Frequently Asked Questions

Chabi is a licensed real estate brokerage in Alberta that pairs licensed professionals with AI-grade market tools. Buyers who purchase with Chabi receive up to 50% of the buyer-side commission back at closing. Sellers list on MLS for a 1% commission or a $949 flat fee. Homeowners who are not moving can still use a free portal to track their home.

Chabi is headquartered in Calgary and currently serves Calgary and surrounding areas, including Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks, and Cochrane. Service is expanding across Alberta soon.

Chabi is a licensed real estate brokerage. Every transaction is handled by licensed professionals, and listings go on MLS the same way they would with any traditional brokerage. The difference is the pricing and the technology layered on top.

Two things: pricing and tools. Buyers receive up to 50% of the buyer-side commission back at closing, and sellers list for 1% or a $949 flat fee instead of a traditional commission structure. On top of that, the platform is AI-native, with automated home valuations, monthly market reporting, community-level data, and portals that keep every step of a transaction visible.

No. Searching listings, running the calculators, reading market reports, and creating an account are all free. You only pay when you sell, and buyers are paid rather than charged.

Use the contact page to send a message or book time with a specialist. You can also message your agent directly from inside any portal once you are working with Chabi.

The seller typically offers a commission to the brokerage that represents the buyer. When you buy with Chabi, we return up to 50% of that buyer-side commission to you at closing. You still get full professional representation from search through to possession. Terms and conditions apply.

At closing, once the transaction completes and the commission has been paid to the brokerage. It is not a discount applied to the purchase price, so speak with your lender early if you plan to factor it into your budget.

No. You work with a licensed professional through showings, offers, conditions, and closing. The cashback comes out of the brokerage's side of the commission, not out of the service you receive.

Cashback is generally treated as a reduction in the cost of your home rather than income, but individual circumstances differ. Confirm with your own accountant or tax advisor before making decisions based on it.

Before working together we sign a Buyer Representation Agreement, which is the standard contract that sets out the relationship between you and the brokerage. Your Chabi representative walks you through it before anything is signed.

Yes. Pick a date and time on any listing and manage every showing from your buyer portal, so there is no phone tag involved.

Chabi gives you mortgage and affordability calculators plus a pre-approval guide, and your documents can be stored in your portal. Lending itself is arranged through a lender or broker, not through Chabi.

The seller typically offers a commission to the brokerage that represents the buyer. When you buy with Chabi, we return up to 50% of that buyer-side commission to you at closing. Your Buyer Representation Agreement sets out the compensation and who pays it. Terms and conditions apply.

Yes, if you want a brokerage to represent you. Alberta's Real Estate Act Rules require a licensee who takes you on as a client to enter into a written service agreement first, which is the Buyer Representation Agreement. It sets out the services, the compensation and who pays it, how long it lasts, and how either side can end it, and these terms are negotiable. You get a copy as soon as it is signed.

A listing agent represents the seller, and a buyer's agent represents you, the buyer. When you buy with Chabi, our team is your agent and handles every conversation with the listing agent, including telling them we represent you, booking your showings, presenting your offer, and negotiating on your behalf, so you never need to contact the listing agent yourself.

Two transparent options: a full-service 1% listing commission, or a $949 flat fee for self-directed sellers. Both include a full MLS listing that appears on REALTOR.ca.

The 1% plan is the full-service option, with a licensed professional guiding pricing, marketing, showings, offers, and negotiation. The $949 flat fee suits sellers who want to run more of the process themselves while still getting a full MLS listing. Compare both on the pricing page before deciding.

Commission offered to the buyer's brokerage is separate from what you pay Chabi to list, and it is negotiable. Your listing representative will explain how it affects your total cost before your home goes live.

Yes. Both plans include a full MLS listing, so your home is visible to every agent and buyer searching the market, not just to visitors of one website.

Start with the free AI home valuation for an instant, data-driven estimate based on real Alberta market data. Treat it as a starting point for a pricing conversation, not as a formal appraisal.

Price it accurately, handle small repairs, deep clean and declutter, repaint in neutral tones, and invest in professional photos. Our preparation guide covers the full eight step plan and a pre-listing checklist.

It depends on price, property type, condition, and current market conditions. A well-priced, well-presented home attracts the most interest in its first weeks on market, while an overpriced one can sit for months. Check the monthly Calgary market report for current conditions.

Your search and saved homes, booked showings, your offer and its conditions, documents, mortgage tools, a closing checklist, messages with your agent, and your notifications and settings, all in one dashboard.

Yes. The portal follows the deal from acceptance through conditions to closing, so you can see which conditions are outstanding and what happens next rather than waiting for an update.

Offers, pre-approvals, and closing documents are stored in a secure document vault inside your portal, so everything sits in one place instead of scattered across email.

Yes. Messages are built into the portal, so your conversation stays attached to the transaction it belongs to.

Your listing details, showing activity, offers, documents, marketing, analytics, billing, messages with your agent, and your settings. It is where a live listing is managed day to day.

Yes. The portal shows activity on your listing and tracks it through each milestone, so you can see interest building rather than guessing between phone calls.

Start from the seller portal, which walks you through your property details and plan choice. A licensed professional reviews everything before your listing goes live on MLS.

Offers arrive in your seller portal alongside your documents, so you can review terms with your representative in the same place your listing lives.

A free dashboard for homeowners who are not actively buying or selling. It tracks your home's estimated value, sends market updates for your community, keeps mortgage, insurance, and utility details in one place, surfaces grants you may qualify for, and stores your home documents securely.

No. The owner portal exists for people who simply own a home. If you do decide to sell later, your records, documents, and value history are already organized.

It is an automated estimate generated from real Alberta market data, not a formal appraisal or an offer to purchase. Use it to follow trends over time, and get a professional opinion before making a decision that depends on an exact number.

Grants surfaces government programs, rebates, and credits you may qualify for as an Alberta homeowner. Utilities and insurance let you keep provider details and renewal dates in one place instead of hunting through paperwork.

Documents you upload are stored in a private vault tied to your account. Only you and the Chabi professionals you are working with can access them.

It analyses recent comparable sales and market data for your area and returns an estimated value range for your address. It is an automated estimate, so treat it as a well-informed starting point rather than a formal appraisal.

Market statistics come from real sold data for Alberta communities, refreshed as new sales are recorded. The monthly Calgary market report and the community pages are both built from that data rather than from estimates.

The Calgary market report is refreshed monthly as new sold figures become available, and community statistics update on the same cadence. Where there is not enough recent data to show a reliable trend, we leave the chart out rather than filling it with noise.

Mortgage payments, affordability and stress testing, true cost of buying, and a sell calculator, plus a rebates checker for buyer programs you may qualify for. All are free and none require an account.

No. Anyone can search listings, use the calculators, and read the market reports. A free account unlocks saved homes, showing bookings, offers, and the buyer, seller, and owner portals.

Sign up from any page on chabi.ca, then choose whether you are buying, selling, or simply tracking a home you own. Chabi opens the portal that matches, and you can use more than one.

Yes. Many people are buying and selling at once, or own a home while shopping for the next one. One account gives you access to each portal you need.

Use the contact page to book a call with a licensed professional. Tell us whether you are buying, selling, or just exploring, and we will match you with the right person.

Yes. Licensed Alberta agents can apply through the become an agent page, and partner businesses such as stagers and photographers can apply through the partners page.