The Real Deal
Real stories from the homeowners we meet
Here we share the real deal: true stories from the homeowners we sit down with, and the real-estate knowledge that actually matters when you sell.
Guide
Calgary property tax arrears: the auction is about a year after the notification
Calgary registers a tax recovery notification before April 1, and the auction is a year off. What the statutory calendar gives you, and what waiting costs.
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Selling a house in foreclosure in Alberta: the window is still yours
Alberta foreclosure runs through the court, and you can sell the house yourself until a sale is confirmed. What each stage of waiting adds to the bill.
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Selling a condo in Alberta: the documents are yours to produce
The condominium documents are the seller's obligation and the seller's cost in Alberta. Who orders them, how long the corporation has, and what delay costs.
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What it costs to sell a house in Alberta, line by line
Commission is one line on an Alberta closing statement. Here are the rest: legal fees, the discharge, condo documents, Land Titles and the tax adjustment.
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Selling a rental in Alberta when the tenant is staying
The lease goes with the house when a tenanted Alberta rental sells. Five things move with it on closing day, and one is rent you already collected.
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Selling a rental property with tenants in Alberta does not end the tenancy
Selling a rental in Alberta does not end the tenancy. A fixed term goes with the house, and only some periodic tenancies can be ended because of a sale.
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A house we bought
We Bought a Penbrooke Meadows House As-Is, After 46 Years
V and F had lived in their Penbrooke Meadows house since 1980. V wanted to sell with no repairs and no cleaning, with an in-law on title. Here is how it went.
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Selling a house with asbestos or vermiculite in Alberta: what the rules actually key on
No federal or Alberta rule makes you remove asbestos or vermiculite before selling. The duties start when someone disturbs it, and they land on the contractor.
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Selling a house with poly-B plumbing in Calgary: legal to keep, and the real hurdle is the buyer's insurer
Poly-B is legal to keep in Alberta and no rule says you must replace it before selling. What decides the sale is the buyer's insurer, and through it the lender.
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How much cash home buyers actually pay in Calgary, and what comes off the number
Cash home buyers in Calgary work backwards from five inputs rather than a percentage, and four deductions sit between the accepted offer and your account.
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You can check whether a we buy houses company in Calgary is legitimate before you sign anything
RECA's register is free and public. Look up an Alberta cash home buyer before you sign an offer, and know what a blank result does and does not prove.
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What you have to disclose when selling a house in Alberta depends on what the buyer asks
In Alberta you must disclose hidden serious defects in writing, but not most stigmas unless a buyer asks. Here is what goes where, and who keeps the proof.
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Selling a house as is in Alberta does not switch off the standard contract
Selling as is in Alberta does not remove the RPR and compliance, the same-condition warranty to Completion Day, or written disclosure of known defects.
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Probate & inherited
What happens after probate is granted in Alberta, when there is a house to sell
A grant gives an Alberta executor authority, not ownership. What still has to be registered at Land Titles before the house sells, and how long that queue runs.
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Probate & inherited
Selling an inherited house in Alberta
An Alberta estate cannot transfer an inherited house to a buyer until the personal representative is on title, and Land Titles has a queue. Here is the order.
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Dower rights
Which dower form you need, and who has to witness it
The Alberta dower consent is a prescribed form that pairs with a lawyer's certificate, is signed apart from the owner, and recurs at each stage of a sale.
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A house we bought
We Bought a Marlborough Park House With No Showings
B and E owned their Marlborough Park split since 1997. They wanted no showings and a closing date of their own. Here is exactly how that sale went.
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Dower rights
Alberta Dower Rights: Your Spouse Signs Before You Sell
A house in one name still needs your spouse's signed consent before Alberta Land Titles will register the sale. Separation does not end that. Divorce does.
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Probate & inherited
Selling a House Before Probate in Alberta
You can list and sign before probate — you just can't close. What Alberta executors need to know about Land Titles, timelines, and the conditional offer.
Would you rather just ask?
Tell us about the house and we will tell you what we would pay for it — and, if selling to a buyer like us is the wrong move, that too.