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Notes on Calgary communities, older homes, market noise, and the decisions people are actually trying to make.

  • Maple Ridge and Willow Park: What You're Actually Trading For,Fraser Riglin

    Maple Ridge and Willow Park: What You're Actually Trading For

    Some neighbourhoods are hard to explain if you only look at square footage, finishes, and bedroom count. Maple Ridge and Willow Park are like that. On paper, a buyer might look at an older home in one of these areas and start doing the obvious comparison. For the same money, could you get something

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  • Renovated to Live In vs Renovated to Sell,Fraser Riglin

    Renovated to Live In vs Renovated to Sell

    Renovated to Live In vs Renovated to SellYou can feel the difference.Sometimes you can see it in the photos before you even walk through the door. A home that somebody renovated to live in almost always feels different than a home that was renovated strictly to sell.That doesn’t mean flips are bad a

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  • What I’d Watch Before Buying an Older Home in Canyon Meadows,Fraser Riglin

    What I’d Watch Before Buying an Older Home in Canyon Meadows

    Canyon Meadows is one of those South Calgary communities that makes sense to a lot of people pretty quickly. You get mature streets, older detached homes, bigger lots in many pockets, Fish Creek nearby, transit access, and a more settled feeling than you usually get in newer suburbs. For buyers who

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