by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Mar 11, 2020 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
Once your real estate agent has listed your property for sale, it can take weeks, or even months, to receive an offer. Many of our clients either travel for work or have vacations which have been planned long in advance of their sale. It can be difficult or impossible...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Dec 11, 2019 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
When purchasing a new real estate property, one of the many decisions a buyer must make is how they will hold the title to that property. There are a number of choices available, including holding title in your name alone, or holding it jointly with a spouse. From an...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Sep 11, 2019 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
As our population ages, challenges of caring for the elderly in our society are becoming more prominent. Canadians are living longer past retirement age than ever before, but they often do not have the savings or the income to maintain their quality of life throughout...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Jun 11, 2019 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
Whether you are buying or selling residential property in Alberta, the services of a real estate lawyer are essential to the completion of your transaction. It is very common, even for seasoned property buyers, to be somewhat unclear as to what exactly their real...
by Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team | Mar 13, 2019 | Ask The Legal Expert, Resources
One of the key components of a home purchase or sale is the provision of an accurate Real Property Report. The Agreement of Purchase and Sale contracts used by most realtors in Alberta provides that the seller must include a Real Property Report to the purchaser prior...