Blog by Kelley Skar

236 STONEGATE Close, Airdrie, Alberta

May 23rd, 2010

I just sold this House at 236 STONEGATE Close, Airdrie, Alberta .

View this recently sold House or see all my home sales

Home Builders-Why Don't some of them pay their contractors?

May 20th, 2010

Why don't some home builders pay their contractors?


Recently I spoke to a friend of mine who is a contractor and a plumber and he asked me a question, "Why do some home builders (Bravo Homes) not pay their contractors?" I gotta say that one threw me for a loop!

I guess you could call it naivety, but I just assumed that builders such as Bravo Homes, a higher end builder who builds in the pre ...

Calgary Realtor Testimonial for Productivity Junkies

May 20th, 2010

Calgary Realtor Kelley Skar gives a testimonial for Darin Persinger and Productivity Junkies.

Ubertor Testimonial

May 12th, 2010

April 25,2010

Calgary REALTOR® Kelley Skar gives his Testimonial on the value of having an
Ubertor.com website. He makes mention of both of his websites and the great product that co-founder Steve Jagger has put out.


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Home Staging-Does it work??

May 12th, 2010

Home Staging-Does it really work or is it a waste of $$



As a REALTOR® I get asked by my clients all the time, do we need to stage the house? Can you offer us suggestions on how to fix the place up? Can you or are you willing to bring in a stager? I typically answer those questions like this, Depends, De-Clutter, We will see.

Now don't get me wrong, I do not discredit home stagers, in fact ...

Are you watching too much HGTV?

May 10th, 2010

Are you watching too much HGTV?


I am not talking about the channel as a whole, obviously this is a real estate blog, so we are going to talk about Real Estate Wednesdays on HGTV, Are you watching a little too much??

There are some really great programs on Real Estate Wednesdays, some that I have come to enjoy are Holmes on Holmes, Million Dollar Listing and yes even Flip this House or Flip t ...

Real Estate & Education-Are you staying ahead of the curve?

May 4th, 2010

REALTORS® in Calgary-Are we staying educated and ahead of the curve?



Today I attended a focus group of sorts at the Calgary Real Estate Board where myself and 100 other REALTORS® had the opportunity to give our input to help shape where the future of real estate education is headed. I met some really great people today and was able to catch up with others that I have not seen in quite a whil ...

Calgary Real Estate Board Market Update

May 3rd, 2010

Calgary Housing Market to Simmer, not Sizzle
Economic optimism, improved choice and price stability contribute to a balanced housing market

This was a CREB press release put out today, I thought I would forward it on in case anyone had any questions about the Calgary Real Estate Market.

Calgary, May 3, 2010 - Calgary's housing market continues at a healthy and balanced pace, according to fi ...

Under Attack? You Decide!

May 3rd, 2010

Under Attack? You Decide!
The Competition Bureau vs. Canadian Real Estate Association



As you may or may not know the Competition Bureau of Canada has been embroiled in a battle with the Canadian Real Estate Association or CREA for approximately 3 years regarding its Multiple Listings Service®.

Now I am not going to get into how this whole thing started, if you are interested you can read ...

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