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Competition Bureau and the Canadian Real Estate Associations (“CREA”): More Private Deals on the Horizon?

Recently the Canadian Competition Bureau requested that CREA open up the Canadian real estate market by making the Multiple Listing Service (“MLS”) open to the public...

Commercial Leasing: The Offer to Lease, Take it Seriously

A landlord eager to secure a tenant will often provide the prospective tenant with an offer to lease, also known as an agreement to lease, before...

Real Estate: Buying an Investment Condo Pre-Build and the GST/HST Rebate

A few months ago my clients came in to sign the builder documents for interim occupancy for their condominium unit which they purchased pre-build as an...

Terminate Commercial Tenancy…Beware of the Pitfalls

I am lucky enough in my practice to handle a fair bit of commercial landlord/tenant disputes.  I find this work challenging and rewarding, primarily because my...

Standard Charge Terms, Briefly Speaking

When a loan or mortgage is electronically registered against a property by a lender, it is known as a Charge (a Charge is sometimes synonymous with...

Title Searching: “The Things Passes With Its Burden”

In the purchase and sale of a property, the most important aspect of the transfer between buyer and seller is making sure that the seller has...

Law Update: Sub-Contractors in the Design-Build Tendering Process

Some legal decisions have direct impact on how a company conducts business. The Supreme Court of Canada in Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 1 S.C.R....

Business Purchase Gone Wrong

You decide to purchase a business-- either to consolidate the market, or enter into a new venture. After a hard fought negotiation and many wrinkles in...

Real Estate: Mortgage Refinancing – The Skinny

With mortgage rates at an all time low, many people are choosing to refinance their homes and many first time homebuyers are taking the opportunity to...

Real Estate: Buying New? What You Need to Know

People who purchase new condominiums and houses directly from the developer are usually attracted to the prestige of being the first to own and occupy the...