November is National Make a Will Month
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Jacqueline Moneta JD Just a friendly reminder to all of us to stop putting off our estate planning. Making a will is actually much easier…
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WHY YOU SHOULD GET A WILL AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
When it comes to Wills, while the numbers vary somewhat from survey to survey, one thing about the picture remains consistent: Fewer than half of Canadians have a Will, and…
Tips for buying in an UNCERTAIN MARKET
by JAYSON SCHWARZ, LLM & HAMZA AHMAD, JD The last two years of COVID-19 and low inflation rates created a frenzy in the real estate market; perhaps something few of…
Spec Tax and HST
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NON-RESIDENT SPECULATION TAX In order to help cool the real estate market and make homes more affordable to residents, the government of Ontario…
DEATHLY DOWN PAYMENT WHY YOU NEED A WILL TO HELP YOUR KIDS BUY THEIR FIRST HOME
With GTA real estate holding steady at sky high prices, Millennials are left scratching their heads trying to find a way into the housing market. With the average resale price…
Doing your Wills Under Covid
Doing your Will – How to do it in Covid times!!!!! By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Jacqueline Moneta One of the questions we receive all of the time relates to…
Tell me About Trusts
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM When people hear the words “Family Trust” or “Florida Trust”, they immediately think of wealthy, old-money families like the Kennedys. The truth is that Trusts are…
I Want To Buy Something In The South; I’m Cold!!
By: Jayson Schwarz L.L.M. Canadian winters being what they are, many of us like to flee for either the short term or long term to the sun, sand and heat whenever we get…
Essential Elements of a Will
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos Capacity So you have decided to be prudent and have your will prepared. This article explores some of the essential elements of wills…
You Need a Sunshine Family Trust to Buy in the USA
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM As Canadian “Snow Birds”, flock south for the winter they often decide to purchase real estate. One of the biggest fears of owning foreign real estate…
So You’re Getting Married
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM You are about to enter into a new chapter in the book of your life. Getting married involves many facets and one of those is a…
Why I Need A Will
By: Konstantine Chatzidimos At Schwarz Law LLP we are very concerned about our clients’ wellbeing. We look at ourselves as being in the same kind of position as the old…
The Need for Multiple Wills Regarding Shares
Do You Have Wealth In Private Company Investments? If So, You Should Consider Drafting Multiple Wills By: Konstantine Chatzidimos The key reason to invest in a properly-drafted will is the…
What is a s. 85 Rollover and Why do I Need One?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM People usually start their businesses the simplest and most inexpensive way they can. Quite often this means they trot down to the Ministry and register as…