• A year to resolve fraud cases, and no plan for surpluses: Issues flagged at Alberta real estate watchdog,Courtney Zwicker

    A year to resolve fraud cases, and no plan for surpluses: Issues flagged at Alberta real estate watchdog

    Alberta’s real estate regulator fields roughly 1,350 complaints a year against licensed professionals, and has no standard for how long any of them should take to resolve.  An independent review by Deloitte has found that the Real Estate Council of Albera (RECA) is falling short at protecting the pu

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  • OPINION: Where were you when rentals weren’t cool?,Sofie Kehdi

    OPINION: Where were you when rentals weren’t cool?

    The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. For years, I heard the same line repeated in this industry: “I don’t do rentals.” It was said casually, confidently, and sometimes even proudly. Rentals were treated as an inconvenience — too much work, not enough reward. Agents woul

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  • Will HST cut on new homes save buyers money? Early look finds 78% of prices are the same or higher,

    Will HST cut on new homes save buyers money? Early look finds 78% of prices are the same or higher

    New data shows majority of preconstruction list prices unchanged following expanded HST rebate announcement.

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