Tim Talks Calgary-Real Estate-Life

It’s March Madness with Murray!! Murray Scotton, my Realtor colleague from Century 21 Power, drops into this episode. Calgary’s market is so hot is feels like madness. But Murray has great advice for both buyers and sellers. And of course… we talk a lot of Basketball and share our Final Four. Talk with Murray at: sold@murrayscotton.com

I wrote a blog last week - 6 Reasons Why It’s a Great Time To Buy A House. #2 was ‘Crazy Low Interest Rates’. So I wanted to talk with Brooke Juba, Mortgage Broker with TMG, about what these rates actually mean for you if you’re buying a house. Talk with Brooke at: @mortgagebrooker

I wrote a blog last week - 6 Reasons Why It’s a Great Time To Buy A House. The in Calgary market is hot. But people keep asking me “Why are so many people buying a house?” I thought that John, a financial planner who I trust to make solid financial decisions, would be the right guy to ask if it makes financial sense to buy. Connect or fire John a question at: Facebook.com/JohnBenderConsultant

Lots of positive things have been happening in the mortgage world. Just that morning, the Bank of Canada decreased the overnight rate by 0.5%. The benchmark qualifying rate has changed for the better. Cheryl explains it all.

The content for this podcast comes from my most read blog of all time. It's been a fan favourite probably because it's also my most poignant and honest blog. The original version actually had so much cussing in it that it's the only blog I was told to take down. So I rewrote it. But it's still pretty authoritative, even without all the f-bombs. In an effort to make sure this podcast is extra clean and to provide the perfect amount of emphasis, I brought in some help - my eight-year-old daughter Gracie. So If you’re currently selling your home or you might ever sell your home one day, Listen up. Because Gracie and I are going to share with you three very honest things that you need to know. 

The housing industry, banks, and the government have spewed the same style of marketing that the fitness industry has: pay the money, show up, and you see #gains. That if you’re in the market, you’ll get results. Not anymore. We’re walking towards stability. The new normal will feel like 40 push-ups a day.

On this Grey Cup episode of #TimTalks I sat down with former CFL player turned financial planner, John Bender. John played football at the University of Nevada when Colin Kapernick was quarterback. He was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders and played a few seasons - where he saw guys making good money and poor decisions. He hung up the pads to became a financial planner with Investors Group. We talk a lot about football. But also how you can win financially when your home performs like a backup quarterback. Just listen. You'll see what we mean. Music by Tomar and The FCs - seriously, check these guys out!

Music once again by awesome Tomar and the FCs

We talked about the new changes to mortgage rules in Canada: the tax implications of withdrawing from our RRSPs, spousal buyout mortgages, and the big one - the federal government’s first time home buyers incentive.This podcast is good… but after it was done and I’d turned off the mic, Cheryl and I started talking and adlibbing. That’s when the real gold happened. I’m sorry I didn’t leave the recording on! You can read about it on my blog here.Music by Tomar and FCs

On this episode I sat down again with my Real Estate guru, KaraLee Foat, to talk about buyer homes in Calgary right now. You heard in the media or read on my blog that it’s a buyers’ market. That’s made buying a home a lot like online dating… just listen, you’ll see what we mean.

On the first episode of Tim Talks I sat down with the woman who talked me into joining her on this crazy journey in real estate: KaraLee Foat.We talked about what you need to know if you’re selling your home in Calgary right now. KaraLee and I are REALLY funny, but we haven’t caught our stride in that area quite yet. But there’s so much valuable info in this episode if selling your home is on your radar at all.