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Mar
16,
2020
Meeting your legal needs during Covid-19
Meeting your legal needs during Covid-19 At Levy Zavet, the health and safety of our clients and staff is our top priority. During this time, we are...
Feb
11,
2020
Private Lending: Do not Rely on Someone Else’s Appraisal!
Often private lenders will receive a brief term sheet with an email introduction from a mortgage broker or agent trying to place a mortgage deal. Included...
Feb
10,
2020
Levy Zavet Lawyers – Are restrictive covenants always totally and completely enforceable?
For most buyers purchasing real estate, it is common practice to check municipal by-laws to determine whether their intended use for a property will be permissible....
Jan
9,
2020
Levy Zavet Lawyers: A Real Estate Lawyer’s Top Tips for First-Time Homebuyers in 2020
As 2019 came to a close, many Canadians are setting their sights on 2020 and making plans for the next decade. If one of your New...
Oct
25,
2019
Do Private Lenders need a brokerage license to lend in Ontario?
Do Private Lenders need a brokerage license to lend in Ontario? The Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 establishes that anyone acting as a mortgage lender...
Oct
10,
2019
Why Would One Need a Real Estate Lawyer?
For most Canadians, the purchase of a home is the largest single investment that they will ever make. Not only is the purchase of a home...
Sep
18,
2019
What Happens if You Die Without a Will in Ontario?
Confirmation of Registration Report They say nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. We pay taxes on a daily basis but often try to avoid...
Mar
30,
2018
Changes to the Mortgage Syndication Rules
As of July 1, 2018, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) will begin enforcing the changes to the O. Regulation 188/08 Mortgage Brokerages Standards of Practice under...
Sep
20,
2017
A MIC’s Specified Shareholder, Related Persons and Prohibited RRSP Investment Considerations
The Question being asked is a brother or sister of a shareholder of a mortgage investment corporation (MIC) a specified shareholder (To qualify as a MIC...
Jul
25,
2017
MIC Foreign Investors & Withholding Taxes on Dividends
The Quick and Simple is that Yes, withholding taxes (usually 25% of gross amount unless subject to a tax treaty with the resident country of the...
