Edmonton Real Estate Blog

Is your City of Edmonton Property Assessment Accuarate?

Property assesments in Edmonton are only a base point. Your home could be worth a lot less or a lot more. The city uses a computer system to generate an estimated guess of...

How to Accurately Use the Residential Measurement Standard

Alberta REALTOR® must use the Residential Measurement Standard (RMS) when measuring residential properties. This measurement standard helps consumers easily and accurately...

Do houses in Edmonton have radon and how concerned should you be?

What is Radon?

Radon is an odourless, tasteless, colourless radioactive gas that is the by-product of uranium decay. Uranium occurs naturally in soil and rock f...

What is an upside down mortgage?

An upside-down mortgage is simply a mortgage in which is more money is owing than what the property is worth. An upside down mortgage can happen to anyone. With real estate markets in big cities...

What's a Zero Lot Line?

A zero lot line house is where the property structure comes up to or very near the edge of the property line. Townhouses are good examples of zero lot line structures. Over the last few decade, most houses...

How much are closing costs in Edmonton Alberta

Are you ready to purchase your new home? Often, buyers find themselves overwhelmed with the cost of purchasing a home and should be aware of these extra home costs to ensure you won't...

How Realtor® Commissions are Divided

When an agent lists a property on realtor.ca, usually half of the commission is for the buyers agent and half is for the selling agent. Once the REALTOR® has sold the property (all ...

The real estate absorption rate affects how long your property will be on the market and in return has a major effect on the sold price of your home ? It is also a way to predict future selling prices.

How to calcuate your absorption...

Closing Delays and How to avoid them

Whether you are buying or selling a property, it’s important to understand that there can be delays in a real estate closing. A closing delay is something you want to avoid. There are...

What is an Edmonton Luxury Home

Luxury home prices vary from city to province to state to country. What classifies a home in the luxury market consists of a few variables. Luxury homes are no longer based on price alone. To classify...

What is the difference between a garage suite and a garden suite?

The official city description a garage suite is "a self-contained accessory dwelling above or attached to a rear detached garage, on a single detached lot which...

Properties in Edmonton are now showing "Pending"

What does pending mean?

There are recent changes to Realtor.ca when a seller accept an offer. A pending property means that the seller has accepted a conditional offer. This...

What is the difference between a REALTOR® and a Real Estate Agents?

Often people think real estate agents and REALTORS® are the same, but they are not.

A real estate agent is someone who has has obtained a real estate license...

Living in an Edmonton Energy Efficient Homes

What is a Net Zero Home

Net Zero Homes produce as much clean energy as they consume. They are up to 80% more energy-efficient than typical homes and use renewable energy systems to produce...

Does Your Real Property Report Have Compliance?

If you are selling a home and have been told that there is no compliance or you have a non-conforming property, don't panic if you have not accepted an offer to purchase. Your Edmonton...

Alberta REALTOR® Fiduciary Duties

Real Estate Agents in the province of Alberta who are in an agency capacity for buyer or seller clients have duties mandated by the legal system called fiduciary duties. The position of the...

Why You Should Always Pull a Land (Property) Title Search

Basic information on a property title will include:

• The current owners' name: In the event of an estate sale, probate may or may not have been completed and your real estate...

What is a CMA & How to Use it

Edmonton real estate agents can provide comparative market analysis, also known as a CMA, for any property including properties subject to divorce, civil enforcement, foreclosures, estate sales,...

Does Your Bank Require an Appraisal?

Appraisals are an important part of buying and selling homes in Edmonton. Real estate appraisals establish Edmonton sold properties market value prices. Banks and financial institutions require...