Instead of buying a prebuilt home, some clients decide to build their own home. When you, (or your builder), are building a home from the ground up, it could be months or even years before you need your mortgage financing.  Depending on market conditions, it could be advisable to get a “builder’s rate hold” mortgage.  This is allows you to hold a, “worst case scenario” rate for the completion date of your new home.  

Special thanks to  our impact partners at the Spire Mortgage Team for assisting with this article! Find out more (at the end of this article) about this incredible mortgage team that helps out hundreds of our clients every year. 

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When would I need a Builder’s Rate Hold Mortgage?

You would need a builder’s rate hold when the…

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With such a large city there are tons of opportunities to volunteer, narrowing it down to only fifteen is extremely difficult. There are a few things to help narrow it down including:volunteering in calgary

Commitment level: There are many volunteer programs that are long term where you commit to a couple hours every week or a couple days every month for an ongoing basis. Other programs you can sign up for a single night or couple hours during the day. One of the best ‘short commitment’ volunteer programs you can do as an individual or with the family is 

Click each of the headlines to be taken directly to the websites volunteering pages. 

An Evening at the Mustard Seed

Or something more long term with this great cause, the options are there for those looking to…

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December 2021 Calgary Real Estate Statistics Recap

If you're thinking about selling your home, now is the time. We are seeing an unprecedented amount of demand on all of our listings.  Our marketing has continued to outpace the industry and has given us some impressive results for our sellers.

Our team is generating many multiple offer situations for our listings, with some homes selling well above list price and in certain instances unconditional offers sight unseen! december 2021 Real Estate Statistics in Calgary

Why is this happening? Calgary is still one of the biggest major cities in Canada left that is still attractive (from an affordability perspective) to live in. While the weather may not be too convincing as of late, many buyers from out of province, and investors are targeting…

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