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…
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Serving Your Client
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Razik Sarsam CPA. CA As most files that come across our desks are multifaceted, in writing this article we chose to lay out a common…
The Pool Dilemma – What you need to know about renting out this part of your home
CTV Your MorningJayson Schwarz Discusses Renting Your Pool Watch Interview To swim or not to swim? To rent or not to rent? Those are the questions. I was recently interviewed…
How to avoid tax and disagreements on recreational property
Summer has come, and many people head for the lake, greenery and beauty of nature. We’re either buying a cottage, opening a cottage we already own or just enjoying our…
Adjustments on New Home Closings
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Hamza Ahmad JD If you think your purchase price is the only amount you will be paying your builder on closing you should read the…
What Taxes are Payable on Closing?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM It is the week before your closing on your newly constructed home. Your lawyer has just reached out to you and explained the money you need…
Buying and Selling a Home on the Same Day: A Recipe for Disaster
By Jayson Schwarz LLM and Hamza Ahmad JD One of the most common questions our clients ask us is, “When will I get the keys to my new home?” If…
HST on Assignments
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Hamza Ahmad JD Many clients think that doing an assignment of a home purchase agreement is a simple transaction, but the reality is far different.…
Real Estate Taxes on Closing – will I receive an adjustment?
By: Patrick Squire and Jayson Schwarz LLM You have moved into your new home, your finances have stabilized…and months later, you get a surprising set of property tax bills. When…
Preconstruction Condos
PRECONSTRUCTION CONDOS By Jacqueline Moneta JD and Jayson Schwarz LLM With the average prices of homes in the GTA soaring to over $1 million, this makes condominiums an attractive and…
COVID-19 and condos
COVID-19 AND CONDOS By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Jacqueline Moneta, J.D. While the current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all facets of life, health and safety concerns have perhaps been the…
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS By: Jacqueline Moneta JD with assistance from Jayson Schwarz LLM Most homeowners agree that maintenance and unexpected repairs are a fact of life. So why does talk of…
Understanding Your Contract
By: Laas Hess JD and Jayson Schwarz LLM You have won the bidding war on the home of your dreams; you have secured financing; you are ready to close and…
Vacant Posession
By: Jacqueline Moneta LLD and Jayson Schwarz LLM If you’ve ever bought, sold or rented a property you’re probably familiar with the term vacant possession. Giving vacant possession refers to…
Pools and Condominiums
By: Jacqueline Moneta JD and Jayson Schwarz LLM Whether you’re buying or renting a condominium, pools are often high on a house hunter’s list of desired amenities. But as a…
What Happens When a Real Estate Lawyer and a Realtor, Actually Work Together?
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM & Claude Boiron (Royal LePage Terrequity Realty) Realtor’s perspective: Claude: Many realtors feel as though their job is finished when they send over a firm Agreement…
Security Deposits and Post-Dated cheques: Do I Need to Provide Them?
By: Ernest Woo LLB and Jayson Schwarz LLM Every time someone begins to negotiate a lease for a residential premise, the issue of security deposits and post-dated cheques needs to…
Investing in Canada From Abroad
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM With assistance from Evonne Finnegan LLB and Ernest Wong LLB Toronto was the “hottest” city in the world in 2014, among the growing number of rich…
Pets and Condominiums
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM with assistance from Ernest Woo JD When buying a condominium the emotional aspects are often as important as the legal aspects and the two are inexorably intertwined. …
The Issue Of Rent and Termination
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Ernest Woo LLB You have been happily living in your lovely rental home for a little over a year and have continued to pay rent…