Building a Unique Approach to Real Estate - Aaron Stroud

Building-a-Unique-Approach-to-Real-EstateAaron is one of the newer agents at the Chamberlain Group, but that hasn’t stopped him from hitting the ground running! As he breezed through our mentorship program, he already had his own style that his clients really loved.

His easygoing and honest personality is geared toward helping his clients get their best outcome, whatever that is for them. He’s building his reputation as an excellent realtor the same way he used to build houses; through communication, planning, and skillful execution.

We hopped on a call with Aaron to learn more about his unique approach to real estate.

You made a move into real estate recently. How was it starting in one of the weirdest years ever?

Talk…

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Assessed Value vs Market Value


Assesses_Value_vs_Market_ValueHave you ever wondered what the difference is between an Assessed Value and a Market Value?

Assessed Value

The assessed value of your home can come through an assessment by the city or by an appraiser.

Every year, the city does an assessment to identify the value of your home to know the amount of taxes you need to pay. For an appraised value, a third-party company is hired to do the assessment. To get an appraised value, appraisers have different approaches such as comparison, breakdown and rebuild cost.

Market Value

Market value is essentially what a buyer is willing to pay for your home in its current condition in today's market. The value of your home may be pushed around based on what's happening…

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Calgary Real Estate Market Update - May 2021

Calgary-Real-Estate-Market-Update-May-2021The Calgary Market is on fire!

Let’s put things in perspective. The number of sales in Calgary from 2017 to 2020 averaged 16,881 all residential sales per year. YTD from January 1, 2021, to May 31, 2021, we are already at 12,141 sales. That’s 72% of past full years sales we have had happened in only FIVE MONTHS so far this year! 

Many parts of Calgary have been in a strong seller’s market for most of this year. The upward pressure on prices has brought some sellers into the market, which has helped with inventory gains. However, this still isn’t enough to offset the demand growth that we are seeing.

More than ever, we have seen in our 17+ years in real estate in Calgary, have we seen more people purchasing…

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