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Markham Real Estate Blog, Page 4
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What Title Insurance Covers When You Buy a Home in Ontario
A plain explanation of what a title insurance policy may protect, what it does not and what to ask your real estate lawyer before closing day. -
Legal Basement Suite vs Finished Basement: Key Differences
I see this all the time. A seller tells me their basement is "a legal suite" because it has its own kitchen, its own bathroom and a door that goes straight outside. That description tells me the basement is finished and self-contained. It does not tell me it is legal. -
First Time Home Buyer Unionville: A Practical Guide
Unionville is a neighbourhood within Markham, not a separate city and that matters for your paperwork and your budget. -
Condo vs Retirement Home: Comparing the Costs in Markham
Staying and adapting the house, buying a condo or moving to a retirement home each comes with a different set of monthly bills. Here is what goes into each one. -
Life Lease and 55+ Communities in Markham: What You Are Actually Buying
A plain explanation of life lease housing, age-restricted condos and how both compare with a regular condo or a bungalow when you downsize in Markham. -
Markham Property Tax Relief and Deferral for Seniors Explained
What the City of Markham, York Region and Ontario offer older homeowners, who qualifies, how to apply and how a deferral is settled when the home is sold. -
Moving a Parent to a Retirement Home: Sell, Rent or Keep the House
A plain comparison of the three options for the family home when a parent moves into a retirement home or long-term care, with the tax and tenancy rules that come with each. -
Can a Power of Attorney Sell a House in Ontario? What Families Need to Know
How a continuing power of attorney for property works when a parent's Markham home has to be sold, what the attorney owes them and what happens when no one was ever appointed. -
Is Markham a Good Place to Retire? What the City Offers
A factual look at the hospital, transit fares, clubs, library services and housing types available to people planning retirement in Markham. -
Selling a Parent's House in Markham: Who Signs, What Proof and When
A plain guide for adult children helping a parent sell, whether your parent is still deciding, has lost capacity or has passed away. -
Stay or Sell: Aging in Place Help in Ontario and How to Compare
The federal and Ontario credits that help pay for accessibility work at home, what each one covers and a plain way to weigh renovating against moving. -
Buying Pre-Construction in Ontario: What the Contract Means
When you buy a resale condo, you're buying something that exists. You walk through it, you see the finishes, you get an inspection if you want one and on closing day the title transfers. Pre-construction works differently.
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