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Canada's new First-Time Home Buyers' GST Rebate offers substantial savings on qualifying new and substantially renovated homes, but navigating the strict purchase, construction, and closing deadlines is critical. Ontario real estate lawyer Jon Dippolito breaks down the key timelines and potential complications involving cancelled agreements and assignments that buyers need to understand.

A triad of cases were recently decided in British Columbia pertaining to whether positive covenants in the development context were enforceable.

Identifying the correct parties in a commercial real estate transaction may seem straightforward, but missteps at this stage can create real legal and commercial risk.

At the end of August, the Divisional Court granted the Town of Richmond Hill's appeal of a decision of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).

The British Columbia government has announced new rules aimed at ending the recently decried practice of shadow flipping of real estate contracts.

The facts of the case were not that unusual. The plaintiffs/purchasers (the "Purchasers") were looking to buy a property that was no more than five or six years old.

For instance, the buyer is obligated by the Income Tax Act to make reasonable inquiries regarding the residency of the vendor.

The government of British Columbia announced that foreigners who buy residential property in the Vancouver area will have to pay an extra 15% on top of the current property transfer tax.

Over the last two weeks, we've been looking at the various closing costs that first-time home buyers face in addition to the down payment.

So the time has come for you, a non-resident of Canada, after many years of personal enjoyment or rental revenues, to sell your Canadian real estate.

More often than not, buyers and sellers wrap up their real estate deal, sign on the dotted line and then head to the lawyer with papers in hand.

On Monday, July 25, 2016, the BC government announced legislative amendments to the Property Transfer Tax Act.

As of January 1, 2017, there are new land transfer tax ("LTT") tax rates applicable to the purchase of land (residential and commercial) in Ontario.

The Supreme Court of Canada released two judgments and heard one appeal likely to be of interest to Canadian business and professionals.

First purchasers of condominium units are sometimes shocked by the extra costs that are charged at closing.

The Ontario Government began to tax beneficial transfers of real property in Ontario under the Land Transfer Tax Act on July 19, 1989.

Buying real estate can be one of the most significant financial transactions in a person's life. It's important to understand how the process works...

The doctrine of caveat emptor or buyer beware still places the onus on the purchaser to make enquiries that would reveal the "stigma" of a property being the scene of a violent crime.