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Getting your Home on the Market

Some things to consider when getting ready to sell your home
Entering into “The Market” felt daunting, so can pricing, listing and selling your home. Here is some perspective from a homeowner.

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Calgary Business Podcast: Guests Robert Price & Alan Kelly from Bōde

Listen to the great discussion with two of our Founders, Robert Price & Alan Kelly on Calgary Business Podcast hosted by Allen Raymond Wazny. We love how excited he is about what we’re doing at Bōde to modernize the real estate industry and empower consumers. We also love his dedication to profile Calgary’s tech industry and the innovation that’s happening in our city!

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Summary of Harmonized Alberta Rules for Consumers

In the summer of 2020, nine of the ten real estate boards (Edmonton being the outlier) formed Pillar Nine. Pillar Nine is a single-point property listing database in Alberta. As part of this migration, it was determined that all boards and board members would follow a harmonized set of rules. As part of the terms and conditions of working with Bōde, you agree to the following rules of the MLS® system.

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Cost comparison table highlighting savings when selling with Bōde versus a traditional agent, showing $8,000 for seller costs and $0 for buyer costs, totaling $8,000 savings compared to $28,000 with a traditional agent.

New Feature: Commission Calculator

When it comes time to buy or sell a home, there are many things to consider. When you transact the traditional way (using an agent), the seller often writes the cheque for both the buyer’s agent and their own agent, however the cost is effectively shared equally between both parties in the transaction.

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Digital Alberta – Bōde Feature

According to a new Calgary firm, the real estate sector has been one of the slowest and most reluctant to embrace going digital. At the same time, Canadians and Americans pay some of the most expensive commissions in the world to buy and sell property.

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