Guiding You Through Life's Most Important Decisions
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
Whether it is a condominium, new build home, resale home, cottage, or an investment property, we are always happy to assist you through what is likely the single-greatest financial investment of your life. We are passionate about guiding our clients through all aspects of their residential real estate matters in an informative and efficient manner, while always offering fair and competitive legal fees.
The specific legal services we offer, in-office or remotely, include:
- Purchase or sale;
- Financing or re-financing;
- Private mortgages;
- Bridge loans, second mortgages, or reverse chip mortgages;
- Survivorship applications, transmission applications, life interest transfers, and other estate conveyancing;
- Review and amendment, or drafting of Agreements of Purchase and Sale;
- Drafting amendments or assignments of Agreements of Purchase and Sale;
- Title transfers;
- Interim occupancy closings for condominiums;
- Reviewing and advising on condominium status certificates;
- 10-day cooling off period condominium APS review and amendment requests;
- Drafting and negotiating residential rental agreements;
- Independent legal advice regarding guaranteeing or co-borrowing on a mortgage, or regarding matrimonial home spousal rights;
- New-build home HST rebates;
- Beneficial ownership trust agreements;
- Pre- or post-closing occupancy agreements;
- Advising on land transfer tax, municipal land transfer tax, non-resident speculation tax, HST, and capital gains tax, as well as how to minimize all of same through exceptions or rebates;
- and more...