by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Oct 5, 2026 | Blog, Homeowner Tips
Homeowner Tips Eight municipalities, eight different answers. Carstairs charges 14 per cent the day after the deadline. Okotoks charges 4. Here is the whole picture in one table, each figure taken from the municipality’s own website on 2 October 2026. The short...
by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Oct 5, 2026 | Blog, Homeowner Tips
Homeowner Tips There is a short stretch every autumn when the leaves are finally down and the ground has not frozen yet. That is the window. It closes on 31 October, and the City of Calgary has put a date on it. The short answer. The City of Calgary takes extra yard...
by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Buying A Home, Homeowner Tips, Selling Your Home
Buyer Insight • Updated September 2026 Alberta has no land transfer tax. What it does have went up in October 2024, mortgage insurance rules changed in December 2024, and new builds got a first time buyer GST rebate in 2026. Here is all of it, with a calculator....
by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Buying A Home, Homeowner Tips, Selling Your Home
Policy Insight If you read about R‑CG in 2024 or 2025, most of what you read is out of date. It is no longer the default zone for Calgary homes. Here is what it is now, and who still has it. Hello, Gorgeous! This page used to explain R‑CG as an opportunity...
by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Buying A Home, Homeowner Tips, Selling Your Home
Homeowner Insight You cannot see it, smell it or taste it, and the house next door tells you nothing about yours. The only way to know is a three month test, and the best time to start one is right about now. Hello, Gorgeous! Radon is a radioactive gas that comes...
by Tara Molina, REALTOR® CCS (Certified Condominium Specialist) | Sep 16, 2026 | Blog, Homeowner Tips
Homeowner Insight It looks like a roof leak. It almost never is. Attic rain is frost that built up inside your attic during a cold snap and melted all at once when a chinook rolled in, and the fix is usually inside the house, not on the roof. Hello, Gorgeous! It...
