First-time buyers
Your first purchase shouldn't be a leap of faith. I slow the process down, explain every number, and make sure you're buying the right home — not just the first one that felt like the one.
For buyers
Am I about to overpay for this home?
It's the question that keeps you up the night before you offer — and it deserves a real answer, not a number off a website. I'm Trevor Tardif, a REALTOR® in Edmonton who builds you a genuine buy-side analysis — every comparable examined and adjusted for real condition — so you can spot the stale, overpriced listings, see where there's actually room to move, and buy the right home in the right area.
REALTOR® · REAL Broker AB Ltd · Edmonton, AB
Priced to condition
Not square footage
An online estimate averages off beds and square footage. I assess each comp's real condition and adjust for it — a renovated kitchen and a dated one don't sell for the same number.
Analysis before the offer
Every time
A buy-side CMA on every home you're serious about, so your offer starts from evidence — not the asking price.
Negotiating room
A straight answer
Days on the market, price history, and what's actually selling nearby tell us whether there's genuine room to move — or whether the seller's number is just too stubborn to chase. Either way, you'll know going in.
The method
How I help you buy without overpaying
I lead with the honest part. Here's exactly how a home gets evaluated before you ever write an offer.
How do I know if a home is overpriced?
I build you a real comparative market analysis — a written report, not a number off a screen. I start from the recent sales nearby, narrow to the handful that genuinely match the home, then adjust each comp for what actually moves price: size, lot, garage, basement, and the condition I read from its photos. If the asking sits above what those comps support, you'll see exactly how far above — and why — before you offer.
How much room is there to negotiate?
It depends on the listing, not a rule of thumb. The signals are in the data: how long it's been on the market, whether the price has already been cut, how it stacks up against what's actually selling nearby, and how much competing inventory there is. I read those for your specific target so the offer is grounded, not a shot in the dark — and I'll tell you honestly when a seller's price looks too stubborn to chase.
How do I know it is the right home in the right area?
Price is only half the question — the other half is fit. Schools, commute, what sells and how fast, who lives there, how values have moved. I'll walk you through the neighbourhood and area profiles on this site so the choice is informed by real local data, not a feeling about a name you half-recognize.
I am a first-time buyer — where do I even start?
By getting clear on two things: what you actually need from a home, and the monthly payment you're genuinely comfortable with — usually well under the maximum a lender will approve. Give me your rate and terms and I'll run the numbers at different price points, so you shop to a real payment and a real must-have list, not a pre-approval ceiling or the biggest house you technically qualify for.
The Edmonton market, in the data
The forces behind what you'll pay
A smart purchase starts before the listing — with the forces that set the price. These are what move Edmonton prices and your buying power, each tracked on its own page, straight from Statistics Canada, CMHC and the Bank of Canada, and compared against Alberta and Canada so the numbers have context.
Interest rates
The cost of your mortgage. The policy rate and the 5-year yield set your payment — and how much home your budget actually buys.
View the data →Jobs & unemployment
The economy you're buying into. A working city holds its home values; employment is the floor under prices.
View the data →Rents & vacancy
The rent-vs-buy math. What you'd pay to rent the same home — the honest comparison before you commit to owning.
View the data →Who I work with
However you're coming to the table
Move-up & downsizing
Selling one home to buy the next means timing two transactions and two sets of numbers. I run both sides so the move actually pencils out before you commit to either.
Relocating to Edmonton
Coming from another city or province? I'm your eyes on the ground — honest notes on the area, the commute, and what the listing photos don't show, plus a primer on how buying here works.
Getting to know the city? Start with the data: browse Edmonton neighbourhoods → or explore Edmonton by area →
Stay in the loop
The monthly Edmonton market update
Not ready to start looking yet? Get my Edmonton market update — what's selling, where prices are heading, and what it means for buyers — the same read I post each month, plus the occasional timely note. Unsubscribe anytime.
On the ground
What the listing photos don't show
I walk Edmonton homes on camera and point out what actually matters once you're standing there — the real condition, what's been updated, what needs work, and the things a wide-angle photo quietly leaves out. It's the same honest take I'd give you in person.
Wherever you are in the search, start with the numbers.
Just getting curious, or staring at a listing tonight — either way, tell me what you're looking for, or send me the home you're weighing, and I'll get you a grounded take on what it's really worth. No pressure, no obligation.
Book a buyer strategy callThis page is general information, not financial or investment advice, and does not account for your personal circumstances. A comparative market analysis is an opinion of value to guide your offer, not a formal appraisal or a lender's valuation. Trevor Tardif is a licensed REALTOR® with REAL Broker AB Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta.