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Getting your home ready to sell

February 20th, 2013
March, April and May are months that we see the number of homes for sale in the city swell. Equally it is a time when the Calgary Real Estate Market has the most number of sales. It is a great time to list your house as we are on now on the cusp of the spring market. 
I wanted to create a post that expresses some of the regular basic advise I offer to people as preparatory steps to get your ...

Video Marketing

February 1st, 2013
It would be no surprise to anybody that I am a huge advocate of video marketing. In fact it has clearly become something that I obsess over. Video marketing is by no means the end all and be all of selling Real Estate, it has simply become what I like to call the icing on the cup cake. 

Having recently read the book "Good to Great" by Jim Collins, one of the themes that jumped out was that g ...

Hillhurst History - Howard Moore

January 6th, 2013


I have the pleasure of knowing and meeting many long term residence in the communities that we tend to specialize in. It is always a delight to me to learn some of the history of the area. Inspired by some of the recent redevelopment, I decided to sit down with community neighbour Howard Moore to gain some perspective on the evolution of the area. From purchasing the lot for $350, getting dr ...

Home staging; showing your best!

October 25th, 2011

In todays Real Estate market it is essential to stand out as much as possible. We are always very eager to help our clients have the very best presentation of a property. We approach our opinions of home staging specifically to the property and the goals of the client and staging is not always our first choice. In this video we see how a home that shows great can show even better when infused ...

Showings and Client Care

October 12th, 2011


We are always looking for ways to improve the advantages that we extend to our clients. I have shared often the challenges we have in obtaining FEEDBACK from showings. Yet that will not stop us from pursuing new ways to achieve our goals and serve our clients better. We have recently adopted a new software that will help provide ease of access for our clients and assist us in acquiring the ...

Awesome Autumn

October 8th, 2011
Change seems to be the essence of autumn. 

As we enjoy the transformation of the colours of leaves we are reminded of the cycles of seasons. We are pleased to assist people through times of transition as it relates to Real Estate. 

This year we have been excited to see many new evolutions in our business. We are enthusiastic that maintaining the practices that have created our success in co ...

Podcast

October 3rd, 2011


I feel very strongly that one of the most important things that we do as a Real Estate team is create a platform and use a megaphone to broadcast a message. For our sellers it is trusting that the home that is being listed is given a great representation and that the representation is easy to find. For buyers it is seeking relevant information from active professionals in the industry. 

Yes ...

Briar Hill Kindergarten

September 27th, 2011
Briar Hill Kindergarten

Supporting community is an important part of what we do. Briar Hill is the neighborhood that I have grown up in and it in this community that we have decided to raise our own families. 

On Saturday, October 1, 2011 Briar Hill is celebrating 55 years of operating a Community Kindergarten in our neighbourhood at the HHBH Gym. There is an afternoon party from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. for the childre ...

Mini Websites

September 26th, 2011

When people are interested in getting information about the homes that we have for sale, we are eager to provide the details that they desire.

We are unrolling new mini websites for select listings. This allows us the opportunity to advertise a web address that is specific to the homes that we have for sale. This saves consumers the hassle of naviagting through the web to connect with the i ...

Open Houses

September 7th, 2011
We are hosting Open House at two amazing inner city mansions Thursday September 8 6-8pm at 2007 Briar Crescent NW and at 1840 Westmount Blvd NW same time and day. We will have an offering of wine and cheese, this is a rare chance to visit a couple of Calgary's premier properties. Click here for complete details!
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