Service Area: Real Estate

Changes to the Planning Act have come into force as of January 1st, 2022, and it’s important for lawyers to understand how these changes affect[...]

The More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 (“Bill 109”) received Royal Assent on April 14th, 2022. Some sections of Bill 109 will come “into force”[...]

As we all know, house prices are skyrocketing in the region, and this in turn has resulted in parents providing assistance to children who are[...]

What is the Federal Budget? Every year the Department of Finance is tasked with balancing the revenue and expenses of the Government of Canada. As[...]

The City of Ottawa’s Finance and Economic Development committee has approved a new vacant unit tax. The new tax is set to apply in 2022[...]

In today’s episode, Environmental Issues and Real Estate Transactions, host Cheryl Gerhardt McLuckie talks to her colleague, Real Estate lawyer Daniella Sicoli-Zupo. They discuss environmental issues arising in[...]

In a previous blog, I discussed the importance of having a financing condition when buying a property. While the focus of most people is on[...]

You’ve found yourself in a very unfortunate situation – the buyer of your house has decided to back out of the transaction and has left[...]