Diane and Rick are first-time homebuyers, and are excited to finally be buying a home of their own. Their real estate agent referred them to a local real estate lawyer, but the couple wonders if they really need a lawyer to help with what feels like a simple transaction. Diane and Rick would real...

I have car insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, critical illness insurance and health insurance. You mean I need more? Homeowners insurance covers fire, theft, liability along with other potential losses.Diane and Rick have purchased their first home and have been informed by their re...

You’ve found your dream home and you’re ready to put in an offer, but there are multiple offers and you have been advised that your clean offer will seem more attractive to the seller; clean meaning no conditions. A common condition buyers include in an offer is a home inspecti...

Diane and Rick’s lawyer sent them a letter advising them that he was going to buy a Title Insurance policy to cover their new house. Diane decided to do her own research to find out if this was necessary or just another expense. This is what she found.Diane learned that title is really just leg...

Diane and Rick have been living in their first apartmet, located in the Durham Region, for the last three years. In the midst of the concrete, the underground parking, and the long waits for the elevator, there are memories. But the noise from the neighbouring apartments and the smells in the hal...