The Calgary Real Estate Podcast

Barb and Kim sit down with good friend and Interior Designer, Kristen Soroka, to discuss the current trends that we are seeing in todays housing market from an interior design perspective. Kristen is a Designer at Country Living Furnishings & Designs in Calgary. Furniture, design and style play a huge roll in ensuring ones house is ready to be listed, and a well styled house makes a big difference in attracting potential buyers to the home. 

This episode starts out with a quick recap of Calgary's real estate market before turning the conversation to design where it includes the following topics: 

• Current design trends 
• Do's and don'ts in interior design 
• Where to put your money from a furniture buying perspective 
• The difference between interior design and staging 
• And much more! 

We encourage our listeners to visit Country Living Furniture and to say that you heard about them from our podcast episode! 

Part two of our condo series focuses on the condominium document review process. Barb and Kim are joined by Condominium Document Expert, Nina Bhasin. Nina is the Owner of the Condominium Document Inspection Centre which provides professional condominium document review services to buyers and realtors to help them make informed, intelligent decisions when buying a condominium property. This episode includes the following topics: 

• Condo fees, and why we pay them 
• Reserve funds
• Special assessments
• Condo insurance 
• and more! 

If you are looking at purchasing, or currently own a condominium unit, this is a great episode to better understand your condominium corporation, documents, and the importance of a reserve fund.

Thinking of buying or selling property in Calgary?
Follow the link below to learn more about our team and get in touch!
https://sothebysrealty.ca/en/richardson-group/

Calgary's Condo Market, Part One, brought to you by Graywood Developments! 

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This episode includes the following topics: 

• An overview of Calgary's condo market 
• Investment opportunities in Calgary from a rental perspective 
• The difference between bare land versus conventional condominiums
• The difference between buying a new build versus a resale unit 
• Condo fees and what is included 
• Best investment opportunities right now
• and much more! 

Thinking of buying or selling property in Calgary?
Follow the link below to learn more about our team and get in touch!
https://sothebysrealty.ca/en/richardson-group/

Barb and Kim sit now with Mayoral Candidate, and Ward 3 City Councillor, Jyoti Gondek for a conversation about Calgary! This episode includes the following topics: 

• Jyoti's journey to announcing her candidacy for Mayor in our City 
• How every citizen of our City is an investor in our City 
• How 40 percent of our property taxes that we pay to the City are then transferred to the province 
• The Greater Downtown Plan, and what our downtown needs 
• Transit, the Green Line
• And much more! 

Thinking of buying or selling property in Calgary?
Follow the link below to learn more about our team and get in touch!
https://sothebysrealty.ca/en/richardson-group/

In this episode, Barb and Kim sit down with Tina Cameron and Darryl Downs from Statesman to discuss seniors housing and assisted living options that are out there for you or your loved ones. 

This episode includes: 

• Where to begin in your search for seniors housing and assisted living. 
• Resources available. 
• The difference between the public and private housing models for senior housing 
• Amenities offered. 
• Aging in place. 
• Renting versus ownership. 
• & much more! 

Kim and Barb sit down to talk about what is currently happening in Calgary right now! The discussion includes a range of topics including: 

• Economic development in our city and the range of companies showing interest in Calgary from agribusiness, technology, film and more 
• 2,000 job opportunities in tech 
• The hot real estate market 
• Opportunities in apartment condominiums in the inner city 
• Downtown vibrancy 
• Seven year cycle in real estate in our city 
• The dog boom
• And much more! 

This is an episode you won't want to miss!

Thinking of buying or selling property in Calgary?
Follow the link below to learn more about our team and get in touch!
https://sothebysrealty.ca/en/richardson-group/

Kim and Barb sit down (virtually) with Jaydan Tait, CEO and President of Attainable Homes Calgary. 

The conversation includes the following topics: 

• Affordable home ownership in Calgary 
• Land development and planning 
• The missing middle of spacious yet affordable housing options in the inner city 
• Urban sprawl 
• What makes Calgary unique from a development perspective 

& much more! 

Today's episode features a conversation not just on Calgary's real estate market, but Canada's market as a whole! Kim and Barb sit down (virtually) with Canadian Real Estate Mogul, CEO of Royal Lepage Canada and Brookfield Real Estate Services Inc., Phil Soper. Phil is a recognized leader in the real estate industry, not only nationally but globally as well. 

The conversation includes the following topics: 

• Is there a real estate boom happening across Canada? 
• Why is a boom occurring across Canada? 
• Is Calgary the best city in Canada to invest in real estate? 

And more! 

#canadianrealestate #yyc #calgaryrealestate 

Kim and Barb are joined by Kim's friends and former colleagues, Andie Daggett and Jackson Cornelius from Urban Analytics. Andie is Vice President of Sales and Client Experience for Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario and Jackson is Manager of Market and Advisory for Urban Analytics. 
Today's discussion includes a range of topics on both the new multi-family home and purpose-built rental markets, from trends, incentives, supply and more! 

#realestate #urbananalytics #calgaryrealestate #yyc

Buying property is often the biggest investment in ones life. From mortgages, to condo fees, property inspections, downpayments and more, there is so much to digest when purchasing property. In Home Buying 101, Kim and Barb are joined by Rich Anderson from Enrich Mortgage to discuss everything that you need to know before buying a house or condominium!

#homebuying #calgaryrealestate #homebuying101 #investment #yyc #investmentproperties #firsttimehomebuyers

Thinking of buying or selling property in Calgary?
Follow the link below to learn more about our team and get in touch!
https://sothebysrealty.ca/en/richardson-group/