The Group at Re/Max First

The Group at Re/Max First We help buyers and sellers in the Calgary real estate market.

You don’t need a renovation to make your Calgary home show better. You need a weekend and a sharp eye.Buyers form an imp...
08/25/2026

You don’t need a renovation to make your Calgary home show better. You need a weekend and a sharp eye.

Buyers form an impression in seconds, and most of what shapes it is small, cheap, and completely within your control. These are the fixes that punch far above what they cost.

Swipe through, save it for before you list, and put the big-renovation money back in your pocket.

Every listing in Calgary calls its neighbourhood walkable. Most of them are stretching it.So here’s an honest ranking, b...
08/21/2026

Every listing in Calgary calls its neighbourhood walkable. Most of them are stretching it.

So here’s an honest ranking, based on what you can actually reach on foot, not what sounds good in a description.

Save this for your search and send it to someone arguing with you about where to live.

The fastest way to make house hunting miserable with your partner is to start touring homes before you’ve actually agree...
08/20/2026

The fastest way to make house hunting miserable with your partner is to start touring homes before you’ve actually agreed on what you’re looking for.

You think you’re aligned. Then you walk into a place, one of you lights up, the other goes quiet, and suddenly you’re negotiating with each other instead of the seller.

Have the conversation first. Non-negotiables, nice-to-haves, the number you’re both genuinely comfortable with, and what you’re each secretly afraid of.

Comment ALIGN and I’ll send you the five questions I have couples answer before we look at anything.

A strata or condo fee can feel like money disappearing every month. Understood properly, it’s one of the most important ...
08/19/2026

A strata or condo fee can feel like money disappearing every month. Understood properly, it’s one of the most important numbers in the whole purchase.

Two similar Calgary condos with very different fees can tell you a lot about how each building is run, and a low fee isn’t always the good news it looks like.

Swipe through for what the fee covers and what to check. Save this before you buy.

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The hardest question in moving isn’t which home to buy. It’s whether to sell yours first or buy the next one first.Sell ...
08/17/2026

The hardest question in moving isn’t which home to buy. It’s whether to sell yours first or buy the next one first.

Sell first and you might be scrambling for somewhere to land. Buy first and you might be carrying two places at once. Both have a real cost, and the right answer depends on your finances, your market, and your nerves, not on a rule of thumb.

Comment MOVE and let’s figure out the right order for your specific situation.

I talked a client out of a house last week. They loved it. I could have let them write the offer and nobody would have b...
08/16/2026

I talked a client out of a house last week. They loved it. I could have let them write the offer and nobody would have blinked.

the home fit the version of their life from three years ago, not the one they’re actually heading into. The commute, the stairs, the long-term plan. It didn’t line up, and they were moving fast enough not to notice.

So I said it out loud. We pressed pause. They were quiet for a minute, then relieved.

I don’t get paid to talk people out of homes. But I’d rather lose a sale than watch someone buy the wrong house. The right one is still out there, and we’ll find it.

That’s the job. Not closing deals. Helping people make decisions they’ll still feel good about in five years.

People treat their property assessment like it’s what their Calgary home is worth. It usually isn’t, and confusing the t...
08/14/2026

People treat their property assessment like it’s what their Calgary home is worth. It usually isn’t, and confusing the two costs people money.

An assessment is a mass-calculated figure for tax purposes, often based on a date months in the past. Market value is what a real buyer will actually pay today, in this market, for your specific home. They can be tens of thousands apart in either direction.

Comment VALUE and I’ll show you what your home is actually worth right now, not what the assessment says.

A home inspection report can look terrifying if you don’t know how to read it. Pages of findings, and most of them are c...
08/14/2026

A home inspection report can look terrifying if you don’t know how to read it. Pages of findings, and most of them are completely routine.

The skill is telling the difference between a normal note on an older Calgary home and a finding that should genuinely change your decision or your price.

Swipe through for how to read one. Save this for when you’re under contract.

The rules around real estate commissions have changed, and a lot of people are working off outdated assumptions about wh...
08/11/2026

The rules around real estate commissions have changed, and a lot of people are working off outdated assumptions about who pays what.

Whether you’re buying or selling, understanding how this works now puts you in a stronger position and saves you from surprises later.

Swipe through for the plain-language version. Save this before your next move.

Early on, I had a client who wanted to write an offer the same afternoon they saw the place. They were sure. I was new e...
08/09/2026

Early on, I had a client who wanted to write an offer the same afternoon they saw the place. They were sure. I was new enough to just say yes.

They backed out two weeks later, shaken, after the inspection found what the excitement had hidden. It cost them their deposit and a lot of stress, and it taught me something I’ve carried ever since.

My job isn’t to move fast. It’s to make sure you’re making the decision with your eyes open, not just your heart. Sometimes the most valuable thing I do is ask you to wait a day.

If you want someone who’ll tell you to slow down when it matters, that’s the kind of agent I try to be.

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