Created by professional Realtors® Rees Smith and Kari Griffith – the Smith & Griffith Real Estate Team with CIR Realty – combines acreage and rural property specialists with urban residential sales and marketing professionals.
Bring on Summer 2020
As we head into a summer like no other, with so many cancelled events and celebrations, may you and your families find new summer activities and ways to relax. As stated by our beloved Calgary Stampede – “We Will Ride Again”.
Dan Hawkwood: Cohabitation and real estate
In this, the six instalment of our series with Dan Hawkwood — an Associate Lawyer at Beaumont Church LLP in Calgary — Dan explains the issues surrounding cohabitation as it relates to real estate and the role a cohabitation agreement can play. Dan comes from a long line of farmers and ranchers in the Calgary area and brings the experience of his rural upbringing to his practice. Dan is customer service driven and client focused adding to a great real estate experience.
Welcome to Spring 2020
For many folks, Alberta winters are more about skiing and hockey games than buyers and sellers. But as we turn our clocks ahead and the spring weather arrives, so does a renewed interest in real estate.
The rumours are true; the dreaded stress test is being amended!
IN MAY OF 2018, policy makers instituted the Stress Test for mortgage qualifying with the intention to ensure that homeowners would be able to keep up with increased payments, as interest rates increased.
Dan Hawkwood: Travelling While Selling Your Property, Signing Documents
In this, the fifth instalment of our series with Dan Hawkwood — an Associate Lawyer at Beaumont Church LLP in Calgary — Dan explains the process for signing various documents while clients are travelling. Dan comes from a long line of farmers and ranchers in the Calgary area and brings the experience of his rural upbringing to his practice. Dan is customer service driven and client focused adding to a great real estate experience.