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Markham Real Estate Blog, Page 7
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What a Condo Status Certificate Tells You Before You Buy in Markham
The status certificate is the closest thing a resale condo has to a financial check-up. It is the document your lawyer should read before your offer goes firm. -
Using the FHSA and the Home Buyers' Plan for Your First Markham Home
Two federal programs can put tax-sheltered savings toward a down payment and CRA lets you use both on the same home if you meet the rules for each. -
How Much Land Transfer Tax You Pay on a Markham Home
The Ontario rates, worked examples at illustrative purchase prices, the first-time buyer refund and why the same house costs far less in tax than it would in Toronto. -
What It Costs to Downsize in Markham
A line-by-line look at the bills that come with selling a larger Markham home and buying something smaller, with worked land transfer tax examples. -
Commuting from Markham to Downtown Toronto by GO Train
Which station serves which neighbourhood, how long the scheduled ride takes and what the timetable looks like outside rush hour. -
Markham Neighbourhoods for Downsizing, by Property Type
Where smaller condos, townhomes and bungalows actually turn up across Markham and where to check current prices for each area. -
The Markham Property Tax Rate and How Your Bill Is Worked Out
The assessment, the three tax rates, the two bills a year and the adjustment your lawyer makes when you buy or sell. -
A Senior Downsizing Checklist for Markham Homeowners
The steps we walk clients through, in order, from deciding to downsize to settling into the new place. -
Unionville or Markham Village
Two historic main streets, four kilometres apart and a price gap that catches most buyers by surprise.
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