Most people look at real estate the way they look at the stock market: too much noise, not enough signal. Your neighbour says one thing, the news says another, and social media is full of opinions from people who couldn’t find Fairview on a map if you spotted them the “Fair.”

That’s where these Fair Market Value Charts come in.

They’re the noise-cancelling headphones of Calgary real estate.
No drama. No spin. No “my cousin’s friend said the market is crashing.”
Just hard, honest, fact-based data updated every single week.

And here’s the funny part — the charts look confusing for about eight seconds… until you realize what you’re actually looking at. Then the whole thing snaps into focus and suddenly you’re seeing your community with new eyes.

Let me walk you through it the same way I figured it out myself, as a homeowner — not as a Realtor.

The Moment the Chart Starts Making Sense

When I first pulled up the Fairview chart, I’ll be honest — it looked like a bowl of Smarties spilled on graph paper. Dots, triangles, lines, shading… chaos.

Then I actually read the legend.
Once.
Slowly.

And boom — everything clicked.

• Purple dots = homes that actually sold

• Blue triangles = homes currently for sale

• Orange squares = pending sales

• Purple line = fair value trend, based only on real sales

• Grey shaded area = the fair value price range (±10%)

Once that sinks in, you’re no longer looking at dots and triangles.
You’re looking at your community’s real-time truth.

No opinions.
No storytelling.
No “expert guesses.”

Just the market… being the market.

The Size Column That Actually Matters: Yours

Now here’s where the chart becomes powerful — and personal.

As a homeowner in Fairview with a roughly 1,000 sq ft place, there’s only one vertical strip of this entire chart that actually matters to me:
The 1,000 sq ft column.

It’s like the grocery store: I don’t care what beef tenderloin costs if I’m buying chicken.

Looking down the Fairview size range:

• I can see homes smaller than mine selling above the trendline.

• I can see homes bigger than mine selling below it.

• I can see a tidy cluster right around 1,000 sq ft — my territory.

And once you zoom in on just that slice, the story is crystal clear:

• Low end: just under $500K — the “needs work” group.

• Typical range: about $525K–$650K — where most homes land.

• High end: north of $700K — the “wow factor” homes.

And right there, crossing the vertical 1,000 sq ft line, is the trendline.

That’s fair market value.
Not wishful thinking.
Not “my neighbour got X last year.”
Not “Zillow says blah blah.”

Just the data.

Looking at that, I could ballpark where my home sits today in its current condition — and it was surprisingly accurate.

Highs, Lows, and the Diamond-in-the-Rough Factor

Once you see the full spread, your brain automatically starts telling the story behind the dots:

• The low prices? Probably rough.

• The high prices? Probably renovated or staged perfectly.

• The ones in between? Most of us.

And in between those extremes?
Opportunity.

This is where investors start circling like hawks.
Where homeowners start thinking, “Should I add that upgrade?”
Where buyers start asking, “Why is this one underpriced?”

A single chart gives you all of that — at a glance.

The Honest Value These Charts Deliver

Here’s the real beauty:

These charts strip away every excuse, every opinion, every loud headline, and every coffee-shop myth and leave you with the one thing that matters:

What people actually paid — last week, last month, and right now.

You cannot argue with it.
You can only learn from it.

That’s why I’ve built these charts for every community in Calgary and update them every week. It’s the cleanest way to stay grounded in reality without getting dragged into noise.

Want to Know Where Your Home Sits?

Most homeowners eventually hit the same thought I did:

“Can the guy who made these charts send me the handful of listings that actually matter for my home’s size range?”

Yes.
Easily.
That’s the whole point of this tool.

If you want:

• The comparable sales that match your home

• The active listings competing with you

• The outliers that raised the bar

• And the ones that quietly set the floor

Just ask — I’ll send them.

See Your Community’s Chart Here

You can view every Calgary community’s weekly Fair Market Value chart right here:

https://jerrycharlton.com/community-fair-market-value-charts.html

Scroll to your neighbourhood.
Find your size range.
And watch the noise disappear.

Because when you understand where your home sits in the real market, your decisions get better — whether you’re planning to sell, upgrade, hold, or just keep an eye on your biggest investment.