I wrote about the HST issue a couple months ago, calling it the “Elephant in the Room” with respect to the pre-construction condo market. I wanted to follow up...

When buying a new condo, you need to be aware of the costs involved. Buying a new condo is not the same as buying a resale condo, there are...

There has been such a crush of new condo launches in the past 6 weeks that developers are now actually being forced to compete with each other for buyers!...

Using a buyer’s agent is not for everyone. Even though I constantly preach on this blog that having a buyer’s agent is absolutely necessary I recognize that not everyone...

When you buy a new condo in Ontario, you have 10 days after you receive your copy of the executed agreement of purchase and sale and the condominium documents...

When you enter into a new condo sales office, the first thing the pretty girl behind the desk will say to you is “Have you been here before? /...

After nearly a year of massive declines in sales and stagnant or falling prices, it seems that new condos are back. Urbanation’s sales figures for Q2 2009 show a...

The provincial government is proposing to harmonize the GST with the PST. This new tax will be known as the HST. This would underlying principle is to increase efficiencies...

I received an interesting email from Monarch today that stated: Unsure of how the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) will affect your condominium purchase? Rest assured! Let your confidence soar...

Buying an assignment may seem at first like something very similar to buying pre-sale (or buying new directly from the developer), but there are many key differences to consider....