Residential & Commercial Closings
What is interim occupancy & what do I need to do?
When purchasing a new condo, there is a period of time between the day you take possession of your unit and when you take ownership. This...
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...
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...
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...
The Ontario Real Estate market meets its April 2017 Budget; are we in crisis?
April 2017 will possibly go down as the turning point in Ontario/Canada's economy. Although the brunt of the straws that broke the camel’s back were dropped...
Ontario’s new real estate cooling off plan and the 15% foreign buyer tax!
Ontario's new real estate cooling off plan has the following changes: 1) 15% Non-Resident Speculation Tax on residential single family dwellings purchased by non-citizens or non-permanent residents...
New 2017 Ontario and Toronto Municipal Land Transfer Tax Rates
The new City of Toronto Land Transfer Tax Rates which are effective March 1, 2017 are as illustrated below. The City has decided to harmonize their...
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...
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...
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...
