Tag: property
Tag: property
What is the role of a lawyer in a real estate transaction?
Buying a house is one of the most significant investments you will ever make in your life. You are not just buying a house where you...
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...
MICs: The Technical Aspects of a Mortgage Investment Corporation
TYPE OF ENTITY FOR A MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORPORATIONA Canadian Corporation throughout the taxation year where its business only undertakes to invest its funds, and thereafter qualifies...
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...
Breached Agreements of Purchase and Sale: Can I Recover My Losses?
Many Real Estate transactions wind up breaking down between the point where an Agreement of Purchase and Sale has been signed and the transaction is completed...
Real Estate law: Can You Refuse to Close if Your Condominium Square Footage is Less Than You Bargained For?
In real estate law, representations are very important elements to any agreement of purchase and sale. Typically the party selling the property will represent things such...
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION: Advising the Surviving Spouse
The precise nature of the executor/trustee/personal representative’s obligation to advise the surviving spouse is not clear. If the estate trustee is responsible only to the estate...
Real Estate Law: Buying Real Estate with Other Parties or Trying to Sell Real Estate Owned with Others?
Often individuals and companies purchase property together either as a means to secure financing, registered ownership or as a business venture. For various reasons, often financial,...
ESTATES & NFP: Income Tax and Family Law considerations at death
Income Taxes at DeathClaims arising on the death of a spouse are not many, nor is there much jurisprudence dealing therewith. But claims arising on marriage...
