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Oct. 10, 2019 | Natalie Noble
Roof maintenance and monitoring protect your home from top to bottom
Thanks to Mother Nature's rotating extremes of freezing snow and thawing chinooks in the Calgary region, our rooftops require special attention. Like a solid foundation, the roof is essential to a home's structural integrity. Poor maintenance can result in major damage, inside and out.
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Oct. 30, 2019 | Sam Crick and Tamara Stearns
SPONSORED: Five fall real estate selling myths
There's nothing like lounging on your patio, enjoying the long lazy days of summer with a cold drink in your hand. However, when summer transitions into fall, your thoughts turn to back to school shopping, carpooling to sporting events, and re-organizing your sweater collection. Many home sellers are faced with myths about selling in the fall real estate market, we've put together some useful tips to help sell your home.
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Oct. 30, 2019 | CREBNow
SPONSORED: Five fall real estate selling myths
There's nothing like lounging on your patio, enjoying the long lazy days of summer with a cold drink in your hand. However, when summer transitions into fall, your thoughts turn to back to school shopping, carpooling to sporting events, and re-organizing your sweater collection. Many home sellers are faced with myths about selling in the fall real estate market, we've put together some useful tips to help sell your home.
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Oct. 30, 2019 | CREBNow
SPONSORED: Five fall real estate selling myths
There's nothing like lounging on your patio, enjoying the long lazy days of summer with a cold drink in your hand. However, when summer transitions into fall, your thoughts turn to back to school shopping, carpooling to sporting events, and re-organizing your sweater collection. Many home sellers are faced with myths about selling in the fall real estate market, we've put together some useful tips to help sell your home.
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Oct. 02, 2019 | Tyler Difley
The new First-Time Home Buyer Incentive by the numbers
The federal government's First-Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) came into effect on Sept. 2, but many prospective homebuyers still have questions about how the new program could help them enter the market. The most important details of the program are as follows:
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Sept. 25, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl
Advice for your next attached-home purchase
A n attached home has many benefits, but there are a few things to be aware of if you are planning to buy. Working with a REALTOR® experienced in this type of real estate will help you navigate the buying process.
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Sept. 11, 2019 | Kirby Cox
SPONSORED: Seven tips for homebuyers
Are you a prospective homebuyer? Onto your second or "forever" home? Whatever your situation, preparing for homeownership requires you to arrange your finances so you can put your best foot forward dealing with your mortgage, taxes and home maintenance.
Before you start the process of looking for a home, consider the following:
Before you start the process of looking for a home, consider the following:
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Sept. 18, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl
Four red flags to watch for when hiring a home renovation contractor
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Sept. 25, 2019 | Sam Crick and Tamara Stearns
SPONSORED: 10 things to do before the snow falls
Believe it or not, winter is coming. Ensuring that your home's cold-weather systems are running efficiently will save you both money and major headaches in the long run. Work your way through this fall home maintenance checklist and you can rest easy knowing that your home and yard are ready for winter:
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Aug. 21, 2019 | Gerald Vander Pyl
Borrowing outside the box: tips for homebuyers with specialized mortgage needs
Getting a mortgage is a straightforward process for many people. However, there are certain buyers whose specific circumstances require a specialized mortgage product.
Kristi Hyson, mortgage associate with Axiom Mortgage Solutions, says some brokers primarily do basic mortgages, so if your needs "don't fit in that box" they might not have a ready solution.
Kristi Hyson, mortgage associate with Axiom Mortgage Solutions, says some brokers primarily do basic mortgages, so if your needs "don't fit in that box" they might not have a ready solution.