Real Estate Blog - Alberta Agent Karri Flatla

One of the most frustrating hurdles homeowners face is receiving lowball offers. These offers can feel like a slap in the face, especially when you’ve invested time, money, and emotion into your property. Yet, lowball offers don’t have to derail your sale.

Homebuyers and sellers are often unaware of the risks they're taking--and money lost--when contract negotiations are handled poorly. You can avoid this by insisting on experienced, savvy representation from your real estate agent.

When selling your home, it’s tempting to do what I call ‘pricing in the margins.’ That is, instead of pricing for top market position, you feel compelled to build in ‘negotiating room.' Homebuyers will want to feel like they're getting a deal, right? Well, not exactly. Remember, we are looking to attract your best buyer, not the stingiest one. Pricing to build in wide margin for negotiating is a common mistake. This is true even in a hot market where homes are selling quickly

The Lethbridge market is hot, hot, hot! However, despite excellent increase in home values over the past few years, it’s important to...

More so than a Realtor.ca listing, your RPR is the truest description of what is in fact being offered for sale: land + buildings and there

Permits. Lethbridge REALTORS® have a love-hate relationship with them. We love it when they’re done right. We hate it when they hold up a...

A hot market is forgiving. It is not bulletproof. If you're selling a home in Lethbridge, a strategic game plan is critical. When homes are moving fast and multiple offers feel routine, it's easy to assume the market will cover for you — that any price, any prep (or no prep), any agent will get the job done. It won't. The sellers who walk away with the most money aren't the ones who got lucky with timing. They're the ones who avoided these five mistakes. 1. Pricing without kn