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Spring is almost here, and with it comes one of Edmonton’s busiest real estate seasons. If you’ve been thinking about listing your home now that the weather has taken a turn for the better, here are eight spring-selling advantages to consider: 

1. A Classic Sellers’ Market

Historically, Spring is the most active time of year for the Edmonton market. With the winter thaw comes an influx of buyers eager to find their dream home. As a result, warm weather conditions often spur a seller’s market – when there are more home buyers than there is inventory available – and the perfect time to get the most money for your home.  

2. Your Home Will Look Its Best

Home buyers aren’t the only ones eager to make their presence known during the…

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Where do buyers form the most lasting impression of a home for sale that they visit? On the main floor!

When buyers view a property, they often spend a lot of time on the main floor, thinking and imagining. They visualize cooking in the kitchen, having family dinners in the dining room, and entertaining guests in the living room. They even mentally calculate how their furniture will fit!

So, making the main floor look great to buyers is crucial when selling your property. How do you do that?

An effective technique is to walk your main floor the way a buyer would. Start at your front entrance. Stand there for a moment and look around. Get a sense of the impression a buyer is likely to get from that perspective.

Next, walk to the kitchen…

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City of Calgary, March 1, 2021 –

With gains in every price range, residential sales activity in February totalled 1,836.

This reflects the best February since 2014.

“Despite continued COVID-19 restrictions, housing activity continues to improve. Much of the strong sales activity is expected to be driven by exceptionally low mortgage rates,” said CREB® chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie.

“Confidence is also likely improving as vaccine rollouts are underway. Additionally, some of the worst fears concerning the energy sector are easing with recent gains in energy prices.”

New listings also improved in February, but the gap between new listings and sales narrowed. This is causing the sales-to-new-listings ratio to rise to 65 per cent, keeping the…

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Staging is all about dressing up your home so that it looks its best to buyers.
This can involve anything from rearranging furniture and doing some home
improvements, to painting and redecorating, to even replacing existing
furnishings and other items. The goal is to make key rooms look worthy of a
magazine cover!
But is it worth the effort? Can’t you just clean and tidy and, perhaps, do a little
painting?
Sometimes you can — especially if your home is in high demand and likely to
get multiple offers.
However, in most cases, staging can help sell your property faster and for a
higher price.
In fact, studies done by the home staging industry consistently reveal that
staged homes sell for an average of 5-23% above list price. (That varies, of
course, depending on…

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