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Buying Or Selling Residential Real Estate

What You Need To Know When Buying or Selling Residential Real Estate

Real estate transactions are exciting but can be wrought with issues if not carefully reviewed. With decades of extensive experience helping clients throughout the Greater Toronto Area, we help your transaction proceed as smoothly as possible.

Whether it’s adjusting expenses, buying insurance, or unique steps for condos and new builds, our Richmond Hill-based legal team will help you keep on track with your purchase or sale, including:

  • Answering common questions from home buyers and home sellers
  • Tips for a more efficient move
  • Applying land transfer tax calculations
  • Taking title ownership
  • Adjustments on closing
  • Warranty plans and Tarion
  • Insurance for homeowners

If you are buying a home, our legal team will:

  • Discuss the appropriate way of taking title
  • Communicate with you, the seller’s lawyer, and your mortgage company in preparation for the closing
  • Conduct searches that are required to ensure you will receive good title to the property you are buying
  • Arrange for title insurance to better protect your investment
  • Review your adjustments to ensure you are paying only the proper charges
  • Prepare or review all documents required for your closing
  • Meet with you to review and sign all required documents
  • Conduct the closing, register you as the owner of your property, and provide you with your keys
  • Provide you with a written report of your purchase

If you are selling a home, our legal team will:

  • Communicate with you, the buyer’s lawyer, and your mortgage company in preparation for your closing
  • Prepare your statement of adjustments to ensure you are only paying the expenses you are responsible for
  • Prepare all documents required for your closing
  • Meet with you to review and sign all required documents
  • Conduct the closing and receive your closing proceeds
  • Arrange to pay off outstanding mortgages and any sums due to your realtor
  • Provide you with a written report of your transaction

Arrange A Meeting To Discuss Your Transaction

Call our real estate lawyers and find out how we can help you keep your purchase or sale on track. Fill in the form below or call us at (905) 884-9242.

Blackburn Real Estate Lawyers

Danielle Gonyea

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