Sell your Calgary assignment for a flat $3,999* listing fee

What is different about selling an assignment here

The builder controls the transaction. Most agreements require written consent to assign, charge an administration fee, and some restrict how the assignment may be advertised. Those terms are the first thing to read, before any price is set.

Your buyer pool is smaller. Assignment buyers need the cash to cover your deposit plus any lift, and their lender has to be comfortable with an assignment. Fewer buyers means the pricing and the marketing both have to be precise.

What to have ready before you market the assignment

• The original purchase agreement plus every amendment and addendum
• The assignment clause: whether consent is required, the fee, and any advertising restrictions
• Proof of deposits paid to date, with dates and amounts
• The builder's assignment package and their process, requested early
• GST and income tax treatment confirmed with your accountant — assignment profit is commonly taxable
• Current estimated completion date and the unit's finished specification and upgrade list

How your photos will look before a single showing

There is often no finished unit to photograph. The marketing leans on builder renderings, floor plans, the upgrade list and the location story — presented honestly as renderings, never as photos of the actual unit.

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The builder holds the key card

Nearly every builder contract requires written consent before an assignment, and many charge an administrative fee, restrict when an assignment may occur, or prohibit it entirely until a percentage of the project is sold.

Step one is always reading your own contract and confirming with the builder in writing what is permitted. Everything else follows from that answer.

Where the money actually goes

Assignment pricing is not a single number — it separates what you already paid from what the new buyer pays you for the contract.

• Reimbursement of the deposits you have already paid to the builder
• Any lift — the difference between the original contract price and today's value
• When the lift is released: on assignment, or held until final closing
• The builder's assignment fee and who pays it
• Legal fees on both sides, which are higher than a standard resale

Marketing restrictions are real

Some builder contracts restrict advertising the property publicly, including on MLS®, until closing. Where marketing is limited, the strategy shifts to compliant channels and direct outreach, which changes the timeline and the realistic buyer pool.

We confirm what your contract allows before a single photo goes anywhere.

Tax is the part people get wrong

Assignment transactions can carry GST consequences on the assignment amount, and profit may be treated as income rather than a capital gain depending on the circumstances and your intent when you bought.

This is genuinely accountant territory. We will structure the real estate side properly and coordinate with your accountant and lawyer — we do not give tax advice.

For buyers considering an assignment

You are stepping into someone else's contract, including its completion date, its finish selections, and its obligations. You need your own financing approved on the original contract price plus the assignment amount, and your lawyer must review the builder's consent before you commit.

Representation on an assignment

Assignments involve more documentation than a standard resale and more parties to coordinate: you, the builder, the new buyer, two lawyers and two lenders. Our flat listing fee still applies to the sale side, so the added complexity does not come with a percentage-based bill.

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