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Whether you’re buying your first home or your fifth, our resources can help you make your buying decision easier. This is why Pacesetter Homes maintains a comprehensive collection of blog posts that will provide you with useful information as you purchase your next home.

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Front Attached Garage Model Feature: Calypso

Front Attached Garage Model Feature: Calypso

One of Pacesetter Homes’ newest and most darling new front attached garage models is the Calypso. Introduced in early 2019, this 1911 square foot home is designed for the homeowner looking for an elegant mix of affordability and functionality. First time buyers will...

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Trendy Backsplash Ideas for Your New Home

Trendy Backsplash Ideas for Your New Home

In your kitchen, all of the design components harmoniously work together to create a stunning display, including cabinets, countertops, and flooring. But there is one component that can mend them all together and finish the look with panache, and that is your...

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Community Focus: Glenridding Ravine

Community Focus: Glenridding Ravine

It’s a hidden gem in the southwest quadrant of Edmonton. Its tree-lined streets and quiet cul-de-sacs are tucked neatly behind the Jagare Ridge Golf Course, creating an exquisite sound barrier despite its proximity to main arteries. Glenridding Ravine North is a...

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Ultimate Guide to Getting Out of Debt Faster

Ultimate Guide to Getting Out of Debt Faster

If you’re like most Canadians, you are carrying debt that affects your daily lifestyle. Perhaps your debt service ratio is too high and you are unable to qualify for a mortgage. Or the monthly payments are starting to pile up to where you have no disposable income...

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Home Automation & Smart Homes: Is the Future Here?

Home Automation & Smart Homes: Is the Future Here?

Ever walked into someone’s home and noticed that smart speaker playing music on the counter? Have you seen commercials or movies where someone wakes up, and comes downstairs to have all the lights turn on, the coffee maker start up, and the tv turn to the morning news...

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Keswick Landing: Southwest Edmonton’s Growing Community

Keswick Landing: Southwest Edmonton’s Growing Community

Nestled in southwest Edmonton, Keswick Landing is one of the city’s newest and fastest growing communities. With a wide range of home styles, and every amenity nearby, Keswick Landing is a neighbourhood that will grow with your family. Keswick Landing offers beautiful...

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What to do with all that Debt

What to do with all that Debt

No matter who you are, if you own your own home, your own car, or your own credit card, you’ve probably acquired some debt. Whether it’s “good debt” or “bad debt,” everyone knows what it feels like to worry about repaying those car payments or credit card bills. For...

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Building a New Home with a Realtor and Area Sales Manager

Building a New Home with a Realtor and Area Sales Manager

Thinking of building a new home? Worried that working with a builder could be a complex process with too many unknowns? Like the idea of working with a Realtor, but unsure whether or not a builder would feel the same way? No matter what your concerns, building a new...

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What Goes into the Cost of a New Home?

What Goes into the Cost of a New Home?

Asking how much it costs to build a new home isn’t easy to answer… There are many different decisions and options that can affect the final price of your home, but knowing what that big number is really made up of is a great way to stay informed during the building...

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Comparing Interior Design Styles: Ensuite Showdown

Comparing Interior Design Styles: Ensuite Showdown

Getting tired of that plain old owner's suite? Looking for some inspiration during your bathroom remodel? Your ensuite is a space that is certainly functional, but it should also be beautiful. Gone are the days of cramped bathrooms with boring shower stalls – you’re...

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Realtor & Area Manager: the Perfect New Home Buying Partnership

Realtor & Area Manager: the Perfect New Home Buying Partnership

Searching for a resale home that has the perfect floorplan for your family? Wouldn’t it be nice to build a home that has every feature you could dream of? If you’re searching for a new home to move into, you’re probably working with a Realtor already (if you aren’t,...

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Comparing Interior Design Styles: Kitchen Showdown

Comparing Interior Design Styles: Kitchen Showdown

Ever find yourself browsing Pinterest or Instagram in search of some interior design inspiration? Finding a post or pin that catches your eye can set your mind whirling with ideas and images of your dream room. You might know the feeling of wandering into a show home...

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