Updates

Re: Realtor Obligations Regarding Title Searches Good afternoon, Just a heads up, we have published out latest video regarding title searches at     https://youtu.be/bnADg3GLbCs. This video speaks about the duties of a realtor in providing information about non-financial charges to...

Re: Importance of a Title Search We have now posted to our Facebook page and YouTube channel a video on the Importance of a Title Search. This is the first of our series on educating realtors about the importance of having the title search reviewed prior to subject removal. The video can be...

Good morning everyone. A few weeks ago, I presented to approximately 700 realtors from the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver on two topics, one being the importance of a title search, and the realtor obligations regarding same.  Not going to lie, this was done to not only alert realtors as...

2020 Holiday Poem from Spagnuolo LLP For years I have written a holiday poem, summarizing the year’s events.  A couple of years ago we turned it into a video, and last year we did a Spags sing-along!  I am sure you remember them well LOL. With COVID, working from home and a crazy busy...

November 18, 2020   Re:  Land Owner Transparency Act Good morning, You are about to hear a lot more about the Land Owner Transparency Act (“LOTA”) and the Land Owner Transparency Register (“LOTR”) between now and Dec. 1, 2020. LOTR is a registry of interests in land...

Re: COVID-19 and Conveyancing So here is where we are at: Our email and phones are blowing off the hook; unless you are a top referral partner, we do not have time to answer your “quick question”; keep watching for emails like this, or our Facebook page for future updates; We still...

*MARCH 20, 2020 – ALERT UPDATE FROM TONY SPAGNUOLO* Many of our offices are satellite offices, in a shared office environment in which, as the name implies, we share with others. The hours are set by the owner of the business, and we do not have access apart from regular business hours. Some...

Alert update from Tony Spagnuolo We are receiving many phone calls and emails from clients wishing to sign early. Totally understand, and we are doing our best to make this happen.  However we generally work in order of closing date.  Files closing in the next week or two generally are ready...

Re: COVID-19 and Conveyancing So here is where we are at: Our email and phones are blowing off the hook; unless you are a top referral partner, we do not have time to answer your “quick question”; keep watching for emails like this, or our Facebook page for future updates; We still...

Goods and Services Tax – when and how much? G.S.T. applies to new or substantially renovated housing – Substantially renovated is defined in the legislation as the removal or replacement of most of the house construction components except for the foundation, external walls, interior...