The City and You
BY-LAWS, PLANNING, COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENTS By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Your local municipality is one of the major influences that affects your present or future home. A by-law is a law…
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Buying the Home: Step by Step
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Buying a home is the most important purchase most people make in their lives. Research the area you want to live; research what is around, check…
What the Heck is Title Insurance?
Cottage Property, New or Pre Construction Condos, New or Pre Construction Freehold Homes, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Title insurance is provides comprehensive insurance coverage for the certain of the title-related risks associated with home buying. Risks such as zoning issues, claims of mental…
Not Every Lawyer is a Real Estate Lawyer
Cottage Property, New or Pre Construction Condos, New or Pre Construction Freehold Homes, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM I participated as a guest speaker at a first time homebuyers seminar presented by Tarion (For those of you that either do not know, Tarion is…
Construction Liens: A Primer
Commercial Real Estate, General Information, General, Personal Injury and Vehicle Litigation, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM and Konstantine Chatzidimos If you construct or renovate a property you should know about construction liens and how they can affect real estate. A lien is,…
The Condo Docs: Bylaws, Ins., Man. Agr., Rules, Status Certif.
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM What follows is a quick overview of the balance of the condominium documents contained in the disclosure material. I hope it gives you enough guidance to…
Mortgage Caps and When I need a Lawyer
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM In this article I thought I would start by answering a question posed by one of our readers. The question relates to the issue of mortgages…
Condominium Documents – The Big Book
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM When you finally make that offer, on paper, for that beautiful new condominium, the sales agent will hand you either a book, often bound, or a…
Getting Your House in Order
General Information, New or Pre Construction Condos, New or Pre Construction Freehold Homes, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Whether you are a young couple or individual purchasing your new home for the very first time, a resale buyer moving in the market or an…
Closing Costs: Who gets Them? Who Pays Them?
Cottage Property, New or Pre Construction Condos, New or Pre Construction Freehold Homes, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM At the closing of a residential real estate transaction there are usually three groups who get paid: the vendor/builder, various governments, and the lawyer. Each group…
How does it Work on Closing?
Cottage Property, New or Pre Construction Condos, New or Pre Construction Freehold Homes, Resale Homes
By: Jayson Schwarz LLM Lawyers have a tendency to forget that people do not know what to expect as they move closer to their closing so I hope this helps.…