Rachel Loizos in Legal, Condo Buying Tips, Home Buying Tips
In his recent article, Condo Buyers should prepare for ‘phantom’ rent, Terrence Belford of the Globe and Mail...
If you already own a home and are considering marriage, you may be considering obtaining a marriage contract to protect your assets. If you are considering...
Rachel Loizos in Legal, Home Buying
You can browse through the list provided on the City of Toronto Website and search our heritage properties by their municipal address. The...
Rachel Loizos in Legal, HomeBuying
I attended a great Law Society of Upper Canada seminar recently, The Annotated Agreement of Purchase and Sale, chaired by Bradley N. McLellan...
Rachel Loizos in Real Estate Trends
A recent article in DreamHomes & Condominiums magazine highlighted one of the most interesting trends in real estate that I have seen in...
Rachel in Legal, Real Estate Trends
Some new developments are coming to pass in the legal world as it relates to real estate. You may or may not know that the province of...
Rachel in Lifestyle, HomeBuying, Legal
With spring in the air and my tulips breaking the surface in my garden, my thoughts naturally turn to home renovations. I enjoy taking on...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying
I have heard many people say that they want to rent out their basement or that they want to buy a property that can accommodate a tenant. Whether this...
Rachel in Condo Buying, Legal
If you are currently or have ever considered buying a condo, you should check out this site. It belongs to the Canadian Alliance for Condominium...
Rachel in Home Buying, Money, Legal
Home buyers, especially first time home buyers, are often surprised by their closing costs. Although the standard legal fees and land transfer...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying
In your agreement for purchase and sale you will very often have items, called warranties, that help define and clarify the agreement between the...
Rachel in Real Estate Trends
The recent, tragic death of B.C. realtor Lindsay Buziak highlights the security risks that face those in the real estate industry. My heart goes out...
Rachel in Home Buying, Legal
In a previous post, we discussed the most common ways that people can take title to property. In particular, sole ownership, joint tenants, and...
Rachel in HomeBuying, Money, Legal
On October 22, 2007, Toronto City Council approved a Municipal Land Transfer Tax (MLTT), the "Toronto Tax," and we have now received more...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying
A recent article highlights one of the most valuable and often glossed over part of your real estate transaction - relationships. Reported in the Globe...
Rachel in Condo Buying, Legal, Ask an Expert
This post is a collection of some popular questions that I have received over the last little while that I thought might be of...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying
Most HomeBuyers do not bring the agreement of purchase and sale to their lawyer until it has already been signed. If you do not have a lawyer review...
Rachel in Condo Buying, Legal, Money
A HomeBuyer can decide to buy a new condo at any point that units are available for sale – meaning from the time the sales office is open all...
It is not just the law, but good common sense. Make sure you have both a carbon monoxide alarm and a fire alarm in your house. Make sure you maintain the...
Rachel in Home Buying, Money, Legal
Mayor Miller’s land transfer tax (Miller’s Toronto Tax) takes effect on February 1, 2008.
I was having a conversation last night about the...
Title insurance is widely used in Ontario real estate transactions and is often used to replace or augment what is referred to as the ‘solicitor’s...
Rachel in Home Buying, Legal, Money
In my very first post on this blog, I wrote about the GST rebate and how HomeBuyers can take advantage of the benefit of the ‘transitional...
Rachel in Legal, Home Buying, Condo Buying
You have finally received the good news that your new home is (almost) ready. Only a few more loose ends to tie up before you can...
Rachel in Home Buying, Toronto Real Estate News
I am sharing the correspondence I received from Councillor Thompson and Councillor Minnan-Wong. Prior to the vote held on Monday...
Rachel in Legal, Condo Buying
Very few people give a second thought to insurance coverage issues until disaster strikes – arguably not the best time to start wondering if you...
Rachel in Urban Issues, Home Buying, Legal, Money
Councillor Thompson dropped a stack of over 1,000 sheets of paper at the start of the meeting and announced they represented ‘no’...
My previous post on taking title did not address the title-related issues in the fairly common scenario where people live together in a relationship...
Rachel in HomeBuying, Legal, Real Insight
Ed note. Real Insight is a periodic feature decoding some of the many mysteries surrounding HomeBuying.
Any number of factors can...
Rachel in HomeBuying, Legal, Real Insight
Ed note. Real Insight is a periodic feature decoding some of the many mysteries surrounding HomeBuying.
When you purchase your home, you...
A small headline on the bottom of the first page of the Globe and Mail's Report on Business section grabbed my attention. Amidst all of the excitement about...
Rachel in Condos, HomeBuying, Money
When you purchase a new home or condominium, on your statement of adjustments, there will be a section that references realty taxes (also known...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying, In the News
There are many reasons to require a home inspection prior to firming up your real estate transaction. For most people, buying a home is...
Rachel in Condos, HomeBuying, Legal, Money
Nothing sends clients reeling like the statement of adjustments on a new condominium closing, except, perhaps the statement of...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying, Condos
There is a very interesting period during the purchase of a new condominium that resembles something between ownership and renting...known as...
Rachel in Legal, HomeBuying
My friend recently purchased a house and despite my best efforts, she proceeded with the transaction without obtaining a survey. Exasperating! A survey...
Rachel in Legal, Condos, HomeBuying, Real Insight
Ed note. Real Insight is a periodic feature decoding some of the many mysteries surrounding HomeBuying.
A very dear friend of...
How would you like the purchase of your new home to translate into clawing back some of your hard-earned dollars – and from the government? Very much, I think....
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