Blog
Seller guidance, monthly market data, and homeownership insight from the team at Bōde. Written for homeowners.
Monthly Market Updates
Toronto’s September data shows a market firming on both volume and price. Sales are up 4%, inventory is up 13%, and the benchmark price sits at $908,200, down 5.10% year over year. Detached and Condominiums are both negative on an annual basis. Semi-detached is the exception, the only segment still posting a positive annual trend.
Monthly Market Updates
Vancouver’s September data shows a market cooling on volume while still giving back ground on price. Sales are down 5%, inventory is up 16%, and the benchmark price sits at $1,075,900, down 2.19% year over year. Detached, Apartments, and Attached are all moving in the same direction on an annual basis this cycle.
Monthly Market Updates
Edmonton’s September data shows a market cooling on volume while still gaining ground on price. Sales are down 2%, inventory is up 15%, and the benchmark price sits at $416,700, up 3.54% year over year. Detached and Apartments both post positive annual gains. Attached is the exception, now the only segment posting a negative annual trend.
Monthly Market Updates
Calgary’s September data shows a market cooling on volume while still gaining ground on price. Sales are down 15%, inventory is up 23%, and the benchmark price sits at $569,200, up 5.07% year over year. Apartments and Attached are both negative on an annual basis. Detached is the exception, the only segment still posting a positive annual trend.
Monthly Market Updates
Toronto’s September data shows a market firming on both volume and price. Sales are up 4%, inventory is up 13%, and the benchmark price sits at $908,200, down 5.10% year over year. Detached and Condominiums are both negative on an annual basis. Semi-detached is the exception, the only segment still posting a positive annual trend.
Monthly Market Updates
Vancouver’s September data shows a market cooling on volume while still giving back ground on price. Sales are down 5%, inventory is up 16%, and the benchmark price sits at $1,075,900, down 2.19% year over year. Detached, Apartments, and Attached are all moving in the same direction on an annual basis this cycle.
Monthly Market Updates
Edmonton’s September data shows a market cooling on volume while still gaining ground on price. Sales are down 2%, inventory is up 15%, and the benchmark price sits at $416,700, up 3.54% year over year. Detached and Apartments both post positive annual gains. Attached is the exception, now the only segment posting a negative annual trend.
Seller
The total cost of selling a home in Vancouver includes a listing fee or commission, survey certificate, legal fees, and moving costs. This guide compares costs with Bōde versus a traditional agent on a $900,000 Vancouver home and shows where the real savings come from.
Buyer
The cost to build a house in Alberta ranges from $175 to $350+ per square foot for construction alone. Land, permits, and servicing add 30 to 50% to the total. This guide breaks down each cost category and where projects consistently go over budget.
Homeowner
A Real Property Report (RPR) is required for most residential sales in Alberta. It confirms your property boundaries, the location of all structures, and municipal compliance. This guide covers when you need one, how long it takes, and what happens if yours is outdated.
Buyer
The cost to build a house in Alberta ranges from $175 to $350+ per square foot for construction alone. Land, permits, and servicing add 30 to 50% to the total. This guide breaks down each cost category and where projects consistently go over budget.
Buyer
The sticker price is only part of the answer. A plain-language breakdown of every real cost of buying a home in Alberta, from inspection to closing — and where Alberta buyers pay less than anywhere else in Canada.
Buyer
Canadian competition law prohibits fixed commission rates, but typical structures are in place across each province. This post breaks down how commissions work in Alberta, BC, and Ontario, and how Bōde changes the math for sellers.
Buyer
The cost to build a house in Alberta ranges from $175 to $350+ per square foot for construction alone. Land, permits, and servicing add 30 to 50% to the total. This guide breaks down each cost category and where projects consistently go over budget.
Homeowner
A Real Property Report (RPR) is required for most residential sales in Alberta. It confirms your property boundaries, the location of all structures, and municipal compliance. This guide covers when you need one, how long it takes, and what happens if yours is outdated.
Homeowner
Selling in Alberta is a personal decision, not a market timing call. The right time is when your equity supports the move, your neighbourhood comparables show demand, and your next step is clear.
Homeowner
Selling your home without a realtor in Alberta is legal, straightforward, and increasingly common. This step-by-step guide covers pricing, listing, marketing, handling offers, paperwork, and closing so you know exactly what to do at each stage.
Homeowner
Holding a property costs money. The question is whether the projected appreciation justifies the carry cost against what you could earn by redeploying.
Investor
Investors holding three or more properties are carrying a rate structure built deal by deal, not managed as a system. Bōdie maps every renewal date, blended rate, and refinance window across your entire portfolio in one view.
Buyer
Canadian competition law prohibits fixed commission rates, but typical structures are in place across each province. This post breaks down how commissions work in Alberta, BC, and Ontario, and how Bōde changes the math for sellers.
Industry News
Bōdie is not a chatbot. It is a decision engine built around your specific home. Built into the Bōde Homeowner Dashboard, it analyzes your property across ten categories of ownership value, from equity and financing to renovation ROI and sale timing, at no cost.
Homeowner
Since January 3, 2023, BC buyers have three business days after acceptance to rescind a purchase agreement. They pay 0.25% of the purchase price to the seller if they do. This guide covers what the HBRP is, what it applies to, and what sellers should know about the three-day window.
Welcome to Bōde
Bōde is a licensed real estate platform operating in Alberta, BC, and Ontario. The platform handles every stage of the sale: listing on MLS and 1,000+ additional sites, marketing, offers, and closing. Pricing is $949 flat plus GST, or 1% capped at $10,000 plus GST, only when the property sells. The Homeowner Dashboard is free. Bōdie, the AI interface into Bōde AI, tracks ten categories of homeownership value continuously.
Homeowner Dashboard
Free for every homeowner. Bōdie tracks your value against local sales and tells you when it pays to renovate, refinance, rent or sell.