Putting your home in a residence trust

Today's issue of Calgary Real Estate News is carrying an article I wrote about residence trusts. This refers to making a provision in your Will that after your death, your home will be kept in a trust for your children and their guardian to live in. There are more details to consider than you might think. To read the article, click here.

Executor's Job to Look After Parents' House

Today's issue of the Calgary Real Estate News is carrying my article entitled "Executor's Job to Look After Parents' House". It gives some ideas and guidance to an executor who must sell a house from his or her parent's estate, and talks about the responsibilities that have to be taken care of until the sale goes through. If you'd like to read it, click here.

An executor needs to preserve and protect assets

The current issue of the Calgary Real Estate News is carrying an article I wrote called "An executor needs to preserve and protect assets". It talks about what steps an executor must take to look after his or her parent's house after that parent passes away and leaves the child as executor. To read the article, click here.

Enduring Power of Attorney must mention land

The current issue of the Calgary Real Estate News is carrying my article called "Enduring Power of Attorney Must Mention Land", which talks about what an EPA must contain in order to be used at the Alberta Land Titles Office. This is important for anyone who is named as the Attorney in their ageing parent's EPA as they may one day be called upon to sell or transfer the parent's home.

To read the article, click here.

Second marriages can cause estate problems

The latest Calgary Real Estate News issue is carrying my article called "Second Marriages Can Cause Estate Problems". To read it, click on the link below.

http://www.cren.ca/content_view?CONTENT_ID=4115&MODE=AUTHOR&AUTHOR_ID=126&AUTHOR_NAME=Lynne+Butler+

Renovating an older parent's home

I have an article in today's edition of Calgary Real Estate News in which I talk about renovations that can and should be done to make life easier and safer for seniors who want to continue living in their own homes rather than move into long term care. If you'd like to check it out, click on the link below.

http://www.cren.ca/content_view?CONTENT_ID=4105&MODE=CATEGORY&CONTENT_CATEGORY_ID=1&CONTENT_CATEGORY_NAME=Golden+Years

The Many Complications of Cottage Ownership

My latest article called `The Many Complications of Cottage Ownership` is now online at Calgary Real Estate News. It talks about some of the things parents need to consider when they are making wills and want to keep a cottage in the family.

Check it out here:

http://www.cren.ca/content_view?MODE=VOL_ISSUE&VOL_ISSUE_ID=2746&PUB_DATE_DISPLAY=November+12%2C+2009&CONTENT_ID=4084

Calgary Real Estate News articles

About once a month, I write an article for the Calgary Real Estate News in a column called "The Golden Years" in which I talk about issues connecting seniors and housing. To read my latest article (published September 24, 2009) about seniors adding their children as joint owners of their homes, click here:

http://www.cren.ca/content_view?CONTENT_ID=4033&MODE=VOL_ISSUE&VOL_ISSUE_ID=2739&PUB_DATE_DISPLAY=September+24%2C+2009

To read my previous article (published September 3, 2009), about the first steps we should take when our aging parents can no longer live alone, click here:

http://www.cren.ca/content_view?CONTENT_ID=4013&MODE=VOL_ISSUE&VOL_ISSUE_ID=2736&PUB_DATE_DISPLAY=September+3%2C+2009