What you need to know about the Federal Underused Housing Tax Act.

A welcome update that will see better data transfer abilities and better fraud protection.

Kevin Jaques brings our attention to a Saskatchewan case that examines what can happen when a parent who has registered joint title in a property with a child attempts to undo that title.

What do you do if, after making payment (on your client’s behalf) to a bank in accordance with the bank’s mortgage payout statement, you discover that the statement was inaccurate and the bank refuses to release its security unless further payment is made?

We live in an uncommon era of common ownership of property – and common responsibility to pay for its upkeep. But as Nova Scotia’s Mark Tipperman explains, some Canadian courts appear to be moving towards a more modern and enlightened position on the enforcement of affirmative covenants against successors-in-title.

This past May, the CBA National Real Property Section executive along with a number of provincial section chairs met with members of the Chambre des Notaires du Québec. The purpose was to learn more about notaries in Quebec and build relationships to work together.

A trust is a legally recognized relationship (with attendant rights and obligations) which arises where one person (or persons) hold property for the benefit or advantage of one or more other persons (respectively, the trustees and the beneficial owner(s) or beneficiaries), or where a trustee has the legally recognized power to affect (for better or for worse) legal rights and/or obligations belonging/allocated to one or more beneficiaries.

The Manitoba provincial government has proclaimed its (new) New Home Warranty Act and Regulation thereunder to come into force as of January 1, 2017.

Mark Tipperman, a lawyer in Wolfville, N.S., takes an in-depth look at the increasing amount of information banks are requiring from lawyers when closing a mortgage – and just how much of that information lawyers should be responsible for.

Here is a new way for real estate lawyers to make a mistake when acting for a purchaser, says tax lawyer David M. Sherman: In the recent Kandiah v. The Queen, the Tax Court of Canada ruled that where Mr. X signed an agreement to purchase a new home, and Mrs. X took title on closing, they were not entitled to the new housing rebate.