Land Transfer Tax on Leased Land

Question: Does a buyer have to pay land transfer tax on a modular home sitting on a land leased property? Answer: Depends upon how long the lease is. If the …

POTL Listings

What about listing a Parcel of Tied Land Condo homes in Ontario? Do you think a detached home that is a parcel of tied land condo should be listed as …

Is a Survey Needed?

Question: My client in Oshawa would like to see if there is a survey for her house (she doesn’t have one). Would the city have something like this? Or does …

Water in the Basement

Question: What about water in a basement of a 100 year old plus rural property? The foundation is actually made of rocks. The floor originally dirt was covered with concrete …

Transparency under TRESA

TRESA now permits a Seller’s representative to share content, some content, or a little bit of content with all other bidders whether the Buyer consents or not, just not identifying …

Sharing Offer Content under TRESA

This is the explanation from RECO: “Content of competing offers A change most of you will have heard about relates to sharing the content of competing offers. Though the change …

Acknowledgement and Notices Tied Together

Acknowledgement Section: “I acknowledge receipt of my signed copy of this accepted Agreement of Purchase and Sale and I authorize the Brokerage to forward a copy to my lawyer ______________________________         …

Acknowledgement Section

Question: Are you looking for it from the other side? Answer: Yes, of course you are! You need it for two reasons: 2. To enable you to give appropriate notices …

Sunroom Built without Permits

Question: I am representing a Seller who has decided to build a sunroom himself without permits. He now needs to sell. What are the risks? Answer: No permits, but the …