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

  • How Much Should You Offer on a House in Calgary?,Fraser Riglin

    How Much Should You Offer on a House in Calgary?

    How Much Should You Offer on a House in Calgary? People usually want a number here. Five thousand under asking? Full price? Two per cent over? If there are other offers, how high do you have to go? The honest answer is that list price doesn't tell us enough. Some homes are priced close to where the

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  • What Your Neighbour's Sale Doesn't Tell You About Pricing Your Calgary Home,Fraser Riglin

    What Your Neighbour's Sale Doesn't Tell You About Pricing Your Calgary Home

    Your neighbour sold for $900,000. Their house is pretty similar to yours. Same neighbourhood, similar size, maybe almost the same floor plan. Of course, that becomes the number you remember when you start thinking about selling. It matters, but it leaves out an important part of the story: what else

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  • 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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