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<h2>An Overview of Real Estate Pricing</h2> <p>Home buyers will determine the market value of a home based on their analysis of what comparable homes have sold for in your neighbourhood.</p> <h5 class="right"><a title="Geese At Dawson Creek Park 11 16 06 by KaCey97007" rel="lightbox" href="/web/20090131224911/http://ellidavis.com/images/buyer-seller-guides/Geese-At-Dawson-Creek-Park-11-16-06-by-KaCey97007.jpg"><img height="216" alt="Geese At Dawson Creek Park 11 16 06 by KaCey97007" width="300" src="/web/20090131224911im_/http://ellidavis.com/images/buyer-seller-guides/300/Geese-At-Dawson-Creek-Park-11-16-06-by-KaCey97007.jpg"/></a><br/> A nearby park is the kind of thing which can substantially increase<br/> the value of your house (by <a class="hide-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090131224911/http://www.flickr.com/photos/kacey/300907963/">Cindy McCravey</a>)</h5> <p>This process will be facilitated by their real estate sales representative who will conduct a market analysis of a neighbourhood using historical data (e.g., TREB).</p> <p>The value of a home will be largely determined by this comparative process. 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