Annalise Lane said:I believe the title of the property stays in the orginal person's name until the tranfer of the mortage at the anniversary of a year. Not curtain of this ! But a Alberta property lawyer would be the best person to ask. They go fast so its a crap shoot at best to find one, but it's possible.
Most of these kinds of properties are in slum areas, but I've heard that some developers are now offering them, because they are building at a faster rate then the market can with stand.
In Calgary 4 years ago I almost bought in NorthWest but it was to far away for my liking. Then I looked at the townhouses by lindsey park, the mortage payment on them was upwards of 3000 a month (ick)... Funny thing how karma takes care of things because they had a huge fire 6 months later ....
Some of this is completely incorrect or at the very least change depending on circumstances.
I've bought several properties over the years and the first one I bought had an assumable mortgage on it. Of course title transferred to me, I would never have bought the house otherwise and the seller was not on the hook in the event I defaulted. I know these things for a fact.






