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Whether you are selling your business vis-à-vis an asset sale (selling the underlying assets of the business) or a share sale (selling...

A pre-incorporation contract is one in which a person (known as a functionary or promoter) enters into a contract on behalf of a...

This article is Part Two of the two-part series outlining key due diligence considerations for parties engaged in a commercial real...

Conducting appropriate due diligence is a fundamental part of any commercial real estate transaction. For purchasers, due diligence is...

As borrowers look to obtain mortgage financing for residential properties, many will continue to face difficulties securing such...

The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) form of Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) for residential resale homes contains many...

There is a well-known term in law called “a bona fide purchaser for value without notice”. It refers to a person who has purchased a...

In the majority of residential real estate purchases, the purchaser must obtain a mortgage in order to finance the purchase of the...

The summer of 2018 will see the federal government pass historic laws that will allow Canadians to smoke, eat or vape marijuana in their...

In today’s real estate market, with rising interest rates and stricter mortgage rules, it is becoming more and more difficult and...

A commercial lease can be for a business of any type and size. It can be a lease to run a convenience store, a large manufacturing...

A combination of high real estate prices and new mortgage rules designed to restrict risky lending have led to an increase in parents...

With stricter mortgage rules in place and the housing market shifting to a more buyer-friendly version, we may begin to notice a...

The real estate market took quite the turn in the late summer/early fall of 2017 – the strong seller’s market subsided and some may even...

Buying or selling real property privately means that a real estate agent or agents are not involved in the process. In today’s market, we...

Like in all agreements of purchase and sale (“APS”) for real estate, buyers of new homes are required to provide a deposit or multiple...

As many cottage owners will tell you, the personal, emotional and financial commitment involved in owning and maintaining a cottage...

There are two ways to own property with more than one person: (a) joint tenancy or (b) tenancy in common. There are important...

Condominiums are sprouting up rapidly around Durham Region and are providing an increasingly common route to home ownership. One of the...

Purchasing a new home is an exciting and enticing endeavour to many people in today’s real estate market. However, it involves...