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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:43:54 AM5 min read

What are some common real estate misconceptions and how to address them?

Anyone involved in the real estate industry for some time could likely rattle off a ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:42:45 AM4 min read

What is the difference between deposits and down payments?

Anyone who has ever purchased a home has interacted with these two terms, but strangely ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:41:34 AM5 min read

What's so important about the terms of trust?

One of our earliest childhood understandings of trust is almost certainly the trust fall. ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:33:33 AM5 min read

What should I know about the Condominium documents condition?

Condominium properties, although still real property, involve a whole different level of ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:31:25 AM5 min read

Are there best practices around a REALTOR® doing a Personal Trade?

For REALTORS®, buying and selling real estate is the order of the day, but that is always ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:30:26 AM3 min read

What rules do REALTORS® need to follow in Alberta?

From the time my kids were little whiffles, I had to tell them that the game is only fun ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:29:16 AM2 min read

Do security deposits on rental properties have to be held in an interest-bearing account for the benefit of the tenant?

Yes, without question! The Residential Tenancies Act of Alberta states in Section 45 that ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:28:22 AM3 min read

Who should hold real estate deposits?

n other articles, I have spent much time explaining what deposits are and how to handle ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:27:27 AM5 min read

The seller has active cameras in the home, what do I need to know?

Smile! You’re on Candid Camera. For my Millennial and Gen Z readers, that is a familiar ...
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Bryan StattJan 17, 2025 4:26:09 AM5 min read

What should I know about bare land condominiums?

As the cost of housing generally has increased over the past decades condominiums have ...
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