by Howard Nightingale | Aug 18, 2017 | Real Estate Law |
Help for Home Buyers The key part of the Home Inspection Act 2017 is the regulation of home inspectors. Given that just about everything else in Ontario society is regulated by the government, you might not have realized that this wasn’t true for home inspections....
by Howard Nightingale | Apr 24, 2017 | Real Estate Law |
Yes, the title is a thinly veiled reference to the line from George Orwell’s novel 1984: “Big brother is watching you.” And while I’m not suggesting that the Ontario government is installing telescreens in our homes, there is a clear connection between your home and...
by Howard Nightingale | Feb 15, 2017 | Real Estate Law |
That question is being asked increasingly as the GTA housing market continues along its inflationary trajectory. As parents and as a caring society, we provide for our children, helping them to be successful, wanting them to be able to enjoy life’s rewards. Private...
by Howard Nightingale | Nov 3, 2016 | Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate Law |
Ontario Corporations have received a Christmas present from the Ontario government, although in this case, they might want to re-gift it. On December 16, 2016, new legislation affecting corporations comes into effect, and it might change the decision-making process...
by Howard Nightingale | Sep 1, 2016 | Real Estate Law |
News about the 15% Vancouver real estate tax is currently a hot topic – maybe as hot as our Toronto summer of 2016. Key developments leading to the 15% ‘offshore investment tax’ Vancouver’s real estate market has been heated for years, even more so than...
by Howard Nightingale | Feb 4, 2016 | Real Estate Law |
Along with its more universal application than the old tax system, the 1997 HST legislation created a great deal of confusion as to what is taxed and what isn’t. Ontarians have now had 17 years to become acclimatized, but the seemingly whimsical list of what HST...
