgary Alberta, you may want to pick up the pace. I just got word that amount down may be changing from 5% to 10% (currently there are still some cash back / Zero downs available – but they may be going as well), and the 30 year terms may be gone too. They are talking about g...
Fixed rates starting to climb from the 60 year lows!
Posted on Feb 14, 2012
Hi Everyone!
This just came in and I am thinking that it could GREATLY affect some of you. If you are getting close to renewing your current mortgage, or perhaps you are thinking about buying, you may want to read this email! Feel free to contact Dave if you have any questions or concerns.
Hi Tania ,
I thought I would say a quick hello and I like to...
This just came in and I am thinking that it could GREATLY affect some of you. If you are getting close to renewing your current mortgage, or perhaps you are thinking about buying, you may want to read this email! Feel free to contact Dave if you have any questions or concerns.
Hi Tania ,
I thought I would say a quick hello and I like to...