Cheryl Donnelly's Blog Posts

Ways to Save on Your Closing Costs

I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to save money where and when they can. We clip coupons, sign up for store memberships, watch for sales and who doesn’t take advantage of Black

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Holiday Decoration Storage Hacks

Do you prefer to let Christmas linger in your home or do you embrace the New Year without looking back? Whichever camp you’re in, you’ll need to ‘undeck’ the halls at some

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The Best Gift you can give your Adult Children

Even with the slowdown in the market this year, affordability is still an issue for first-time homebuyers. The benchmark price currently sits at $559,000 in Calgary and, while that’s down 4.6%

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Why it’s Important for Buyers to Hire a Real Estate Professional

If you’re dealing directly with a home seller’s agent or a builder’s agent it’s both their goal and their fiduciary duty to achieve the best outcome for their client, The

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Alternative Lenders

According to the 2022 CMHC Residential Mortgage Industry Report, Canada's six major banks (RBC, BMO, TD, CIBC, Scotiabank & National Bank) accounted for just over 73% of all mortgages in Canada.

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Haunted Houses & other Stigmatized properties

In October our thoughts turn to all things ‘spooky’ so if you’re looking to buy or sell a home now, what better time to learn more about stigmatized properties.A stigmatized

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CAN YOUR REALTOR BOTH LIST & SELL YOUR HOME?

CAN YOUR REALTOR BOTH LIST & SELL YOUR HOME? The short answer is yes. The full answer is a bit more complicated. I recently completed a transaction where I handled both sides, which I&rsquo

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Blessings & Lessons

Some people come in your life as blessings. Some come in your life as lessons.                    

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Happiness is

I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that Sydney & I feel this way about the time we spend together. For anyone who doesn’t know, Sydney is my daughter, my business partner and

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Dear Future, I'm Ready!

Dear Past, Thanks for all the lessons.____________ Dear Future, I’m ready!If someone told me 5 years ago that I’d be writing a blog about anything, my reaction would have

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