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Title Insurance VS Real Property Reports

This is the third in a series of three articles written by guest author Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The series includes Real Property Reports, Title Insurance, and Real Property Reports vs Title Insurance. 
The first article in this series contained a discussion of the full ambit of Real Property Reports (RPR).  In summary, they provide certainty as to [...]

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Title Insurance – What is it and how does it help me?

This is the second in a series of three articles written by guest author Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The series includes Real Property Reports, Title Insurance, and Real Property Reports vs Title Insurance. 
Within the last 10 years, a new insurance product has arrived in Alberta.  It is commonly referred to as title insurance.
What is title insurance? [...]

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The Real Property Report: What is it and why do I need one?

Guest author Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law is back! Earlier this year, Stan did a great series of articles for the Edmonton Real Estate Blog on foreclosures. He is back with a series on Real Property Reports and Title Insurance. This is the first of three articles in the series:
What is a Real Property Report (RPR)?  And what purpose [...]

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Edmonton Foreclosures 101: Buying a Foreclosure Property

This is the fifth and final post in our series on foreclosures written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The previous parts in the series were Foreclosures Part 1, The Redemption Period, Court Ordered Sale and Mortgage Insurance.
Buying a Foreclosure PropertyBuying a foreclosure property is a complex endeavor. Four points to remember:

The court is the seller.
The [...]

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Foreclosures 101: Mortgage Insurance

This is the fourth in our series on foreclosures written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The previous parts in the series were Foreclosures Part 1, The Redemption Period and Court Ordered Sale.
Mortgage InsuranceThe only time the courts issue an order for foreclosure is when there is little or no equity in the property. Even then, it [...]

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Edmonton Foreclosures 101: Court Ordered Sale

This is the third in our seris on foreclosures written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. The previous parts in the series were Foreclosures Part 1 and The Redemption Period.
Court Ordered SaleOnce the redemption period expires the court will issue an order directing the sale or other disposition of the property. This is the point [...]

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Foreclosures 101: Redemption

The second in our series about foreclosures, today's article written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law talks about "the Redemption Period." Part 1 is available here. 
Every owner has a ‘right of redemption’. The standard time for a ‘right of redemption’ in Alberta is six months. The owner is given six months after the lawsuit is started [...]

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Edmonton Foreclosures 101 – Part 1

Edmonton Foreclosures 101 – Part 1

As promised we have a series of articles for you on foreclosures. The first part of the series is written by Stan Galbraith of Galbraith Law. Real estate insiders will instantly recognize Stan's name as he provides regular articles to the real the real estate industry. He is regularly featured in the "Weekly review," a weekly [...]

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