Are You my Mommy?

These pups are currently looking for a furever home…as of January 14th 2012. Please contact Rescue4life.org if you have room in your hearts and home for any one of these lovable pups…

Rescue for Life (a registered Alberta non-profit) is a small animal no-kill rescue group operated out of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Cats and dogs are fostered by volunteers until there forever homes are found. While in foster care the animals receive full vet care. All animals adopted out by Rescue for Life are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and dewormed.

Additional articles on our “furry” friends… 

At KENNEDY Real Estate a portion of all sales goes toward helping Alberta Animal Rescue Organizations. Our furry friends are deserving of safe lovable homes too!!

Residents living in St. Albert often refer to St. Albert as a friendly, family oriented community.  This is supported by the many programs, services, and annual attractions  available to the residents of St. Albert.  Many of these include St. Albert Children’s Theatre, neighbourhood block parties, Outdoor Farmers Market, International Children’s Festival, numerous community and sports-related clubs  just to mention a few.  St. Albert is the sixth safest city in Canada and the safest city in the west.  St. Albert Placewhich is a  wonderful architecturally  designed building that houses many facilities for the residents and visitors of St. Albert is a wonder to explore.  Built along the south side of the Sturgeon River, with access to the Red Willow Trail and park area on both sides of the river,  you  get to explore the world of books at the Public Library  where you will find over 160,000 books, the  Arden Theatre where there are numerous year round performances, and the St. Albert Museum where so much of St. Albert’s history is recorded.   Visit the City’s website and find all you need to help make your decision to choose St. Albert as your new home.

www.liveinstalbert.com

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Utilizing the Clients’ Furnishings 

Type of Home: townhome

Owner Occupied

Staging: in house client furnishings, decluttering

What we accomplished: this was for all intense purposes a standard stock townhome. Our client used to work in the furniture business – hence all the nice items we had to work with. We had GREAT natural light to work with – which is always a bonus 🙂

We wanted to feature the items in a way that brought out the character of the home: warm and very very charming. Arrangements in three’s and taking simple shots of the accessories – enabled us to showcase this homes DESIGNER potential.

Sometimes its the simplest of pictures that says so much about charm and elegance…

And yet others can just put a smile on your face….

all the while making THIS property that much more memorable in the mind and eyes of the buyer…this one is now SOLD.

At Kennedy Real Estate we spend more time producing your home for sale. Staging with  props and accessories combined with professional stylized photos creates a winning SOLD combination. Helping YOUR home to stay ahead of the pack and on track to a SOLD success.

Give Us a call today and get your home into production for a SOLD!

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Jennifer Kennedy
Broker | Owner

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton REALTOR® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
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At Kennedy Real Estate we spend more time producing your home for sale. Staging with  props and accessories combined with professional stylized photos creates a winning SOLD combination. Helping YOUR home to stay ahead of the pack and on track to a SOLD success.

Give Us a call today and get your home into production for a SOLD!

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Jennifer Kennedy
Broker | Owner

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton REALTOR® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
Area Specialists | Lifestyle Marketing

REALTORS® : Looking for a great Team environment to grow your business…see our Brokerage Model for info on how to make that happen!

I just couldn’t resist posting…one for your smile file

Here is alittle video we put together of a few of our projects…enjoy!

Staging Case Studies 101

Sherwood Townhomes:

We were asked to come into take over from another expired listing. This was a block of five brand new townhomes (attached housing) that had only one sale in previous 4months.

After staging the showsuite – the rest of the units – all four sold within 6weeks! The builder chose the option of buying the furniture we supplied so as to use it for other projects.

Why staging worked: it gave life to the rooms, gave purpose to the space and allowed the buyer to really envision how they could use/live within the space. Before – when all the rooms were empty – it just takes buyers that much longer to ‘warm up’ to the idea of ‘owning’ the space. It also shows what kind of furniture (and size) can fit into the space. This is important – especially when space is tight or odd shaped rooms.

At Kennedy Real Estate we make all of our listings memorable with Staging and FABULOUS photography! For your next move – call Kennedy Real Estate and put our ‘production’ to work for you!

See more Staging Case Studies 101 or scroll down for more Staging Success Stories…

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Jennifer Kennedy
Broker | Owner

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton REALTOR® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
Area Specialists | Lifestyle Marketing

REALTORS® : Looking for a great Team environment to grow your business…see our Brokerage Model for info on how to make that happen!

Setting the Price Right the First Time

Timing is everything when you want to sell your home.  A property attracts the most excitement and interest when it is new on the market, that is why pricing your home realistically from the start is so important.

It’s no surprise to hear that more buyers purchase at market value than above market value.  The percentage of buyers increase even more when the price is just below market value.

If you set your asking price above market value, you are only reaching 30% of the potential buyers and therefore limiting your chance for a sale.

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Carrie Wood
Business Development & REALTOR®
Edmonton’s Buyer Agent 

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton Realtor® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
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When your property is not priced correctly a chain reaction begins…

• Potential buyers… will not only be viewing your property but the competition’s as well.  If your home is not competitively priced, they will not make an offer.

• The responsibility of the buyers agent… is to inform their clients (potential buyers of your property) of their professional opinion of the price of any home their clients are interested in purchasing.  If your home is over priced, the potential buyer will know this!

• Overpricing your home… will cause your home to sit on the market.  Your property will become ‘stale’, the amount of showings you will have will decline and no amount of marketing will generate interest at this point.

• You will need to drop your price… usually several times.  The serious buyers that originally saw your home are long gone …and happily into their new home.

• The longer your property is for sale… the more likely buyers and their agents will loose confidence with your home and therefor be less inclined to give you your price for it.

• When offers arrive they will be very low… bargain hunters actively watch the market for property that has not sold in a timely manner.  You will eventually end up getting much less than you should have for your property.

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Carrie Wood
Business Development & REALTOR®
Edmonton’s Buyer Agent 

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton Realtor® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
Area Specialists | Lifestyle Marketing

REALTORS® : Looking for a great Team environment to grow your business…see our Brokerage Model for info on how to make that happen!

How is the current market value determined?

The  Real Estate industry uses a Competitive Market Analysis to determine the market value of a home.  There are other Internet ‘CMA’ programs out there to use but they fail to be accurate.  A true ‘CMA’ is determined when you analyze four different factors of a property.

1. Comparable Property: Recently Sold  This shows how much the buyer was willing to pay for a similar property within the same location.

2. Comparable Property: Actives These properties are the competition.  Buyers will be comparing your property with the other properties that are similar to yours. Keep in mind, however, these “Active” listings are UNSOLD comparables and as such should never be the gold standard for comparative purposes.         

3. The Property’s Interior/Exterior Condition  Everything is taken into consideration to assess a property’s saleability; repairs that may be needed, whether or not the property is in need of updating or cosmetic improvements and the level of “move-in” condition.

4. Recently Expired Listings: the unsolds  This will show all comparable properties that have been priced too high per location or condition or both that the buyer was not willing to pay that price.

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Carrie Wood
Business Development & REALTOR®
Edmonton’s Buyer Agent 

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton Realtor® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
Area Specialists | Lifestyle Marketing

REALTORS® : Looking for a great Team environment to grow your business…see our Brokerage Model for info on how to make that happen!

What is Market Value?

It is often believed that REALTORS® have a say in determining the housing prices.   The truth is, REALTORS® have no control over  housing prices.  What determines the price of any property is a process called:  Current Market Value

Current Market Value is determined based on what the Buyer is willing to pay for the property at any given time.  In other words, Supply and Demand, which is based on the general health of the economy and the local user market.

One of the responsibilities of the listing REALTOR® is to stay current with the local market  and price their  client’s home accordingly.  Current Market Value is also recognized at all financial institutions and is used to determine how much money they will lend.

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Carrie Wood
Business Development & REALTOR®
Edmonton’s Buyer Agent 

KENNEDY Real Estate
Your Edmonton Realtor® | Edmonton Home Stager

Call us today…780-485-3010 and GET SOLD!
Area Specialists | Lifestyle Marketing

REALTORS® : Looking for a great Team environment to grow your business…see our Brokerage Model for info on how to make that happen!