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YOUR REALTOR®
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YOUR NEIGHBOUR
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Our 6’1, fit and handsome ASK CHARLES
bachelor is a catch. Driven, well
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this dynamic, well traveled and
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life with a very flexible schedule.
ENGLISH / SPANISH He loves outdoor sporting
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REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA
DR. GARY HARRISON, D.D.S. De Winton
DR. LUKE SZOTT, D.D.S. Community Association
FAMILY DENTISTRY Board of Directors 2016-2017
For Appointments President Sherry Shoults
Please Phone [email protected]
403 256-2727 Vice President
Secretary
Norman Beswick
John Thorpe
• Convenient Hours
• Free Consultations Treasurer Judy Stasiuk
• New Patients Welcome Past President Dusty Dancer
• All Facets of General Dentistry Director Amanda Gotmy
Office Hours: Director Sue Lake
Ask Charles
Monday 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Director Chelsea McLeod
Wednesday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Director Shirle Ternan
Thursday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Representatives (non-voting)
Friday 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Facility Manager Greg Davenport My elderly mother passed away at home. Potential buyers’ different values, perceptions, and
[email protected] We are now selling her home; do we have backgrounds will affect the significance of a potential
Shawnessy Village Shopping Centre
De Winton Community Preschool Dena Morey to disclose that she died in the property? “stigma”. Some buyers won’t care about a death occur-
134 - 70 SHAWVILLE BLVD. S.E. T2Y 2Z3
Natalie Phillips ring in the property, while others may be completely
[email protected] put off by it.
Simply put, you are not required to disclose her death to
Although you are not required to disclose stigma to po-
potential buyers.
tential buyers, because some buyers may have concerns
Sellers are required to disclose certain defects to po- about stigmas, those buyers can ask their real estate
The Municipal District’s administration
tential buyers, but a death occurring in a home is not representative to ask your representative about pos-
office is located at:
309 Macleod Trail, Box 5605, a defect. sible stigmas. You don’t have to answer their questions,
High River AB T1V 1M7 but if you choose to, you must do so honestly.
When a death occurs in a home, the property may be
Division 6 Councillor, Larry Spilak considered a “stigmatized property.” A stigmatized If you decide not to answer, a buyer has to decide if they
Tel: 403-233-8577 property is one that has an unfavourable quality that are comfortable proceeding without an answer. Re-
E-mail [email protected] may make it less attractive to some buyers. That qual- member that not answering may turn the buyer off of
Municipal Manager, Harry Riva Cambrin ity, though, is unrelated to the physical condition or fea- your property more than simply responding honestly;
Tel: 403-652-2341 it will depend on the specific buyer, their particular con-
tures of the property.
cerns, background, and perceptions.
As a seller, you are not required to disclose stigma to po-
tential buyers. Stigmas are different from material latent “Ask Charles” is a monthly question and answer column
defects, such as un-remediated hidden flood damage or by Charles Stevenson, Director of Professional Standards
mould, which sellers are required to disclose. with the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA), www.reca.
ca. RECA is the independent, non-government agency re-
Some stigmas include: sponsible for the regulation of Alberta’s real estate indus-
DR. JENNIFER SCOTT & ASSOCIATES • a suicide or death occurred in the property try. We license, govern, and set the standards of practice
403 254-9698 • the property was the scene of a major crime
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