In a market this tight, speed is the whole game. Regina is running at roughly a month and a half of supply, and the best-priced homes routinely sell in their first two weeks — some in days. Portals refresh on their schedule; buyers who hear about the right home first are the ones who get to buy it. That's what this is: your criteria, watched continuously, with a REALTOR® attached to act the moment something matches.
Style, area, budget, beds, timeline — and use the Other Requirements box liberally: “needs a shop,” “walkable to Wascana,” “no reverse walkout” all help us filter like you would.
Matching listings reach you as they hit the MLS® — not when a portal gets around to it. And when we hear a fitting home is coming to market through our network, you get the heads-up.
When something's right, we move — showings arranged fast, honest advice on price and condition, and a broker-backed offer strategy when you're ready. No pressure at any step.
What happens after you submit
Your criteria go straight to our team — a real person reviews them, sets up your alerts, and confirms with you. You can refine your criteria anytime, and unsubscribing is one click. No spam, no daily newsletters, just homes that match.
Two ways: timing and eyes. Alerts here come from the MLS® directly as listings go live, while portals can lag — and in a market where good homes sell in days, hours matter. More importantly, a REALTOR® is watching alongside the algorithm: we catch the mispriced listing, the one with bad photos hiding a great house, and the coming-soon word that never reaches a portal at all.
Homes we know are being prepared for market — through our own upcoming listings and word from Regina's agent network — before they appear publicly. We can't promise a steady stream of them; nobody honestly can. But when one matches your criteria, you'll know early, and early is everything in this market.
No and no. Alerts are free, there's no contract, and you can unsubscribe anytime with one click. In most Regina purchases the buyer's representation is paid through the transaction itself — we'll explain exactly how that works before you ever commit to anything.
It's the ideal time. Watching the market for a few months teaches you values better than any article — you'll know a deal on sight when your moment comes. The timeline field goes out to a year for exactly this reason, and browsing our neighbourhood guides alongside your alerts builds the full picture.
Aaron Habicht
Broker/Owner, Optimum Realty Inc. · Serving Regina since 2004
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