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Two clay figures mid-handoff of a small model house, one in dusty blue, one in dusty rose, on a soft yellow background — visual shorthand for transferring an inherited Ontario home.

Selling real estate

How to sell an inherited home in Ontario

How title was held decides whether you can sell an inherited Ontario home and how fast — when a joint-tenancy home passes by survivorship without probate, when an estate-owned home needs a Certificate of Appointment, and the documents your lawyer needs to close.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

Centred cream-and-white miniature balance scale on a sage-green background, weighing coins against a folded paper slip — shorthand for the deductible-versus-not split on Ontario closing costs.

Home finance

What closing costs are tax deductible in Ontario?

Most closing costs on a home you live in aren't tax deductible — they're added to your adjusted cost base instead. On a rental property the rules differ: some are deductible, others are capitalized. Here's how Ontario homeowners and investors should think about it.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

A stylized 3D classical bank building with columns, a banknote slotted into its roof like a coin bank, on a pale blue background — representing a real estate deposit.

Selling real estate

Late deposits in Ontario: buyer and seller remedies

What happens when a deposit lands late on an Ontario home purchase — what the OREA Form 100 requires, the four remedies a seller can use to terminate or sue, and the narrower options a buyer has if the seller refuses the late funds.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

Cream-and-red calculator centered on a pink-and-terracotta backdrop — shorthand for the closing-cost math facing first-time buyers in Ontario.

Buying real estate

Closing Costs in Ontario: What First-Time Buyers Actually Pay

Closing costs in Ontario are the one-time taxes, legal fees, and adjustments due at closing, on top of the down payment. First-time buyers in Toronto typically pay 1.5%–4% of the purchase price, with Ontario's Land Transfer Tax Act being the largest single line.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

Royal-blue painted-wood hourglass with cream sand on a blue surface — visual shorthand for the timeline of an Ontario real estate closing.

Buying real estate

How long does a real estate closing take in Ontario?

A residential real estate closing in Ontario usually takes 30 to 90 days from accepted offer to keys — what sets the closing date, the day-by-day timeline of a typical 60-day file, what can delay you, and how to safely speed things up.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

Coral magnifying glass over a cream document of soft dotted lines on a dusty-coral background — shorthand for examining what's included in Ontario real estate lawyer fees.

Real estate law

Real estate lawyer fees in Ontario: what's included

What Ontario real estate lawyer fees actually cover — the work bundled into the flat fee, how flat-fee compares to hourly billing, the disbursements layered on top, and all-in cost ranges for a purchase, sale, or refinance.

Joel Fox

Co-founder and COO

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