Residential & Commercial Closings
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...
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...
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...
Understanding the Standard Agreement of Purchase and Sale – Part 1
Often my clients have their realtors prepare their agreements of purchase and sale without fully understanding the clauses that are inserted. Most real estate clauses contained...
