Buy a home or rental property in Calgary

From the first showing to possession day, our licensed team helps you find, inspect, negotiate and close. Buying to rent it out? We can tell you what it should rent for and manage it once the keys are yours.

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  • LicensedReal estate brokerageLicensed by the Real Estate Council of Alberta to trade in real estate
  • MLS®Your home on MLS®Our listings go on MLS® and on our own website
  • 42Homes we are leasing nowLive count from our rental listings
  • 21 daysLeasing guaranteeFor owners who rent out with our full management
How buying works

Five steps from pre approval to possession day

Whether it is your first home or your next rental, the steps are the same.

  1. Get pre approved

    A mortgage pre approval tells you your budget and makes your offer stronger.

  2. Tell us what you need

    The area, type of home and budget, or for an investment, the rent you are aiming for.

  3. View homes

    We book showings on any MLS® listing, ours or another brokerage’s, and go through each home with you.

  4. Offer and conditions

    Your offer sets the price, conditions such as financing and inspection, and the possession date.

  5. Possession day

    Once conditions are removed the sale is firm. Your lawyer registers the title and the keys are yours.

Buying to rent it out

What Calgary rentals are asking right now

These figures come straight from the Calgary homes we are leasing today and update by themselves each time a home is listed or rented. They are asking rents, not signed leases.

Once you own the property, we can lease and manage it with full property management and our 21 day leasing guarantee, or place a tenant with leasing only. For the wider market, read our Calgary rental market report.

Basement suites20 available
$1,175$950 to $1,400
Main floors11 available
$1,950$1,500 to $2,550
Condos and apartments3 available
$1,700$1,600 to $1,700
Townhouses2 available
$2,250$2,100 to $2,400
Houses6 available
$2,500$2,300 to $2,700
$500$3,000
Lowest to highest asking rentMiddle rent (half above, half below)
Costs to plan for

What buying a home costs on top of the price

Plan these before you write an offer, so there are no surprises on possession day.

Minimum down payment

For a home you will live in.

Price up to $500,0005%
Price $500,000 to $1.5 million5% of the first $500,000, plus 10% of the rest
Price $1.5 million or more20%

Buying a rental you will not live in? Ask your lender, the rules differ. Source: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

Alberta Land Titles fees

Alberta charges registration fees instead of a land transfer tax.

Register the transfer$50 plus $5 per $5,000 of value
Register the mortgage$50 plus $5 per $5,000 of the mortgage
Example: $400,000 homeabout $450 for the transfer

Fees in force since 20 October 2024.

Lawyer and inspection

Your lawyer registers the title and handles the funds. A home inspection is usually one of the conditions in your offer. Ask for quotes before you write an offer.

Property tax and condo fees

The full MLS® listing shows the annual property tax and, for condos and many townhouses, the monthly condo fee. Your lawyer adjusts for any amounts the seller has already paid.

Buyer questions

Questions about buying in Calgary

More answers are in our real estate FAQ.

Can you help me buy a home listed by another brokerage?

Yes. We can book showings and write offers on homes listed on MLS® by any brokerage, not only our own listings.

How do I book a showing on one of your listings?

Call us on 587 832 5000 and we will arrange a private showing at a time that suits you. If you already work with a REALTOR®, they can book the showing for you.

What is the minimum down payment in Canada?

For a home you will live in, the minimum is 5% of the price up to $500,000, plus 10% of any part of the price between $500,000 and $1.5 million. At $1.5 million or more the minimum is 20%. For a property you will not live in, ask your lender, because the rules for rental properties differ. Source: Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

What closing costs should I plan for when I buy?

Plan for your lawyer's fees, a home inspection, the Alberta Land Titles fees to register the transfer and your mortgage, and adjustments for property tax and any condo fees already paid by the seller. Alberta charges land titles registration fees instead of a land transfer tax.

Can you manage a property I buy through you?

Yes. Once the keys are yours we can lease and look after the property with full property management, or find and place a tenant with our leasing only service and hand everything over to you.

Can I find out what a home would rent for before I buy it?

Yes. Tell us the address and we look at what similar homes are asking now. The chart on our buying page shows the live asking rents of the Calgary homes we are leasing today.

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