Residential & Commercial Closings
TYPICAL REAL ESTATE FRAUD SCHEMES AND THEIR RED FLAGS
Describing real estate fraud means visiting a dark place where suspicious characters roam around, unlawful acts are committed brazenly, and you do not know who you...
MORTGAGE DEFAULT: Power of Sale or Foreclosure?
Although generally the real estate market in Ontario has been robust, the frenzied market of the past has caused an increase in mortgage defaults as a...
DAMAGES IN REAL ESTATE
When a vendor or purchaser breach an agreement of purchase and sale by not completing the sale transaction, the innocent party may suffer damages and should...
BUYING A RESIDENTIAL INCOME PROPERTY – A Primer
With the Ontario real estate market demonstrating continued resilience, many people are still putting their confidence in real estate as an investment option across Ontario. These...
THE NEW HST: What all Home Buyers are Asking!
As part of its provincial budget, the Ontario government chartered a bill on March 26, 2009 that will adopt a single sales tax system tagged as...
The Income Tax Consequences for Selling Real Estate in Canada as a Non-Resident
Under section 116 of the Canadian Income Tax Act, non-resident vendors disposing of certain taxable Canadian property (partially listed below) are to notify the Canada Revenue...
CONSTRUCTION LIEN: Basics
Basically, a construction lien is a remedy available for someone who improves someone else's property by way of supplying materials and or labour. If that person is owed monies...
MORTGAGES & FINANCE: Residential Construction Financing
In the residential market, construction financing is available for customers who are planning to build a new home or who want to reconstruct an existing property...
THE ECONOMICS OF THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY
Real properties (real estate) like buildings, lands, residences are generally acquired by a purchaser through taking a loan. The promise to repay this loan is backed by a...
REAL ESTATE: Latent & Patent Defects when purchasing a home. Need a home inspection?
Latent defects in the eyes of the law applicable at the time when administering the sale of a real estate property (land, buildings and fixtures or chattels),...
