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Have The Contract That Works For You With Seller's Conditions

By Tom Albrecht
Nov 11, 2022

Seller’s Conditions: What Are They? And Why I Love Negotiating Them Imagine you want to buy a house, but you’re terrified of selling your place first and then becoming homeless (because you haven’t found your dream home yet). Bad situation, right? Wrong. “Seller’s condition” for the win! Have you heard of a seller’s condition?

How To Tip The Scales With A Winning Cover Letter

By Tom Albrecht
Nov 11, 2022

Winning Negotiations as a Calgary Home Buyer: The Cover Letter This blog is the first in a series of articles I’m writing that together, give a comprehensive set of tools to winning real estate negotiations as a buyer. We’ve had all sorts of markets in Calgary of late (buyers, sellers balanced), and

Calgary Real Estate Market Update- Nov 2022

By Tom Albrecht
Nov 08, 2022

Market Update For Calgary Real Estate Comparing this month's market update to last month's we notice very few differences, but they are there. We still exist in a low-inventory world, for all property types up to $800,000. The rate of new listings is relatively slow, and sales remain strong, despite rising

Are Multiple Offers on Your a Home a Good Thing? Not Always

By Breanna Albrecht
Oct 18, 2022

The Stress of Getting More Than One Offer Multiple offers sound fun, right? Normally getting more than one offer on your home is very exciting because, as I tell my clients, it is the best chance of selling your home for as much money as possible. And it's true - most sellers

Calgary Real Estate Market Update - October 2022

By Tom Albrecht
Oct 17, 2022

Calgary Area Real Estate in October In total, the Calgary & Area market has 2.5 months of inventory, which puts it in seller's market territory, though sentiment has continued to turn negative in the last month. Sales were down 12% versus last September 2022. We know 2022 was a very busy year,

Global TV Calgary asks Tom Albrecht about the Housing Market

By Tom Albrecht
Jun 02, 2022

Tom shared his summary view on the Alberta housing market. Asked if interest rates would impact the market, he said "taken alone, yes, but we also have extremely high oil prices generating economic activity and driving interprovincial migration." Watch the Global TV Calgary piece here:   And here's the article if you're

Calgary Real Estate Market Right Now: "BUY, SELL or HOLD?"

By Tom Albrecht
Apr 09, 2022

Calgary & Area Market Analysis

By Tom Albrecht
Jan 08, 2022

Calgary and the surrounding bedroom communities have all but run out of listings, particularly for detached homes. We now have lower inventory than the same day in 2005. An anecdotal story: Yesterday I went with a client to a showing and the listing agent told me that they had 70 showings

Fort McMurray Real Estate Enters A Seller's Market

By Tom Albrecht
Mar 03, 2021

Fort McMurray Real Estate Enters A Seller's Market   Seller's Market Since this Christmas, the Fort McMurray housing market as a whole has moved from a balanced position to displaying seller's market conditions. By our calculations, the new listings to sales ratio in February was 1.5:1 (with under 2:1 indicating a seller's market), and

Estate Sales - How To Sell Your Loved One’s Home

By The A-Team
Jul 21, 2020

Have you recently lost a loved one and found that you will be responsible for selling their property in Fort McMurray?  Or has a loved one just moved into assisted living or palliative care? Either, way, are you unsure where to start? It can be a daunting process. This article contains all the

A Floaters Guide to Floating the Clearwater River in Fort McMurray

By The A-Team
Jul 14, 2020

Let's Get Right to it!   Ok, now this is getting me really excited for our beautiful summers!   Have you ever floated down the river in Fort McMurray? Would you like to know where to go and what to bring? Then read on, and enjoy!   I moved to Fort McMurray in 2013 and it

Home Buying in Fort McMurray: A First-Time Buyer's Story

By Amna Nadeem
Jul 09, 2020

What The Heck?   Are you thinking of buying your first home? Are you scared? Trust me, so was I.  My name is Amna Nadeem and I recently bought a home with The A-Team Fort McMurray. Anyhow, I have been getting into blogging recently, and I just bought my first home. It didn’t

HOW 9ROUND CHANGED MY LIFE: KICKBOXING IN FORT MCMURRAY

By Amna Nadeem
Jun 30, 2020

Kickboxing in Fort McMurray    Do you have a lot of pent-up anger?  Do you just need a break?  New year, new you?    Well, keep on reading….. Round 1: What Is 9Round? 9Round is a kickboxing fitness centre that provides a full-body workout in just 30 minutes. Our local 9Round here in Fort McMurray is a franchise,

A Newbie And a Pro Go Bowling in Fort McMurray

By Sheron Meghjani
Apr 13, 2020

Get The Scoop!   Who Are We? My name is Amna, and this wonderful blog that you are about to read is about a shared experience with my best friend/the other A-Team Admin, Sheron. We went bowling for the first time together and it was quite amusing... One of us is a newbie, and

Stonecreek Living: Captivating Fort McMurray Luxury Home

By Amna Nadeem
Mar 03, 2020

Inside The Upscale 206 Prospect Drive   206 Prospect Drive is an “A-Team Prestige” listing located in Stonecreek, Fort McMurray, AB Canada. This is a truly exceptional home. To learn more about why listing your luxury home with The A-Team Prestige is so special, click here!   Join us for a tour... Explore The Breathtaking, Chef-Inspired

How To Find Foreclosures in Fort McMurray (Without Signing Up)

By Tom Albrecht
Feb 28, 2020

This blog tells you exactly how to find foreclosures on our site, without signing in.  But first... Why Foreclosures?   A couple of years ago, we noticed people asking for the “foreclosure list”. We figure that it’s because people associate distressed listings with “deals”. It’s true that many of the better-priced listings out there are

What’s Near Keyano College?

By Amna Nadeem
Feb 19, 2020

Keyano College        [caption id="attachment_35594" align="aligncenter" width="985"] Google[/caption]   Keyano College is a post-secondary institution located in Fort McMurray. I attended Keyano College for 2 years so I know it inside and out.  You may be a Keyano student (or planning to attend), and you might be wondering what there is to do in the neighborhood

Best 50 Date Ideas In Fort McMurray

By Sheron Meghjani
Feb 13, 2020

WELCOME TO THE MOST ROMANTIC CITY IN CANADA   You may have heard that Fort McMurray was once again rated by Amazon.ca as the most romantic city in Canada; it turns out that Fort McMurrians spend heavily on "romantic gifts/items" online.  Before gifts come dates, so there must be some serious dating going

Fort McMurray Housing Market: January 2020 Update

By Tom Albrecht
Feb 08, 2020

*Since this VLOG was posted, we've written a long-form blog. Check it out for more detailed information on this topic!* A-Team leader Tom Albrecht takes a look at the market after the first month of 2020, and gives us a bit of an insight on inventory and market shift. TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS: Hey there! It's

3 Reasons To Live In Thickwood

By Tom Albrecht
Feb 05, 2020

I’m home. Though I grew up far far away. I live in Thickwood and I’m not going anywhere. For me, what separates this part of town from others, is that I feel relaxed here.  By the way, at our community pages, you can read blogs about things to do, home listings, more