Calgary Real Estate Blog - AMANDA KU

Costs Associated with Selling a Home

Cost to sell your home in Canada. Is it worth to sell your home?

Owning a home can be costly. Before you sell, you may want to consider a few things.


Is your home show-home ready? You want to showcase your home in its best light to make sure it sells quickly. Before you list, here are some things to consider

Painting. Painting your home to a neutral colour will help to sell your home. Fix and patch any holes, scratches, dents.

Carpet Cleaning. It can help to take out any unwanted odours or stains.

Furnace Maintenance. It can show pride in ownership and can help to ensure that your furnace is working. Replace any filters can help to provide the new homeowner ease that the home was maintained regularly

Home repair. Which fixups are…

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What is a Backyard Suite?

1. What is a backyard suite? - Simply put, a backyard suite is a home in your backyard. It can be located above a garage or can have living space on the main floor. Typically, backyard suites are between 500-900 square feet. They offer homeowners a number of benefits including additional rental income, opportunities to downsize and age in community, multigenerational living, a new garage, and affordable rental accommodations in desirable neighbourhoods. They also help our city build in more efficient and sustainable patterns. 
2. Why come to the workshop and tour? - Going through the process of building a backyard suite can be confusing and complicated. Knowing and avoiding common pitfalls and challenges is critical to a successful project. Since…

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Costs Associated with Buying a Home

 Costs Associated with Buying a Home

If you’re considering to purchase your first house or your next house, it’s a good idea to plan ahead and consider all the costs associated with buying a home in Canada.

Your closing costs represent the things you will have to pay for out of your pocket, and the amount of money necessary to finalize the purchase of your new property.

The best time to work through the costs associated with closing your mortgage is before you even start looking for a place to buy. Closing costs should be part of the pre-approval conversation; they are just as important as saving for your down payment.

Here is a list of the things that will cost you money:

Real Estate Agent

As a buyer, it is in your best interest to…

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First Time Home Buyers Incentive Q&A Session

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We are hosting a FREE drop-in Q&A session to answer the questions about the new First Time Home Buyer Government Incentive on Thursday August 29th, 2019 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. The First-Time Home Buyer Incentive will be launching early Fall 2019. We can help you purchase your first home and provide clarity for how the program works and if the program is right for you and your situation! Join Mortgage Alliance Kim Nguyen (Mortgage Specialist) and Amanda Ku (Real Estate Agent) to learn how to buy a house (and apply for the First Time Home Buyer Incentive) in Calgary!

The borrower must meet minimum down payment requirements with…

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Recently Sold - Tuxedo Park - Calgary Inner City Infill

Just sold, Calgary Inner-City infill. With over 2400 ft2 developed space - located in the inner-city community of Tuxedo Park!  This modern home is inner-city living at its finest! A well thought out floor plan built by one of Calgary's premier architects, R. Hayashi. Entering this home you are welcomed by a stunning open concept main level living, dining and kitchen space. 10 feet ceilings and giant windows bring in lots of natural sunlight throughout the entire home. 

Gourmet kitchen featuring: custom cabinetry, quartz counters, Kitchen-Aid & Miele appliances w/ 5 burner gas cooktop & convection oven and Kohler faucet.

Upgrades throughout include: Marble/hardwood/granite/porcelain flooring, BioFuel fireplace, Grohe & Kohler fixtures, extensive…

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New Listing - 464 21 Avenue NE - Calgary Inner City Luxury Living.

This immaculate inner-city showhome with a separate legal carriage suite (Airbnb or long term rental) + 3 car garage is filled with natural light that highlights its luxurious finishings. European workmanship and quality design are palpable throughout this inner-city infill. This home was designed with every luxurious detail in mind. Host amazing events in your gourmet kitchen with glistening granite countertops, 2 high-end ovens, luxury appliances, wine bar, and a premium gas range. Enjoy unique designer finishings, a private courtyard, and large windows that provide you with green neighbourhood views. Relax in the comfort of your living room with a cozy gas fireplace to curl up next to. The spacious master bdrm is designed with its stunning 6-piece…

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CIR Real Estate Review - Summer 2019

It has been a few dynamic summer months as the real estate sales activity in July continued to out do recent years sales across the Province of Alberta.  Recent sales has been due to the improvements in the Calgary, Edmonton and Central Alberta markets. Economic changes in the province and the recent spring provincial election of Premier Jason Kenny. Jason Thomas Kenney PC MLA is a Canadian politician, currently serving as the 18th Premier of Alberta since 2019, and leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta since 2017.

For the fourth consecutive month, we have seen year over year inventory levels ease which has led to greater stability of pricing with a decrease of -1.95% to an average sale price of $391,461 in Alberta overall.

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Renovating with Purpose! Boost your Home & Resale Value - NEW EVENT

Join Us: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:30pm - 9:00pm Legacy Kitchens Showroom: 2980 Sunridge Way NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 7H9   For an informative event about Kitchen Renovations that Boost Your Home & Resale Value.   We hear from the media and the news that Calgary is currently in a buyer's market. If you are looking to sell your home in a buyer's market, you want your home to stand out so it can sell for top dollar and quicker!   Real Estate is one of the biggest purchases you may make in your lifetime, and we want to guide you through the PROCESS OF KITCHEN RENOVATIONS that you should invest your time and/or money to BOOST the value of your home and will…

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Belvedere, Calgary's Newest Community

The community of Belevedere is located in East Calgary, along 17th Avenue and 84th Street South East. It is on the edge of the city, East of Stoney Trail and West of the city of Chestermere 

The developers are working hard to make Belvedere a well thought out community with all of the amenities, green space, roads, lighting required to make Belvedere the right community for you and your family. Presently, they are still waiting for the final approval process with the developer and the city. We anticipate the initial construction to commence in the Fall of 2019. 

The biggest desires for living in the community of Belvedere in Calgary:

• Easy access to Downtown via 17th Avenue (International Avenue)/Stoney Trail

• …

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Charity Initiatives 2019 - IW Real Estate

In 2019, we at IW Calgary Real Estate have donated our time and our fees to a number of wonderful initiatives in and around the city of Calgary.

We are REALTORS® who Care!

Charities we've supported so far:

Gems for Gems Canada http://www.gemsforgems.com/

"Gems for Gems is a Calgary based registered charity with a mission to end the cycle of domestic abuse through empowering and educating survivors.

Donations and Contributions are used in support of our Gems for Gems Scholarship Program through which, survivors and their children will be given a new life.

It is our belief that education is the key to unlocking not only the ability to gain a career but also that enables the growth within each woman needed to take a…

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