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Property Tax Adjustments

by on 25. Apr, 2013 in Real Estate Law, Tips for Home Buyers, Tips for Home Owners

Property tax adjustments are one of the least understood aspects of the typical real estate closing. Clients ask questions such as: “What do you mean I have to pay property taxes? They are included as part of my mortgage payment.” or “How come I am paying any taxes as they are not due until June 30?” or  ”You [...]

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New Homes in Mature Neighbourhoods

by on 23. Apr, 2013 in Edmonton Neighbourhoods, New Homes, Tips for Home Buyers

I call it the best of both worlds: a new house, in an old community. There are a lot of people would love to live in one of Edmonton’s “established” neighbourhoods without having to worry about leaky basements and roofs, poor insulation, old plumbing and electrical fixtures and all the other “problems” that come with an older home.
I grew up [...]

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Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update – Feb. 15/13

Edmonton Real Estate Market Weekly Update – Feb. 15/13

by on 15. Feb, 2013 in Edmonton Real Estate Market, Tips for Home Buyers, Weekly Update

Here is our update on the Edmonton real estate market. (Previous week’s number are in brackets). For the past 7 days:
New Listings: 396 (404, 329, 309)
# Sales: 204 (179, 157, 188)
Ratio: 52% (44%, 48%, 61%)
# Price Changes: 123 (104, 110, 99)
# Expired/Off Market Listings: 87 (222, 228, 93)
Net loss/gain in listings this week: 105 (3, -56, 28)
Active single family home [...]

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What is an exclusive listing?

by on 12. Feb, 2013 in Investing in Alberta Real Estate, Tips for Home Buyers

A client contacted me the other day about viewing a home listed by another agent but was told that the listing was an “exclusive” listing. This doesn’t happen often but here is what it means in Edmonton.

This is basically an old phrase or way of saying this home is not on the MLS® system. It was very prevelant [...]

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Organize a Stress Free Move

Organize a Stress Free Move

by on 07. Feb, 2013 in Tips for Home Buyers

The following is a guest post by Action Moving.
Moving can be an extremely stressful and complicated event if it is not properly planned. Moving should be the sign of a new chapter in your life. Unfortunately, more often than not, it ends up being a bad memory, but moving does not have to be stressful. Proper planning combined with [...]

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Finding Help Buying Your First Home

by on 21. Jan, 2013 in Tips for Home Buyers

There is a ton of information out there on buying your first home. However, sorting through all of that information, and interpreting it can be challenging at the best of times. Buying a home can be easy, if you find the right guidance. So where can you go for guidance?
We’ve recently received a number of e-mails, asking if we offer [...]

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Homes for Sale Near the Edmonton LRT

Homes for Sale Near the Edmonton LRT

by on 05. Nov, 2012 in Around Edmonton, Tips for Home Buyers

We’re frequently asked about homes for sale near Edmonton LRT stations. So, we thought we’d try and make it easier for people. We’ve created a set of pages on our MLS® search site edmontonrealestate.pro, that show current listings near each LRT station in Edmonton (including the three stations currently under construction on the Churchill/NAIT line). 

Here is a list of the [...]

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Edmonton’s Best Mature but Still Affordable Neighbourhoods

Edmonton’s Best Mature but Still Affordable Neighbourhoods

by on 31. Oct, 2012 in Around Edmonton, Tips for Home Buyers

A few weeks ago we listed the best neighbourhoods in Edmonton for families, based on a number of criteria we established. A number of people pointed out that there were very few mature neighbourhoods on the list, and this was mostly due to affordability. So, we decided to create our list of the best affordable, mature neighbourhoods in Edmonton. 

To create [...]

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Best Neighbourhoods for Families

Best Neighbourhoods for Families

by on 08. Oct, 2012 in Edmonton Neighbourhoods, Tips for Home Buyers

The Greater Edmonton area has some wonderful communities, and we wanted to create a list of neighbourhoods that are great for young families. But how do you decide which neighbourhoods are the best for young families?
We came up with our own set of criteria, and then set about determining which neighbourhoods best fit that criteria.
First was price. Most young families [...]

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Don’t Pin this one on REALTORS®

by on 14. Sep, 2012 in Canadian Real Estate, Tips for Home Buyers, Tips for Home Owners

I’ll just comment quickly on today’s Edmonton Journal article: “Realtors Association of Edmonton a house divided over sales disclosure.” The article discusses a new rule from the board of directors to withhold sales information until the title transfers. This it the biggest change I’ve seen in the last 25 years when it comes to deciding how much to pay for [...]

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