In this episode of In Your AREA, Provincial Practice Advisor Bryan Statt engages in an informative discussion with Mark Sokolnicki, a regional compliance manager for the Financial Tracking and Analysis Centre (FINTRAC).

Get ready as Bryan and Mark discuss the finer points around FINTRAC regulations, best practice suggestions and practical advice that everyone wants to ask. 

We hope you enjoy!

In this episode of In Your AREA, Provincial Practice Advisor Bryan Statt engages in a super practical discussion about REALTORS® and their taxes with John Pinset, a founding partner of St. Arnaud Pinsent Steman Charter Professional Accountants in Edmonton. 

We discuss incorporation, self-employment, tax write-offs and other common REALTOR®  questions that everyone would love to ask but don't know how. 

We hope you enjoy.  

In this episode of In Your AREA, we discuss the Foreign Buyer Ban with Dionne Levesque of SVR Lawyers.  We discuss the legislation and regulations REALTOR members need to consider when working with buyers over the next two years. We hope you enjoy!  

In this episode of In Your AREA, we discuss tenancy with Helen Werbicki, an associate lawyer for Galbraith Law. We discuss the ins and outs of residential tenancy, the Residential Tenancies Act in Alberta, tenant and landlord rights, things to watch out for and even touch on commercial tenancy a bit. We hope you enjoy!  

In today’s episode, AREA's Provincial Practice Advisor, Bryan Statt has a great conversation with David West, managing lawyer for West Legal. 

Born and raised in Alberta, David is well versed in the culture and context of Alberta law, specializing in the areas of real estate, wills, estates and probate. This episode covers  the current landscape in Alberta surrounding the moving of electronic funds, pitfalls for brokers and associates to avoid, and even a look towards the future potential of the electronic money movement. We hope you enjoy!  

This episode is one of a special series, which interviews each of the UCP Party leadership candidates on questions of interest to REALTORS®. 

On October 6th, the UCP Party will choose a new leader, and that leader will become Alberta's next Premier. 

In this episode, Christine Cusanelli, Senior Advocacy Advisor of AREA sits down with UCP Candidate Leela Aheer, MLA for Chestermere - Strathmore.  

We hope you enjoy!

This episode is one of a special series, which interviews each of the UCP Party leadership candidates on questions of interest to REALTORS®. 

On October 6th, the UCP Party will choose a new leader, and that leader will become Alberta's next Premier. 

In this episode, Jolene Ledene Reimer, Chair-Elect of AREA sits down with UCP Candidate Danielle Smith, Former MLA for Highwood. 

We hope you enjoy!

This episode is one of a special series, which interviews each of the UCP Party leadership candidates on questions of interest to REALTORS®. 

On October 6th, the UCP Party will choose a new leader, and that leader will become Alberta's next Premier. 

In this episode, David P. Brown, Chair of AREA sits down with UCP Candidate Travis Toews, MLA for Grande Prairie Wapiti. 

We hope you enjoy!