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Do I quality for the First Home Buyer Grants
We own a home overseas. Do we still qualify for the First Home Buyer's Grant when we buy our first home in Ontario?
- helpmetoronto
- Aug 5th, 2017 5:36 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Aug 5th, 2017 5:36 pm
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BC buyer walks away from purchase agreement, ordered to pay $360,000 in damages
http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/buyer-who-walked-away-from-real-estate-deal-ordered-to-pay-360k-1.4232844Whoops...C
- CNeufeld
- Aug 3rd, 2017 3:01 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Aug 3rd, 2017 3:01 pm
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Buyer visiting the house prior to closing
We sold our house. In the agreement of purchase and sale, the buyer is entitled to visit our house one time prior to closing. Who usually accompany the buyers while they visit the house and should we be there as well?Thanks so much.
- totravel
- Jul 19th, 2017 2:47 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jul 19th, 2017 2:47 am
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[GTA] Sold eBay Item to US Buyer - Now Buyer Wants to Return - How/Who Pays Return Shipping?
So I sold a small item on eBay (a hat) and now after about 2 weeks of having it (as per tracking info) the buyer is saying they want to return it. They made up bunch of excuses, but bottom line is they want to return it (or possibly pray that I just give them the item and their ...
- chillychin
- Jul 18th, 2017 4:38 pm
- Forum: Shopping Discussion
- Shopping Discussion
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Jul 18th, 2017 4:38 pm
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Buyer Representation Agreement - Crossing out Lease Clause and Keeping ONLY Purchase
Hello everybody, We are looking to buy in the GTA, and we have been working with a realtor for about a week now. He seems reasonably good in his work, and has so far shown us about 10 houses without signing any agreements. But he now wants us to sign a BRA for 60 days, with a 30-day holdover period....
- amblimama
- Jul 13th, 2017 10:58 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jul 13th, 2017 10:58 am
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Increasing buyer agent's commission from 2.5 to 3%?
Our house has been on the market now for over a month and has not had any real interest. Our realtor is suggesting that we increase the buyer agent's commission from 2.5 to 3 percent to make our house more enticing. I am of the opinion that such increase would make no difference as it is ultimately ...
- Sharpies
- Jul 7th, 2017 3:28 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jul 7th, 2017 3:28 pm
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Sold a phone - kijiji buyer wants a refund now
... I was told had Flex activation ). I was very specific in my ad that the first SIM card inserted into the phone, the phone would lock to. The buyer brought a SIM but it was the wrong size. I proposed to go to the buyers carrier to verify it works, but the buyer refused and purchased the phone. ...
- TheSandman1
- Jul 7th, 2017 2:38 am
- Forum: Cell Phones
- Cell Phones
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Jul 7th, 2017 2:38 am
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Rental Property: eligible for first-time home buyer credits?
I'm a first-time home buyer, thinking about buying a new build house which I want to rent out. However, I notice that most of the credits require that the house be a primary residence. If that's the case, I have no problem moving in ...
- jk9088
- Jul 6th, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jul 6th, 2017 11:04 am
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Selling my car - buyer who wants to sell to the Caribbean
... who's offering an amount for a quick sale. Amount is a bit less than what I'd want for the car, but the car does have a lot of issues and this buyer is okay with it as long as, in his words, it's drive-able from point A to point B. I talked to the guy a bit more and he tells me he buys old ...
- MaxHoarder
- Jun 14th, 2017 10:36 pm
- Forum: Automotive
- Automotive
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Jun 14th, 2017 10:36 pm
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My buyer can't sell ERGO I cannot close? Wth
... been in March. But we managed to eek out a sale. All conditions were met, the price was less then I expected but I was happy to have it done. The buyer's agent assured us that their home was practically sold already. Now we're 3 weeks from closing and they haven't sold. In the past they assured ...
- doublejack
- Jun 12th, 2017 9:02 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jun 12th, 2017 9:02 pm
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Is it a good idea to invest in places without foreign buyer tax?
Foreign buyer tax is basically a big violation of human rights. I am afraid imposing this tax will bring further trouble to GTA, where foreigners forsee their basic human rights being violated, hence moving out of Toronto. Basically ...
- gimegime
- Jun 3rd, 2017 9:13 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Jun 3rd, 2017 9:13 pm
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First time condo buyer
Hello RFD, I'm looking for some advice / cold hard truth as to what my budget is if I'm looking to buy a condo. My wife and I have a total of about $70,000 saved up. My parents are willing to help out with about $100,000. I have a job that pays about $2500 a month and my wife is currently jobless. O...
- Kipersoft
- May 19th, 2017 12:10 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 19th, 2017 12:10 pm
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If buyer is unable to close on closing day, can seller easily get out of deal?
I am wondering what the legalities are if a buyer is unable to close on closing day for say the mortgage falls through. I understand that the buyer will normally ask for an extension which will cost him/her money.. But can the seller use this as ...
- WinterSleep
- May 15th, 2017 10:52 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 15th, 2017 10:52 pm
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- Applesmack
- May 15th, 2017 1:33 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 15th, 2017 1:33 am
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Getting out of Buyer Representation
Yea, so I signed a BRA with an agent and he's awful. He was a recommendation but his work has been subpar. Provides no value. I've asked him to seperate, but he is holding me to the contract out of spite because I want to leave. I have another agent in mind i'd like to work with, but I can't because...
- shaaazam
- May 10th, 2017 6:29 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 10th, 2017 6:29 pm
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Selling car in Ontario, buyer is from Montreal...help
Hello, Hoping someone can provide some guidance here. I am selling my vehicle in Toronto and i have a buyer from Montreal. The buyer wants to pay cash for my vehicle, but i want to make sure the deal is good for both parties and i wont get stuck with problems down the road. ...
- drknightx
- May 4th, 2017 9:16 pm
- Forum: Automotive
- Automotive
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May 4th, 2017 9:16 pm
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Why foreign buyer tax
A tiny fraction of foreign buyer is beneficial to local economy. It boosts Canadian economy.It makes contribution to GDP. More jobs are created. Higher income real estate agents have. More money Canadian sellers get. The tax collected ...
- Calvin140
- May 4th, 2017 4:59 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 4th, 2017 4:59 am
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Will government raise foreign buyer tax to 50%?
A lot of ya like quoting zerohedge to indicate the collapsing Canadian real estate, but the article shows that Vancouver prices are at the all time high again. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-02/vancouver-housing-bubble-back-and-its-almost-bigger-ever Now that the foreign tax makes them look r...
- BiegeToyota
- May 2nd, 2017 8:41 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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May 2nd, 2017 8:41 pm
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Buyer agent don't want to visit a house that I already visited alone.
Hi, We started to look for our first house and we visited a house that we really liked, we kind of felt in love with it. It is the first house that we visited and we finally think that it would be better to have an agent to visit other houses and have a better idea. I contacted one and I told him we...
- ultimaforsan
- Apr 26th, 2017 10:11 am
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Apr 26th, 2017 10:11 am
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Not so foreign buyer problem...
I'm guilty of owning more than one, but bought ages ago and not speculating.I would also bet this is underestimated.Much more speculation now.https://betterdwelling.com/city/toronto/foreign-buyers-domestic-greed-121000-toronto-homeowners-multiple-homes-city/
- pkrash
- Apr 22nd, 2017 7:52 pm
- Forum: Real Estate
- Real Estate
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Apr 22nd, 2017 7:52 pm