Interview with John Hripko, Realtor, Royal LePage Benchmark

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Friday, September 4, 2020

A short interview on the Calgary real estate with John Hripko, Realtor, Royal Lepage Benchmark and Citysearch.Citysearch - Can you give us some insights into how you see the Calgary real estate market evolving this Fall?John Hripko - There are several uncertainties as we enter th...

Understanding Basic Condominium & Home Warranty

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Alberta’s New Home Buyer Protection Act, which was effective February 2014, requires that new homes have home warranty insurance coverage to ensure that homebuyers receive mandated protections which provides accountability and peace of mind. All home warranty insurance prod...

Citysearch - Review as Top 3 Property Management Companies by Three Best Rated ®

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Wednesday, August 26, 2020

CITYSEARCH RENTAL NETWORK INC.509 - 20 Avenue Southwest , Calgary, AB T2S 0E7Congratulations! You are now listed as one of the Top 3 Property management companies in Calgary, AB. We would like to Thank You for providing consistent high-quality service in your area ...

CREATE A HOME AND LIFE YOU LOVE

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Clutter. No one likes it or wants it. And if you find it doesn’t bother you and it’s easy to ‘look past it’ that can mean it’s become such a mental stressor that your brain has blocked it out as a coping mechanism. Deep stuff, I know. Marie Kondo has...

Problem Residential Tenancies & Remedies A Conversation Between Lisa Hamielec / Citysearch & Brad Lo...

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Monday, August 17, 2020

Lisa@Citysearch - What services does Serv-it provide?Brad@Servi-It - At Serv-it, we provide what we call Tenant Default Services for Landlords. This primarily includes making applications to the Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) to obtain Orders for Landlords...

Calgary’s tax shift shafts renters with property tax burden

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Sunday, August 9, 2020

As property tax bills hit mailboxes across Calgary last week, homeowners and landlords got an unpleasant surprise. In what the City calls a “tax shift”, residential properties saw a spike in their property tax bills as the City rebalances the business and residen...

CRRA Members Report Nearly 2 Million Dollars In Tenant Damage for 2019!

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Sunday, August 9, 2020

By Jordan DeBarros The Calgary Residential Rental Association would like to thank our members for recently completing a survey regarding tenant damage! We are grateful to the 165 members who took the time to complete our tenant damage survey and we truly appreciate their fee...

Property Damage Versus Wear & Tear

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Thursday, August 6, 2020

Screening tenants is important however not an absolute guarantee that a tenant will not damage your property; good screening manages and minimizes financial risk. Our experience is to check the overall ‘rentability’ of a tenant prospect and that includes employm...

Condominium Insurance

Posted By CitysearchCalgary on Thursday, August 6, 2020

Effective January 1, 2020, revised condominium governance regulations came into effect in Alberta. Condominium corporations must maintain insurance to protect common property and condominium units against loss from destruction or/and damage.The changes further clarify:The condomi...

Condominium Reserve Fund Studies – A Snapshot

Posted By Alex Hripko on Thursday, August 6, 2020

A reserve fund report is a written document which outlines the findings from the reserve fund study which involves a physical inspection of the condominium’s depreciating property. Condominium corporations must establish and maintain a reserve fund to cover the costs of maj...