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Selling a Home: Property Tax Adjustment
September 7th, 2023 by SNJ
Property taxes must be paid on all residential real property as charged by the city, town or municipality in which the property is located. The tax period for all properties is the calendar year, despite the fact that the due dates for the payments of taxes will differ depending on the city, town or municipality rendering the tax bill. It is the usual practice that… Read More »
Buying a Home: Property Taxes
September 7th, 2023 by SNJ
In a typical real estate purchase, an adjustment is usually made to the purchase price with respect to property taxes. This is due to the fact that property taxes are paid at different times of the year in the various areas of the province, but regardless of which area of the province the property is in, property taxes are always paid for the current calendar… Read More »
Why Make a Will?
August 25th, 2023 by Cassandra Bueckert
By: Bryan J. Peters & Cassandra Bueckert Most people know that making a Will is important, but oddly enough, only about half of all Canadians (55%) have a Will and even less (40%) have a Power of Attorney.[1] While Estate Planning rarely makes it to the top of one’s priority list, having a proper estate plan in place will provide you, your loved ones and… Read More »
Congratulations Taylor A. Antonchuk
July 18th, 2023
Taylor received her Call to the Manitoba Bar on June 15, 2023 after graduating with her Juris Doctor from Robson Hall, Faculty of Law, at the University of Manitoba. She also previously obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Criminal Justice from the University of Winnipeg. While she was in Law School, she served as Co-Chair of the Professional Development Committee and… Read More »
Buying a Home: Interest
July 14th, 2023 by SNJ
If you are arranging for part of the purchase price to be paid by way of the proceeds of a new mortgage, the process of registering the transfer of land and the mortgage documents in Manitoba may require that the transaction be closed without the mortgage funds being available to the buyer. This may result in the proceeds not being available to the seller immediately… Read More »
Selling a Home: Interest
July 14th, 2023 by SNJ
When you sell a home, a typical offer to purchase provides that the purchaser is entitled to pay for part of the purchase price through proceeds of a new mortgage. If so, payment of the sale proceeds to you may be delayed by the time required to register the purchaser’s transfer of land and a new mortgage at the Land Titles Office. In that regard,… Read More »
