Q: I walked through an open house and would like to make an offer on the place.
I am not currently working with a real estate agent. Do I have to use the seller’s representative, or can I represent myself?
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Some councillors favoured no increase; 1.5% tax rate hike approved
After much wrangling about if or how much taxes should increase, and a break for lunch, Lacombe County councillors settled on a hike of about 1.5 per cent, which was down significantly from the 2.75 per cent increase originally proposed for the municipal portion of the tax bill.
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Council approves tax increase
Okotoks homeowners are going to have to pay a hefty property tax increase this year.
Town council approved the final property tax bylaw at a special meeting on April 25 and their decision will result in a $189, or 6.68 per cent, increase in taxes on the typical home in town despite last minute attempts minimize the increase.
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City making off-site levies mess for itself, says group
The City of Medicine Hat is working against itself towards its goal of redeveloping downtown and the Flats, say some parties involved in talks to revamp off-site levy fees.
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City may pay more for water
After almost 18 months of study, research and work, St. Albert’s new off-site levy bylaw is ready for writing, with one notable exception.
Council on Monday night endorsed seven of eight recommendations staff put forward to prepare the new bylaw. The only item council didn’t immediately pass was a recommendation on how to pay for water infrastructure that could cost the city millions of dollars.
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City scales back area for downtown levy
City administrators have scaled back the boundaries for the downtown community revitalization levy, a key funding mechanism for the proposed downtown arena.
After consulting with provincial officials, the city removed several blocks centred around 101st Street and Jasper Avenue, an area already built up with office towers. The change scales back their high-end projections of what would be collected under the levy over its 20-year life from $1.6 billion to $1.1 billion.
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Cost of building in county to increase
New Sturgeon Valley homes will be more expensive now that county council has raised its off-site levies, but they’ll also have working fire hydrants.
Sturgeon County council voted 5-1 Tuesday in favour of raising its off-site levies for the Sturgeon Valley region. Coun. Don McGeachy opposed the move. Mayor Don Rigney was absent.
The levies, last adjusted in 2007, jump to $55,704 per lot from $22,425.
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Fee hikes will add to cost of new homes
City council’s decision this week to boost building permit fees will probably add $90 to $150 to the cost of a new home, and potentially much more in the case of commercial and industrial buildings.
But representatives of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association — Central Alberta Region, and the Red Deer Construction Association say they support the increase if it helps ensure timely service.
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RVC looking to recover costs of trucking wastewater
Wastewater rates could soar 514 per cent for a development located in Wheatland County that receives wastewater servicing from Rocky View County.
In 2007, Rocky View was approached by the developers of the Lakes of Muirfield, located east of the county. The development didn’t have a wastewater solution so staff asked Rocky View County to help. The county was building the East Rocky View line and when they were approached by the developer and the council of the time approved entering into a contract with the developers, explained Stuart Jewison, operations manager for the county.
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Open your wallet: City fees creeping up in 2013
The New Year is bringing with it an increase in city transit fares, user fees and utility rates.
Budget approvals by the city mean transit tickets are increasing slightly.
Adult fares are going up 25 cents, a book of 10 tickets is going up $2.50, and day passes will be 75 cents more.
Youth passes remain the same.
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