It might be an easy decision for you to hire a REALTOR® to sell your home but what about hiring one to purchase a home? Did you know that by entering into a buyer brokerage agreement with a Real Estate your interests are protected by the agent's fiduciary duties? But what does this mean? Essentially it means that your agent has to act in your best interest! What is a Buyer Brokerage or...
Buying
If I had a dollar for every time a potential client said to me "keep an eye out for a nice bungalow fur us, we're thinking of downsizing in the next few years", I'd be able to buy that bungalow. Okay, maybe not, but it does get mentioned a lot. Here's the down-low with bungalows: A detached bungalow needs a bigger lot to build and therefore is going to be more expensive than its...
Dying Trees I hired an arborist last year to prune our giant schubert tree and he said that the last few years have not been easy on our trees. Maybe you’ve noticed a few dead trees in your neighbourhood. Swedish Columnar Aspens - Often referred to as towering poplars and are very popular to create privacy because they grow fast. The cons are that...
When you bought your home, were you surprised the appliances didn't look the same as when you made the offer?You’re making an offer on a home. The first section of the standard Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) Residential Purchase contract has sections 1.1 (b) “these unattached goods” and 1.1 (c) “these attached goods” What’s attached and what’s unattached? What happens if...