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What is an “Appraisal” in Real Estate? An appraisal is the value of a property determined by a professional appraiser. This person will make an impartial estimate or opinion of value based off relevant features, location and ...

5 Tips to Help You Navigate a Showhome Effectively Are you thinking about buying a new home sometime soon? If so, visiting showhomes is a great way to introduce yourself to the product a builder has to offer while also discoverin...

U.S. News & Reports: Canada #1 for Quality of Life! Alongside placing 2nd on the U.S. News and World Reports list of Best Countries in the World, Canada was also named the number one country in the sub-ranking for Quality o...

What is a Chinook? Everything You Need to Know A Chinook is a warm and dry wind originating from the Pacific Ocean which blows eastward over the Rockies, then cools on the mountainous slopes and warms significantly as it blows ...

Calgary Real Estate Market Update January 2018 - Housing market trends all too familiar – The Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB®) predicted that January 2018 sales activity would be relatively close to those recorded in Jan...

Gagana Ramen Calgary Japanese Restaurant Review With colder weather always comes a craving from time-to-time for a good bowl of hot soup. If you’re a huge pho and ramen lover like I am, then you probably also like to try ne...

Don't Do These Things When Selling Your Home! Has the time come for you to sell your home in Calgary? If so, you’ll want to make sure everything goes as smooth as possible for a variety of reasons, one of the most important one...

Who Was Guy Weadick? A City Kid Turned Cowboy... Who created the Calgary Stampede? Did a bunch of cowboys way back when get together one day and decide to create what would become one of the greatest and most visited outdoor ...

Luxury Home Sales Up 11 Percent Year-Over-Year! Not everyone was certain as to what would happen to Calgary’s million dollar housing market in 2017. The residential sector experienced many ups and downs throughout the year, but...

Interprovincial Migration, Indicative of Recovery? Perhaps one of the most convincing indicators the economy is on the upswing is that net interprovincial migration to Alberta is now once again in the green! Also see Alberta: Can...