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Congratulations!  You've decided to buy a home.  Maybe this is your first home, maybe you have a growing family and are moving into something bigger, or maybe you’re about to retire and become an empty-nester. Regardless of your stage in life, buying a home is a significant financial commitment. This Guide will help you get ready for every step of the home-buying process.

Alberta real estate professionals must use the Residential Measurement Standard (RMS) when measuring residential properties. This measurement standard helps consumers easily and accurately compare different types of residential properties. This Guide will help consumers understand the RMS, and how Alberta real estate professionals use it.

Alberta Land Surveyors prepare these legal documents. It's basically a high level drawing of the property, the boundaries, and the buildings and structures on it, so buyers know exactly what they are buying.

The Alberta Building Code 2014 included new requirements to protect homes from radon.

A material latent defect is a physical defect that is not visible and makes a property dangerous or potentially dangerous, unfit to live in, or unfit for a buyer's purpose.

The term "stigmatized" means an unfavourable quality in a property or one that makes the property less attractive or unattractive, but that is unrelated to the physical condition or features of the property.

Attached goods stay with the home after a sale, unattached goods must leave a home after a sale, unless stated otherwise in writing.

You've found the perfect home, you have your deposit, and you want to make an offer.