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Why did I do it? Why did I Move to CIR Realty?

April 21st, 2012
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Why I Moved to CIR Realty

CIR Logo
Why? Because the blue in their logo really goes nicely with this website...wouldn't you agree?

Ok maybe not that reason, I'm really not that shallow.

I do have A...LOT of reasons as to why I moved but to hopefully keep this short I am going to focus on three main ...

Will I get a Better Deal on a House Working With the Listing REALTOR?

April 12th, 2012
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Is it Better for a Buyer to Work With a Buyer's Agent or the Listing Agent?

Loaded Question? I don't think so. 

This one is pretty easy to answer actually. I heard this analogy the other day and I think it hits the nail on the head when talking about the situation above. "If you were getting divorced, would you want ...

How to Find a Good School in Calgary

January 24th, 2012
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How to Find a Great Calgary School

My wife is a Teacher. She got online one day to the Calgary Board of Education website and started navigating around.

She came to an area where it shows the parent how schools in the Calgary board are performing against the provincial average.

It also shows what th ...

What Paperwork do I Need When I Sell my Condo?

January 5th, 2012

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Condo Documents That you Need Before you Sell

I have talked a lot in the past about why you need condo documents before you sell your condo in Calgary!

I honestly think where I have dropped the ball for you guys is telling you exactly what documents that you will need! In the short video below I mention some of the most important ones that ...

Calgary Home Buyers be Prepared to Buy Before you Shop

November 17th, 2011

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Be Prepared to Buy a Home in Calgary Before you go Shopping



Buying a Home in Calgary Doesn't Have to be Stressful

It truly helps if you are prepared well in advance. Not just having your financing in place, but really knowing what you want.

Things happen during the home buying process, sometimes your desires change mid way through. Some times you chang ...

How to Price Your Home in Calgary to Sell

November 17th, 2011

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Testing the Calgary Housing Market



Listing your House to Sell not to Sit

For the life of me...I cannot figure out why people would go through all the trouble of selling their house and not want to sell...

If you are listing your hosue in Calgary, and I am your REALTOR® we are going to sit down and determine a game plan. We a ...

Do Gimmicks Work When Selling a Home?

September 22nd, 2011

Using Gimmicks to Sell Homes...Do they Work?



So what do you think? Does offering some sort of incentive really work to sell a home? What I was referring to in the video above was the REALTOR® whose client decided to offer $1000 worth of beer upon closing. 

Now...I kind of have an idea as to how the banks work and I can honestly tell you that NO bank would look at an offer that had a term i ...

Selling Your Home for the First Time

September 22nd, 2011

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Selling for the First Time

This post was prompted from an email I received from a potential client the other day. They bought their home through a family member almost a decade ago and have never been through the home selling process.

So...I realized that there are probably a lot of people out there that are in the same situatio ...

How do you Measure a REALTORS® Credibility?

August 16th, 2011
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How do you Measure Credibility?

Do you take your car to a mechanic or to the dealership you bought it from? Why did you choose either the dealership or the mechanic? Do you have a process on picking professionals to hire?

I bet you answered that last question with a no. I am willing to bet that you do have a process, you may ...

Worst Time to Sell Your Home in Calgary

July 28th, 2011
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Why Stampede Week is the Worst Time to Sell your Home

stampedeOk I know it is the summer...Summer is "supposed" to be the BEST time to sell your house right? Well maybe if you like all the competition that summer brings with it and you have time to sit and wait for most people to come back from their holidays.

So you probably se ...
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Lillia has always had a passion for dressmaking, design, and fashion. After completing dressmaking college in Estonia, she went on to receive her Bachelor’s of Education from Herzen University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her professional journey began as a teacher of dressmaking and design at a leading college in Estonia. After 10 years of teaching, she moved to Canada and in 1991 started Lillia’s Dressmaking. Since then, she has worked with major Bridal and Designer Boutiques, providing quality service and supporting the Calgary fashion community.