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FEB

2017

Stratas: More Than Just Condominiums

Stratas are more than just condominiums. Stratas can also include: duplexes, townhouses, fractional vacation properties, even single family homes in bare land strata corporations. In British Columbia, a strata title created under the province’s Strata Property Act, enables land...

FEB

2017

Incorporation of Professional Corporations in British Columbia

In British Columbia, there are a number of different colleges and regulating bodies that govern specific professions operating within the province. Each of those institutions provides for their own set of requirements for registrants in a particular industry including, but not...

FEB

2017

Appointment of Guardians

Several of our clients first start thinking about estate planning after the birth of their first child (or second or third child). One of their biggest concerns is who will look after their children in the event that they pass away? Or, who will look after their children should...

JAN

2017

Short Term Rentals

In this article we will canvas some of the important things to think about before listing your property as a short term rental property. Statutory Building Schemes Statutory building schemes (“SBS”) are generally in place to maintain the consistency and character of a particular...

JAN

2017

Insurance on Strata Duplexes

In our real estate practice, we regularly come across strata corporations that are comprised of only a few units which often raise unique considerations. Although these properties often do not operate the same way a more conventional strata corporation would, legally, the same...

JAN

2017

New Year Review

I don’t know about you, but by the 3rd week of January the turkey effect (and chocolate effect) has finally started to wear off and I become motived and energized to start preparing for the new year. What do I want to accomplish this year? What can I accomplish this year? What...

JAN

2017

Title Insurance

The word “title” is a legal term that means you have legal ownership of real property (ie. land). You obtain title to real property when the owner signs the transfer (Form A Transfer) over to you when you purchase the property and the transfer then receives final registration in...

JAN

2017

What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts When You Die?

Every day, we save, post and share documents and photos electronically through various electronic accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+, Outlook, Dropbox just to name a few. Many people also participate in the electronic marketplace on websites...

DEC

2016

Are You a Non-Resident of Canada and Selling Real Estate in Canada (or thinking about buying)?

Non-resident investors have played an integral part in Canada’s thriving real estate market, however, one consideration when thinking about purchasing Canadian real estate if you are a non-resident of Canada is the tax payable when the property is eventually sold. When these...

DEC

2016

Owner Built Homes (Part 3: Acting as Listing or Selling Agent)

In the first part of this three-part article on owner built homes we introduced the owner builder scheme in the Homeowner Protection Act of British Columbia (the “Act”) and the Homeowner Protection Act Regulation of British Columbia (the “Regulation”) and discussed the...

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Stratas: More Than Just Condominiums

Incorporation of Professional Corporations in British Columbia

Appointment of Guardians

Short Term Rentals

Insurance on Strata Duplexes

New Year Review

Title Insurance

What Happens to Your Social Media Accounts When You Die?

Are You a Non-Resident of Canada and Selling Real Estate in Canada (or thinking about buying)?

Owner Built Homes (Part 3: Acting as Listing or Selling Agent)

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