 Fred Ferguson was our agent for the purchase of our new home. We chose him because he did a good job selling our apartment in Sunalta.
Fred was very attentive to our needs, and patient with us throughout the long search for just the right place. Fred showed us many homes before we finally found the right one, and not once did he push us to buy any of them. We found that behavior to be truly pleasant; however, it was also highly unusual compared to experiences we’ve had in the past with real estate agents. When it finally came time to buy, Fred successfully negotiated $3,000.00 off the seller's asking price. That was a big saving considering the seller market that we were dealing in. Fred also got the sellers to include the washer and dryer for us, which saved us having to purchase new ones. Getting our price and the extra appliances was great but even more important to us was getting the possession date we needed. That area was difficult for Fred because the sellers didn’t want to concede on possession date. He did end up getting it done, though, which saved us the expense of two moves, putting our furniture in storage and arranging for temporary lodgings. Fred Ferguson is a good man, with a friendly disposition and a real laid back approach to real estate. That human quality greatly reduces stress from the home purchase process. He is honest and he clearly does what’s best for his clients. We recommend Fred to anyone that we know needing a good real estate agent. Heather & Terry Kerr
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Fred Ferguson was referred to me as being a good real estate agent so I chose to have him represent me in the purchase of my home. Being a first time buyer, filled with fears of making a terrible mistake, I had a ton of questions to ask. Fred was completely patient with me while answering all my questions. Because I am so young, plus being a girl, I sometimes experience not being taken seriously. Fred was not like that. He not only took me seriously, he took everything that I was concerned about seriously as well. He respectfully helped me through the entire process from start to finish. He gave me all the information and support I needed to quiet my fears. It was great! Fred found an excellent bungalow property after only our third time out. I loved it and decided to buy it. He did a fantastic job negotiating the purchase price. In spite of my worries about buying a home, thanks to Fred’s attention to the details, the whole thing turned out very smooth. I suspect all first timers like me love Fred because he makes the whole buying process very easy to do. Thanks Fred! Jennifer Roine |
 Fred Ferguson is the Real Estate Agent that sells the most apartments in my complex so I chose him to help me sell my place. It was a very bad time to sell though because the market was in the tank! Three other 1-BR places like mine had been for sale for a long time and hadn't sold.
You can imagine my shock when my 1-BR Sedona hits the MLS system and Fred’s unique marketing plan got it sold in just 6 days from start to finish. I got $29,000 more than an identical Sedona sold for just one week earlier. That unit was a nice place but it had been for sale with two different Real Estate agents for most of the year before it finally sold. Not only did I get an unbelievable price in record time, not one of the other 1-BR units that were for sale at the time has even sold since then. I’m very happy that my place sold the way it. I was happy to let Fred tell my story so other people could learn from me that not all real estate agents end up getting the same results for their people. This is particularly important these days because in the Calgary Real Estate market as it is now, the prices are falling fast and only 10% of the properties listed for sale are even selling - 90% are Not Selling! It costs you money the longer it takes to sell! Fred Ferguson is consistently among those 10% of Real Estate Agents that can actually get your property to sell... but more importantly, Fred Ferguson, in my experience, is the Only Agent I know that can also get the Top Price possible for you when the home does sell! Jeffrey Yakewchuk |
Fred Ferguson was the real estate agent who helped us relocate from Edmonton to Calgary. My wife Dianna found Fred on the Internet. She sent him an email message asking for some information about moving to Calgary. She had done this with a few agents but they never did give us any responses back. Fred not only emailed information right back to her but he followed up with a long distance call to see if there was anything else we needed. I spoke with Fred later that same evening after I got home from work and the decision was made to go with Fred as our realtor. Fred immediately started sending us listings in the email and we arrived at a game plan. We came to Calgary on three different weekends and we looked at a lot of houses. We wanted a special property and were starting to think we might have to compromise but Fred never gave up. Not once did Fred complain or put pressure us to buy any of the properties he had shown us earlier. It was clear he wanted us to get what we wanted. It looked like after three weekends we were going to have to head back to Edmonton one more time with no home to come to for our move to Calgary. Fred asked to go negotiate one more time and the seller went for it. Fred smiled as he was doing this, and I realized that this realtor is just dedicated to get the best results he can for you. I recommend Fred Ferguson to everybody. He’s an excellent realtor who is friendly and fun to be around. Fred is the most laid back; no pressure, no hassle, realtor I’ve ever seen. He's honest, he cares about you, and he is good at his work. One more thing about Fred Ferguson that was interesting to us... he is one of very few people that our baby Michelle likes.
Peter & Dianna Telbis
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Fred Ferguson has a reputation for getting higher selling prices and quicker sales in my complex so I chose him to list my place. The problem is Calgary had shifted from a hot seller’s market to homes not selling at all. With over 15,000 active listings and a sale to listings ratio of only 11%. We were competing with 16 other listings; 3 were Vistas just like mine, I was worried my place might not sell, even at a low price! My results: Fred got mine sold for $5,000 more than the last one sold for. All Realtors are definitely not as good as each other if you ask me about it. Ryan Becker
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 Fred Ferguson was my Listing Agent and my Buyer Agent for the purchase of my move-up condo. Before I got started I decided it would be best for me to hire a specialist and since Fred is a Condo Specialist and also the Realtor who sells the most units in my complex, he was my obvious choice.
As the Seller my major concern was nothing was selling. Also tiny little units like mine were unpopular with buyers. I really wanted to move but I feared I’d be without a sale for a long while. Fred listed my apartment on December 10th. I tried to be optimistic and I hoped it would eventually sell by summer. On the 29th day after listing my place and only two showings, Fred called me to tell me that he had an offer. After the negotiations ended and the sale firmed up, I got $11,000 more than I should have from my sale based on the actual market value of my unit. As the Buyer my goal was to find the best possible move-up property that I could afford, and also be able to move into it at the same time I was moving out of my old place. Fred found not only found one perfect property... he located three that I loved. That allowed him to use each unit as leverage against the others which gave me a huge advantage in the negotiations for price. In the end Fred got me the perfect place, the possession date that I needed plus I paid $6,000 less than it's market market value. From my past experiences in Real Estate, and my experience Fred Ferguson I highly recommend Fred to anyone needing the services of a good honest realtor. Fred has proved to be an agent who will work hard to save you money and make everything turn out best for you. Fadia Aramouny |
 Fred Ferguson sells more units in my complex than any other Realtor. He claims to get you More Money and a Faster Sale when you List with him, and I’ve seen that happen so I chose him to be my listing agent. However, because of the small size and restricted design of my apartment, I worried that it might be a hard one to sell. My place is a studio with no proper bedroom window or even a closet.
Fred got it Sold for an excellent price especially considering that it was in the slowest market since I bought the place in 2004, but the biggest deal for me was that Fred got it to SELL and I’m a very happy camper!Two other units like mine which were on the market at the same time as mine are still Not Sold. At the time of this writing, TWO MORE UNITS have been listed making a total of FOUR identical condos For Sale now and they’re all just sitting there with no bites on them. I agreed to let Fred tell my story because I wanted other sellers to learn from me first hand that all Realtors are not as good as each other. When I decided to sell my place I centered on how much money I would get. I imagine most people do that. It never occurred to me that it might take forever to sell or that it might not even sell at all. I know people who got More Money when they sold because of Fred Ferguson but more important than that I’ve personally experienced that Fred can get your place sold when other Realtors can’t. I can only imagine how frustrating and disappointing it would be to not get a sale after you’ve decided to sell. That’s happening a lot these days so if you want to sell for More Money, Sell Faster, or perhaps more importantly get a successful sale… call Fred Ferguson to be your listing Realtor. Laura Burdett |
 We were a young professional couple and first time buyers. By the time we met Fred Ferguson we were totally frustrated. We choose Fred to be our agent because of how well he treated us over the phone. Our conversation was so unlike the conversations we had with other listing agents we had called. Fred let us talk and he listened intently to what we told him. He was genuinely interested in us, what we wanted and what we had gone through. He wasn’t in a hurry to get off the phone and he offered good advice on the buying process.
The best part though was he didn’t push on us or pressure us into doing anything.The clincher for us was when we learned that Fred had software that could provide us with all the new listings, including the addresses, directly into our email as soon as it hit the market. This would give us the jump over others and we could do drive bys to eliminate properties we didn’t like from the outside. With regard to our home buying experience, the market was crazy and the first property we wanted to buy had multiple offers. The listing agent insisted that all offers had to have no buyer conditions in them and Fred was adamantly against this. He told us why he was so strongly against it and his advice was to take a pass on that property altogether. We were shocked at this. We assumed all realtors would just want to do the deal no matter what, and here was Fred telling us straight out to Not Buy! We were devastated because we liked the property but we appreciated and had to agree with his advice on the matter. Fred assured us that another one, a better one, with a more reasonable buying environment would come along soon enough. He asked us to trust that he would find it, so we did. Good to his word Fred did find it, and only a week later. The Ranchlands town home was very nicely recently renovated and perfect for us so we decided we wanted to buy it. There were other buyers wanting the home but, in spite of competing with nine other offers, we won. The best part, though, was because of Fred’s offer strategy, the sellers chose our offer over all the others even though it was not the highest price that was offered. It all turned out just as Fred said it would. It hadn’t been long since Fred had told us “the moment you get the right home you’ll be happy that you didn’t get this one” and he was right about that. This home was head and shoulders above the one we didn’t get. It was bigger, nicer in every way, safer to buy, plus we actually paid $1,900 less.This was our first home purchase and we learned a lot about real estate but we also learned that real estate agents are not all the same. They are not equally honest, interested, committed or talented. Fred Ferguson is an agent who is clearly always on your side. In fact, we found that Fred will not allow you to hurt yourself in a transaction buying or selling a home. We believe Fred is extraordinary among his peers and we highly recommend him to anyone but he’s especially right for the first timers.
Jennifer Cook & Devan Erno |
 Fred Ferguson was my Listing Agent. I’ve known Fred for a couple years and he's got a pretty good reputation in my complex for getting faster sales and higher prices for his sellers. It just made sense to get him to list my place for me when I decided to make the move. I thought at the time though that I’d have to wait a while to get a sale because the Real Estate market was really slow at the time.
To make the short story short, Fred got my apartment to sell in only 21 days for $235,000. I could not believe how fast it all went down because another Realtor had listed a unit like mine for sale and it took him 130 days to get it sold. The sellers of that unit were my neighbors and when they finally got their deal they only got $210,000 so you do the math. From my experience if you pick the right agent, it doesn’t cost you money, it’ll actually make you money when you sell! Fred’s definitely a "make you money" kind of Realtor from my experience.
John Fraser |
 Fred Ferguson was our Agent for the purchase of our Coach Hill town house. Originally, we called him off a newspaper ad but the property had been sold just hours previous to our call. It quickly became clear to me, while talking with Fred over the phone, that he was definitely not a typical real estate agent, and because of that I decided to deal with him.
Fred really listened to us and he was keenly interested in learning what we wanted. We looked at a few places with Fred, and ended up buying a brand new listing in the very same complex that he had advertised in the newspaper. The Agent that had listed that property was an egomaniac and she gave us a hard time at every turn but Fred brought a calming effect to it all and he ended up negotiating $2,900.00 off the asking price for us. For the quality of property in the seller’s market we were in, we were happy not to have to pay higher than list price let alone get anything off the asking price. We are a young couple, still in school and the other agents we had talked to did not take us seriously but Fred did from the beginning. We like Fred, he’s honest and he works hard to get you what you're looking for. He’s the best realtor to get if you're a first time buyer.
Dave Bennington |
 Fred Ferguson was our listing agent though we did not find him, he actually found us. We originally intended to sell privately and Fred called us on behalf of a young couple he was working for. It quickly became clear when speaking with Fred that our place was worth more than they could afford to buy. That initial telephone conversation didn’t help Fred’s buyers but it did result in us becoming Fred’s next seller clients.
Our experience with trying to sell private had been frustrating for us so Fred’s call was timely. We sensed that we could trust him to help us so we signed on with him to get our property sold. In only 24 days our home sold not once but twice before it was firm. The first time it sold the buyer couldn’t complete the financing condition. However, the next offer was actually higher than the first, and this time we got a firm sale. We were impressed with Fred’s attitude throughout the process. Fred didn’t give up. He kept us informed and was always available to us for questions and support. Fred Ferguson got our place sold just like he told us he would from the beginning. Our experience with Fred Ferguson was that he works very hard to get results. Fred is patient, he is honest, and he always has the best interests of his clients in the forefront of his efforts. Fred never pushes on you to do anything you don’t want to do. Fred is one of those walk the talk kind of guys so, after everything we went through with Fred Ferguson as our listing agent, we would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone needing a very good real estate agent… one who will not just get the job done but get it done in a pleasant way.
Grant & Shannon Kaban
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 Fred Ferguson was my listing realtor. I chose Fred because of his reputation. He specializes in selling condos in my complex and he is known to get his sellers more money than other agents, plus Fred usually gets the properties sold quicker as well. The later was a very important distinction for me that I was specifically looking for in an agent because I had bought my new place before putting my old place on the market, and I did not want to own two homes.
MY results… Fred sold my apartment unit 5 days from the night I listed it. I was thrilled because not only did I get the quick sale I was hoping for, I also got $3,000.00 more than anyone else had got recently. In a blink the pressure was off and it was all over with. It really does make a difference who represents you when you sell your home. Fred was good to have working for me when the place was for sale but he continued to be there for me even after the transaction was completed. In my experience, aside from being an excellent real estate agent, I also found Fred to be a good person. He was always respectful and he never pressured me to do anything. Fred was even attentive to the safety and security of my little dog through the showing process. I highly recommend this man to anyone who is looking for extraordinary results from a realtor.
Catherine Shelvey |
Fred Ferguson is a very popular Real Estate Agent in my Coach Hill townhouse community. He does the majority of the sales (both Listing and Selling) in here. I chose Fred as my listing Agent, however, because of the recommendations of two of my neighbours, who also happened to be past clients of Fred. FRED WORKED VERY HARD, AS I WAS TOLD HE WOULD, AND GOT MY PLACE SOLD QUICKLY AND FOR A GOOD PRICE. EVEN THE LONG POSSESSION DATE THAT I NEEDED DIDN’T HINDER FRED IN SUCCEEDING. Fred was great at making the process go as trouble free as possible. He even attached a laminated picture warning sign on my door to be mindful of my cats… I really appreciated that level of attention to my situation. I whole-heartedly recommend Fred Ferguson as an excellent Agent… one who will go above and beyond. Thanks for your good work Fred! Carmelina DeSouza
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Fred Ferguson was my Listing Agent. Fred sells the most town homes in Coach Hill Manor than any other agent. Fred also gets them sold quicker, and for more money than the other Realtors that work in here. That's why I chose him to sell mine for me. Fred sold my place himself for FULL PRICE in only 5 days, the quickest sale and the highest selling price for my type of unit to date! You can't tell me that all agents are alike. It really does matter who you choose to List your property with. A unit just like mine, a few doors down, came on the market before I listed and it still has Not Sold. In fact at the time of this letter, I have since moved to my new home. It's now 117 days later and that place has still not sold. Thier list price is now less than my selling price so they're paying a high price for their choice in listing agent. I recomment Fred because I like him, he's honest, he's good at what he does and he gets the job done fast with No Nonsens Kim Young |
 We were trying to sell on WeList.com when we first spoke with Fred Ferguson. He was highly recommended to us by a neighbor in our building who used him to sell her apartment. While on WeList.com we had been given a couple of verbal offers to buy our place but not one of them actually materialized. We decided after a while that WeList.com was just a waste of our time.
I got Fred to come over and list our apartment on MLS. Our results… Fred got it sold in only 4 days for the highest price per square foot and the second highest selling price in the complex to date. In hindsight, we realize it would have been more profitable and less stressful if we had listed with Fred initially but hindsight is 20-20, you just can’t know what you don’t know. Today we do know selling privately doesn’t work because the buyers won’t pay you what your property is worth. Also, we now believe most of that crowd can’t actually qualify to buy anything anyways! Fred Ferguson sells more apartments for higher prices in our complex than any other realtor. We’re glad we chose Fred to help us sell, and we believe to choose otherwise will probably guarantee a slower sale with a lower sale price if you sell at all. Brooke & Adam House |
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 Fred Ferguson was referred to us at a time when we were very angry with Realtors in general. We had bought an out of town property conditional to our place selling and we used that same Realtor to list our place for sale. After 2 months it didn’t sell so we lost the home that we wanted. After our listing expired two different agents approached us to list with them. Each wanted us to lower our asking price, which wouldn’t give us enough to afford the move.
As far as Realtors go Fred was different from the start. He’s a regular guy that had just moved into Elliston and he walked his dog like we walked ours. Fred was straight with us so we decided to take a chance and list our place with him. His selling strategy was really different. He actually listed us at a higher price than the previous listing realtor did. To the point of this letter… our apartment sold in 8 days for $4,000 more than those other agents told us we could list it for. We were ecstatic with this outcome because we were not expecting it to happen so quickly. We learned two critically important facts from this selling experience and we decided we would pass it on to other folks thinking about doing what we did. First, we found that it matters who you choose to sell your apartment for you. All real estate agents are allowed to sell condos but not all of them are qualified or capable of doing it right. Fred is a condo specialist. The results he got for us demonstrated his ability to sell condominiums quickly and for more money. We also learned that it’s better to sell your home first before buying another one... you get more money for your place initially plus you get a better price on the one you want to buy. If you want to sell your condo there are a lot of agents you can go with but the best one is Fred Ferguson. We’ve already recommended Fred to our neighbor and will recommend him to anyone we know who needs an agent who cares about your needs, and gets you results. Jennifer & Glen Stark
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I live on the ground floor in a plus sixty apartment. One day I received a Flyer in my mailbox from Fred Ferguson regarding some of his apartment listings. I had been planning to move back to BC at the time. Since Mr. Ferguson appeared to be a condo specialist, and I needed to sell my condo to accommodate my move, I decided to call him up. Fred came over to see me straight away and after we visited for a while I felt comfortable enough to choose him to be my Listing Agent. I am providing this letter as an account of my experience with Mr. Ferguson. Fred told me that he gets More Money and Faster Sales for his sellers than other agents and from my experience, I can say that's what he does. My results were that Fred got my apartment Sold in only 23 days! The selling price was $3,000 more than my ground floor neighbor’s property and $23,000 more than a third floor unit sold for a bit earlier in the year. It was very impressive results indeed that Fred could get me that much more money and also get my place sold in less than a month compared to over four months for the other apartment to finally sell. Another nice thing about Fred is that he rounded up all the necessary condominium documents on my behalf so I didn’t have to lift a finger for any of it. My experience with Fred Ferguson as a Listing Agent was excellent so I personally endorse him as clearly the best choice especially when it comes to selling condo units here in Legacy Estates. I am confident to say… If you choose Fred as your Listing Agent, you will be glad you did. Mrs. Angela Jaffrey
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Fred Ferguson was my buyer agent. I never bought real estate before, but I have talked to quite a few real estate agents. This Agent was different though, right from the start. He looks you straight in the eye when he talks with you. My dad always told me “you can trust a man that looks you in the eye”. I knew instinctively that Fred was going to do right by me. One of the first things Fred said to me was "Anson, if you got something on your mind, even if you think it’s a stupid question, get it out there in the open so we can deal with it. He said in Real Estate there are no stupid questions. The only stupid thing… is to have a question on your mind, which you need an answer to, but you don’t ask because you think somebody might think it’s a stupid question." I got it! Altogether it took less than two weeks, with Fred working on my side, for me to successfully purchase a good place for an excellent price. It even had the garage that I could have lived without but really wanted. I was pumped. I like Fred Ferguson and I enjoyed working with him. He’s a real good person to have in your corner when it comes to buying a house. I recommend everyone to use Fred to buy or sell Real Estate, and I think he is particularly well suited to really help the first timer buyers. Anson Payne |
Fred Ferguson was the listing agent of an apartment I tried to purchase in Elliston Park but I lost out to another buyer. I had been using another realtor, but I sensed I was losing opportunities to buy because of her. I decided to call Fred directly because he was obviously the specialist in that complex. My initial intention was just to see if anything else was coming available for sale in the near future.
In that first telephone conversation with Fred I got a lot of information about condos, specifically Elliston Park condos. Fred also shared buying strategies with me that I had never heard of before. In fact, if I had known this stuff I could have avoided what had happened to me previously so I decided to get Fred to help me buy.
I am happy to say within a few days Fred located and helped me purchase the perfect property. I went from being frustrated before I met Fred to getting ready to move. Fred proved to be very good to deal with in every way. He’s easy to get hold of; he’s good to his word and very diligent in his work yet not pushy or stressful.
After my purchase was completed, I learned that two of my co-workers at the company I work for had bought and sold real estate through Fred Ferguson. When I talked to them they both spoke highly of him so I know my experience with him was not an isolated incident, it’s just how he does business.
I can vouch for Fred as the agent of choice for anyone needing friendly, no pressure solutions regarding real estate. Fred’s knowledge and experience with condos will be an additional valuable asset to those wanting to buy or sell condos.
Lee Ann Driedger
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 Fred Ferguson was my listing agent. In a telephone conversation with Fred about another property that he had listed I discovered that he was a condominium specialist. We talked for a while and I decided to choose him to represent me to sell my McKenzie Towne town house. Fred is very personable and he really cares about the work he does.
With Fred as my listing agent, things went very well and quickly. My home sold not once but twice in 15 days because the first buyers couldn’t get financing. The point, though, is that it did sell The price I got was $28,000 more than a unit like it sold for 8 days earlier and $14,000 more than another one sold just before that. OUTSTANDING! At the time of writing this there is yet another unit like mine that has been listed for quite a while by another Realtor for $11,000 less than my unit actually sold for. It clearly makes a huge difference who you choose to work for you as your listing agent. I am happy that I chose Fred to look after my interests when I sold. I would use him again in future, and I would highly recommend him to others. Linda Knodel
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