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Can a borrower redeem their mortgage under power of sale?
The answer to this question is constantly evolving, with new and conflicting case law addressing specific facts released almost yearly. The old adage of being able...
Tips On Being A New Home Owner & Things You Could Do To Save Money
Tips on Being a Home Owner & things you could do to save money:Change the locks and make spare keys, update the alarm with monitoring and...
The Holdover Period, Real Estate Commissions and Listing Agreements
Sellers should be weary and concerned with agreeing to a holdover period as defined in a typical listing agreement to offer to sell a property. The...
Buying or Selling a Home with an Oil Tank
What you need to be aware of when buying or selling a home with an oil tankOn June 28, 2001, the Ontario Legislature enacted the new...
What Is A Heritage Building in Toronto, Ontario?
The City of Toronto has been experiencing a shift of rapid development, and the scarcity of property resources accessible for further growth have led developers to...
CONDOMINIUM LAW: Too Many Loud Parties in Your Condominium Building?
Recently a Client who owned a condominium unit in a condominium building, came into my office and complained that he was being a target of an...
Real Estate Lawyers
Whenever buying, selling or renting a property, signing a contract is always involved. Real Estate Law covers sales, purchases, leases, construction, development and other transfers of...
Can a lender charge a mortgage pre-payment penalty under Power of Sale proceedings or once the mortgage term has matured, regardless if it is an Open or Closed Mortgage?
Under section 17 of the Mortgages Act, and pursuant to relevant case law the answer is “Yes” the lender can. Subject to the wording in the...
Realtors; learn how to save a deal when spouses are feuding and being uncooperative over the sale of a property!
This article applies to legally married couples and not those in common-law arrangements. The long and the short of it is that IF both spouses are...
Everyone’s a “Builder”, but what does that mean in terms of HST?
For purposes below referring to a “house” includes a condo as well. Did you know that CRA will consider you a “Builder” if:1) You are an...
