08-24-2010, 11:16 AM
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#1181
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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That video is awesome
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08-24-2010, 01:57 PM
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#1182
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Where are you pulling up the 95% from? can you back up your claims?
I would estimated 70-80% of Realtors I know have at least a College education and most University degrees.
Can you identify your educational and work background in relation to Real Estate? only fair, since you're policing who is qualified to post in this thread, that you should have to qualify first.
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My realtor has a master's degree, although its not really real estate related (but what degree is, I suppose). I think many realtor's are people who have come to real estate as a second career after trying something else. I have a second cousin who practiced law for ~10 years before going into real estate.
Michael
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08-25-2010, 12:15 PM
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#1183
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Powerplay Quarterback
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General real estate question that those who frequent this thread will be able to answer.
I've seen offers by real estate agents to look up the price a property was sold for. I'm curious if there is any way the general public can access this information without bothering a real estate agent for each query.
I'm guessing this information is locked down to those with a super-secret realtor login.
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08-25-2010, 12:44 PM
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#1184
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gottabekd
General real estate question that those who frequent this thread will be able to answer.
I've seen offers by real estate agents to look up the price a property was sold for. I'm curious if there is any way the general public can access this information without bothering a real estate agent for each query.
I'm guessing this information is locked down to those with a super-secret realtor login.
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http://alta.registries.gov.ab.ca/spinii/splash.aspx
Costs you $5 to pull a title. You need a linc#, plan/block/lot info to pull it.
Won't necessarily match what is on the MLS, as adjustments sometimes happen during conveyencing. But in most cases it matches.
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08-25-2010, 01:11 PM
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#1185
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Well all I can say is that comparable listings to my rental (1400sq ft, 3BR, 2 1/2 bath, Bridlewood) have taken a nosedive from the $390 range to the $350 or less.
Add in a $14000.00 realtor commission for selling, and I'll keep on renting, thanks.
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08-25-2010, 01:13 PM
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#1186
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gottabekd
General real estate question that those who frequent this thread will be able to answer.
I've seen offers by real estate agents to look up the price a property was sold for. I'm curious if there is any way the general public can access this information without bothering a real estate agent for each query.
I'm guessing this information is locked down to those with a super-secret realtor login.
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http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....nity+Sales.htm
It doesn't have the most current information, like sales number of yesterday.. but it's there if you have the address.
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08-25-2010, 01:16 PM
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#1187
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Winebar Kensington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
Well all I can say is that comparable listings to my rental (1400sq ft, 3BR, 2 1/2 bath, Bridlewood) have taken a nosedive from the $390 range to the $350 or less.
Add in a $14000.00 realtor commission for selling, and I'll keep on renting, thanks.
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Are commissions tax deductable on a rental?
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08-25-2010, 01:47 PM
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#1189
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Are commissions tax deductable on a rental?
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Who knows.
I THINK it's applied against the gain/loss on the sale of the home vs the purchase price, but it's a capital gain or loss (can't be deducted against my actual income if I lose money).
I'm no accountant though.
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08-25-2010, 01:54 PM
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#1190
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Franchise Player
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According to preliminary, unoffficial data on the website of realtor Mike Fotiou, of First Place Realty, there have been 661 single-family home MLS sales in Calgary for an average price of $441,469 month-to-date until Tuesday.
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08-25-2010, 06:34 PM
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#1191
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Franchise Player
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08-25-2010, 06:43 PM
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#1192
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Bitter, jaded, cursing the fates.
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Kinda shooting themselves in the foot, there. Any non-white potential buyer could now make a reasonable offer, and if refused, could take the lister to court over violating the Fair Housing Laws with that ad as evidence.
If this story is as it is made out to be, that's a very narrow-minded approach by the seller. Not illegal, but definitely a poor decision.
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08-25-2010, 06:53 PM
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#1193
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chemgear
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Follow up:
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/canad...ts-down-broker
I dunno, she looks racist to me.
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If you don't pass this sig to ten of your friends, you will become an Oilers fan.
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08-25-2010, 06:55 PM
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#1194
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Franchise Player
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I think she's just a poor bystander with an ad - ctv had an interview with her this evening.
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08-25-2010, 06:56 PM
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#1195
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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I love how its posted in an Ottawa paper. I guess they felt they needed to further perpetuate the stereotype of redneck Calgary. I just saw the posting, apparently Arabs are ok.
Last edited by burn_this_city; 08-25-2010 at 06:59 PM.
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08-25-2010, 07:21 PM
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#1196
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: 서울특별시
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215k there with an non-address address?
Yeah it must be real. 
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08-25-2010, 08:31 PM
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#1197
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Van City - Main St.
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NM, I get it now
Last edited by Winsor_Pilates; 08-25-2010 at 08:32 PM.
Reason: NM, figured it out
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08-25-2010, 10:45 PM
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#1198
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Cool, thanks for all the links about recent sale prices. Mike Fotiou's recent sales links (click on the date in the What Happened on: row) also show the listing, and original listing price. Really gives a good idea for how much of a discount of the listing price some places are going for.
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08-25-2010, 10:59 PM
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#1199
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gottabekd
Cool, thanks for all the links about recent sale prices. Mike Fotiou's recent sales links (click on the date in the What Happened on: row) also show the listing, and original listing price. Really gives a good idea for how much of a discount of the listing price some places are going for.
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If properties were priced right in the first place, there wouldn't be such a big gap between List Price / Sale Price.
Then again, sometimes its best to let the homeowner list for what they 'feel their home is worth' and let the amount of showings, feedback, and days on the market lend credence to future price reductions.
Often times, if a Realtor goes into a listing presentation and is brutally honest about market price, they will lose the listing and offend the seller!
That's why having a good CMA prepared is crucial! I have seen some brutal ones that just make me shake my head.
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08-25-2010, 11:01 PM
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#1200
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire
Kinda shooting themselves in the foot, there. Any non-white potential buyer could now make a reasonable offer, and if refused, could take the lister to court over violating the Fair Housing Laws with that ad as evidence.
If this story is as it is made out to be, that's a very narrow-minded approach by the seller. Not illegal, but definitely a poor decision.
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I think the story and ad is bogus.
You cannot find a single family detached home in Signal hill for $215k.
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