Buying in Calgary's southwest?I live here too.
Real research, block-level homework, and someone who'll talk you out of the wrong home as readily as into the right one.
Someone who lives in your shortlist.
When you're looking at homes with me, you're getting someone who lives in your shortlist. I've walked the schools, the parks, and the back alleys. I know which streets are quieter on a Saturday morning and which ones back onto something you don't want to back onto. If a home or a neighbourhood isn't right for you, I'll say so before we waste an afternoon.
I work the inner and outer southwest for a reason. It's where my family is, and it's the part of Calgary I know street by street. If your search takes you somewhere else in Calgary, I work there too. The community guides here cover 64 neighbourhoods outside the southwest, with the same homework on sales, schools and commute.
Before you start touring.
Four reads worth a Saturday morning with a coffee.
The Alberta buyer's guide
Ten chapters on how home buying actually works in Alberta, from the AREA purchase contract and land title levies to what your REALTOR® should and shouldn't be doing for you.
Read the guideFirst-time buyer in Alberta
FHSA, RRSP Home Buyers' Plan, CMHC insurance tiers, and the stress test. A plain-English walkthrough of the programs and numbers a first-time buyer in Alberta needs to understand.
Start hereMortgage calculator
A Canadian mortgage calculator that gets the math right: semi-annual compounding, CMHC tiers, and the stress test rate. Built for planning, not pre-qualification.
Run the numbersShould you sell before you buy, or buy before you sell?
The honest answer for Calgary move-up families: both paths carry real risk, and the right one depends on your finances and your neighbourhood.
Read the postNot sure if now's the right time? Fifteen minutes usually clears that up.
Ask me about the market, your situation, or whether a move actually makes sense right now.