Gifting a Downpayment: What You Need to Know
With rapidly increasing home prices greatly outpacing growth in salaries and incomes, it is becoming very difficult for first-time buyers to save for a downpayment so they can get…
3 Questions You Need to Ask Your Alberta Real Estate Lawyer
If you just firmed up your purchase or sale (Congratulations!), you’ll likely need to choose a Alberta Real Estate lawyer to facilitate your closing. No matter which…
What’s The ideal Day To Close your Real Estate Transaction?
When you’re making an offer to purchase a property, you’ll beasked when you would like to “close” on your property as part of the agreementto purchase…
Practical Tips on Drafting Title Insurance Clauses in Alberta
When it comes to closing a home in Alberta, on occasion, the seller may offer a credit for the costs to the buyer to purchase a title insurance policy in…
Most Common First Time Closing Mistake
We love working with first time home buyers and are always striving to educate clients to ensure their first closing experience is a smooth one.Let’s face it. Buying…
Virtual Real Estate Closing: Here to stay in Alberta
Since the Covid shutdown, lawyers have been able to witness real estate closing documents remotely and that includes virtual Real Estate closings in AlbertaA virtual real estate closing means…
The Top Real Estate Closing Costs to Consider in Alberta
It is too often that we get clients who are closing the purchase or sale of their home in Alberta and are surprised to find out that they did not…
When an agreement of purchase and sale is negotiated, both parties will agree to a closing date that seems reasonable. Just as there is said to be a preferable day…
Land Transfer Tax. What Is It and How To Budget For It.
You’ve signed on the dotted line and your offer was accepted. Congratulations on your new home! As you start readying your finances for closing, one of the…
Six Most Common Post-Closing Issues and How To Avoid Them
There are few things that are more exciting than getting the keys to your new home. What you typically picture as a happy and exciting moment, can quickly turn into…