Selling Your Calgary Real Estate
Considering listing your Calgary home?
You likely have a list of questions you are considering before selling your Calgary home. This section is filled with useful information and tips about selling in Calgary’s real estate market.
The single most important decision you will make is determining the right asking price for your property. When you price your home properly, you increase the chances that the offer you receive will be close to your asking price and possibly trigger competing offers, which may net you more for your home. So, how do you do that? You need to know your home's value in the current market. Contact us for your no obligation Free Market Evaluation and we can discuss how your home compares with others sold in your neighbourhood.
What can you expect from your agent? Look here for a list of the services we offer.
We have a number of selling tools for you to resource. Take a look at the list below:
Strategies To Use When Listing Your Home In The Winter
11 Tips For Getting a Home Ready to Sell
Selling your home - Understanding the Market
6 Tips Before Relisting Your Home
Do I Buy, Then Sell Or Sell, Then Buy?
What services to expect from Tony & Sheryl
Selling Your Home – Understanding the Market
The Real Estate Professionals Inc. family of consumer-sensitive agents is dedicated to helping people buy and sell homes, condos, farms and acreages in Calgary and the surrounding area.
There are five factors that will influence the sale of your property:
- Competing homes in the marketplace
- Price
- Your property condition
- Timing
- Marketing
The single most important decision you will make is determining the right asking price for your property. So, how do you do that? You need to know your home's value in the current market. Call us and we can conduct a comparative market analysis of the homes in your area.
What Is Your Home Worth?
If you are looking to sell your home in Calgary, fill out our Market Evaluation form and we will provide a no obligation, no strings attached, Comparative Market Analysis. We will tell you the fair market price for your home. We have 20 years of experience in pricing homes to sell. On average homes listed with Tony & Sheryl Thompson sell a price 2% higher than the competition!
Looking to maximize your home's value? Read our 11 Tips for Getting a Home Ready to Sell and look at our sample Home Staging photos for ideas on how to stage your home.
Do I Buy, Then Sell Or Sell, Then Buy?
It is almost always better to sell before you buy. Why? It eliminates the financial risk of having to pay two mortgages plus taxes, insurance, and utilities on a second home. Additionally, unless you qualify for interim financing, your lender may require that you sell your home before granting financing on your new home. If the buyer makes an attractive offer and wants to close quickly, it’s usually less expensive to arrange for temporary housing while you wait to move into your new home.
If you have questions about the best times to sell contact us. We work with our clients from beginning to end, on a timeline that works for you and your family.
How to Choose an Agent
Since you are reading this on our website we hope you consider Tony & Sheryl Thompson strong contenders to offer our services to you!
On average our listings sell 18 days FASTER than the average Calgary realtor and at a price 1.5% HIGHER than the competition!
Choose an agent who:
- Always has your interests top of mind
- Listens and doesn’t pressure you into making decisions before you are ready
- Works directly with you
- Makes you feel comfortable
- Returns calls promptly and answers all your questions, no matter how long your list
- Works at a pace that suits you, whether you are looking to move next month or next year
- Provides references (and yes, do check them)
Need verification that we can offer this to you? Check our Testimonials page.
What Services Can You Expect From Tony & Sheryl?
Our goal is to bring you the highest possible price for your home, under the most favorable terms, in the least amount of time, with minimum inconvenience.
We will:
- Listen to you. We want to know what has brought you to this point and to understand your expectations through the transaction
- Do a pre-sale walk-through providing suggestions on how to prepare your home for sale.
- Prepare a marketing plan that includes a schedule for listing, showing and advertising your property.
- Market your home on the MLS, online, on social media, through realtor.ca and at public open houses, as well as local community target marketing.
- Show your home to potential buyers.
- Schedule appointments for other agents to show your home to their prospective buyers.
- Personally work with you when an offer is presented, explaining the details of the offer, negotiating the purchase with the buyer agent and moving the paperwork through the transaction.
- Keep you informed throughout the entire real estate sale process.
- Assist with arrangements for relocation services, including the use of our moving truck.
ShowingTime Mobile App
Showings can often be inconvenient, especially if there is a lot of interest in your home. To make the process a little easier we arrange for our showings using the ShowingTime app. When an agent is done showing your home, you will receive a text telling you the coast is clear to return home. That may result in a few less ice creams out and longer evenings relaxing at home!
For advice on how to prepare your home for sale and what to do while your home is on the market, check our blog posts – 11 Tips For Getting a Home Ready to Sell and Do’s And Don’ts While Your Home Is On The Market.
How Are Commissions Paid?
As a seller, you pay for the listing agent's services as a percentage commission, as specified in your listing contract. The buyer's agent is paid out of that fee.
An agent works without pay until your home sells, at a price and terms acceptable to you. The commission is paid when the contract closes and the home transfers from you to the buyer.
Questions? We Can Help
If you have questions about the information we’ve provided here or anything else you may read about selling your home, we’re here to help! Contact Tony & Sheryl Thompson online or by phone at 403.874.4499.
SELLING YOUR HOME?
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THINKING OF BUYING?
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