https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/ Buying, selling, communities, home condition and market updates for Calgary, Alberta. en-CA Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/airdrie-cochrane-okotoks-chestermere-compared/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/airdrie-cochrane-okotoks-chestermere-compared/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Neighbourhoods Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks and Chestermere side by side: CREB September 2026 benchmark prices, population, 2026 tax rates where published and local transit. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/alberta-land-title-fees-vs-land-transfer-tax/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/alberta-land-title-fees-vs-land-transfer-tax/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Costs and Taxes Alberta charges no land transfer tax. Land Titles charges a registration fee of $50 plus $5 per $5,000 on the transfer and the mortgage. Here is the formula. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/alberta-new-home-warranty-explained/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/alberta-new-home-warranty-explained/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT New Construction Alberta's New Home Buyer Protection Act sets minimum warranty terms of 1, 2, 5 and 10 years. See what each covers, how to check a builder and what to keep. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/calgary-hailstorms-2020-2024-what-buyers-check/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/calgary-hailstorms-2020-2024-what-buyers-check/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Home Condition Insurance Bureau of Canada and CatIQ figures for the June 2020 and August 2024 Calgary hailstorms and the roof questions a buyer asks about a home. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/calgary-property-tax-2026/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/calgary-property-tax-2026/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Costs and Taxes How Calgary sets and bills property tax in 2026: the rates, the assessment date, the June 30 due date, the TIPP monthly plan and the relief programs. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/closing-costs-buying-a-home-in-calgary/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/closing-costs-buying-a-home-in-calgary/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying The cost lines a Calgary buyer meets between offer and possession, with the published figures for Land Titles fees, down payment minimums and condo documents. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/dower-act-selling-a-home-in-alberta/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/dower-act-selling-a-home-in-alberta/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Selling Under Alberta's Dower Act a married owner needs the spouse's written consent to sell a home held in one name. Here is the consent form and why lawyers check it. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/estoppel-certificate-alberta-condo/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/estoppel-certificate-alberta-condo/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Condos An estoppel certificate states what an Alberta condo unit owes the corporation. See who can request it, the 10 day deadline, the fee cap and what it excludes. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/fhsa-and-home-buyers-plan-calgary/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/fhsa-and-home-buyers-plan-calgary/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Buying The FHSA and the Home Buyers' Plan side by side with the CRA limits, plus the first-time home buyers' tax credit, shown at CREB's September 2026 Calgary prices. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/moving-to-calgary-from-ontario-checklist/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/moving-to-calgary-from-ontario-checklist/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Moving to Calgary The Alberta deadlines and differences for a mover from Ontario: driver's licence and vehicle in 90 days, health coverage, no PST and no land transfer tax. https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/reserve-fund-study-alberta-condo/ https://liveloveworkcalgary.com/blog/reserve-fund-study-alberta-condo/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Condos What an Alberta reserve fund study is under the Condominium Property Act, when one is due, which documents a buyer can request and how to read the plan.