Sound Real Estate Advice-Paquette Travers

To help you choose a real estate lawyer, we have a put together an information bulletin for your information. We will provide you with a detailed fee quote in writing and up front before proceeding. For over 44 years, home sellers and buyers have come to us for sound Real Estate advice.

Frequently Asked Questions & Answers

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GUARANTEED CLIENT SATISFACTION

“If you are not satisfied with our services we will refund our legal fee!”

“Note: Such issue/concern about “our service” must be communicated at the time of the issue or immediately upon the closing of your transaction and followed up with a written statement in order to be reimbursed our legal fees. Letting us know in writing will enable us to rectify any issues and concerns from happening in the future.”

Convenience

With five offices to service your Real Estate transactions, you don’t have far to go to complete the purchase or sale of your real property.

Flexible Meeting Times

At Paquette Travers, we offer after-hours appointments – we’ll do our best to work around your schedule!

Fixed Closing Costs With Title Insurance

Due to our large volume, Paquette Travers is able to offer fixed closing costs on Standard Purchase Transactions and Standard Sale Transactions. Please see our real estate brochure for more information.

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Real Estate Services:

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Purchase

Sale

Title Insurance

Refinance

Government Disbursements

Standard Purchase Transaction (single residential home) includes:

Preparation of one mortgage (mortgage instructions must be received within 72 hours of prior to closing or rush charges apply)
Title search (for properties located in Waterloo Region, Wellington County, Halton Region)
Preparation, review and registration of closing documentation
Meeting with you to sign the closing documents, arranging title insurance & reviewing the statement of adjustments

For Multiple Unit complexes or commercial or industrial transactions please contact our office for a fee quote.

For a free quote on our services, please contact us at your convenience toll free: 1-877-744-2281

A Standard Sale Transaction includes:

Legal fees document preparation
Preparing Statement of Adjustments
Preparation, review & registration of closing documentation
Meeting with you to sign closing documents

For a free quote on our services, please contact us at your convenience toll free: 1-877-744-2281

Security – Title Insured
The most important part of our job is to make sure that you have a good title to the home you are buying. There are different approaches we can take to ensure this happens.

We can provide a letter of opinion which states that you have a good and marketable title to your property.
We can obtain a title insurance policy to protect your investment in your property.

We recommend the second approach for following reasons:

The cost of the title insurance will be offset by a savings in disbursements
Title insurance will cover risks that are not normally addressed by a lawyers opinion.
Our disbursements can be fixed to ensure lower costs

We use Title Insurance because it is less expensive and provides greater protection. Click here to see brochure

Contact our office for more information, or learn more about Paquette Travers full Real Estate Services.

Refinancing:

The renewing of an existing mortgage on your home
Taking out a new loan to pay off pre-existing obligations-loan/debt consolidation
A way of obtaining a better interest rate, lower monthly payments or to borrow cash on the equity of your property that has a built up on an existing mortgage

We will Contact You
If there are no problems, we will be in touch with you approximately two or three days prior to closing to arrange a mutually convenient time to attend our office to review the financial side of the transaction and the closing documents.

For a free quote on our services, please contact us at your convenience toll free: 1-877-744-2281

First-time homebuyers may be eligible for a refund of all or part of the tax.

For agreements of purchase and sale entered into before December 14, 2007, the refund only applies on the purchase of a newly constructed home.
For agreements of purchase and sale entered into after December 13, 2007, the refund applies to all homes, whether newly constructed or resale.

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How Much is the Refund?

The maximum amount of the refund is $4,000. If the refund is claimed at time of registration, it may offset the land transfer tax ordinarily payable. If not claimed at registration, the refund may be claimed directly from the Ministry of Revenue. No interest is paid on this refund.

Who Qualifies?

To claim a refund, you:

must be at least 18 years of age;
must occupy the home as your principal residence within 9 months of the date of transfer;
cannot have owned a home, or an interest in a home, anywhere in the world; and
you must be a Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant.

In addition:

your spouse cannot have owned a home, or an interest in a home, anywhere in the world while being your spouse; and
in the case of a newly constructed home, you must be entitled to a Tarion New Home Warranty

Registration Costs

There will be an additional charge to register your deed, mortgage, applications to amend/correct title i.e. name change applications, secured lines of credit, and/or Power of Attorney, if applicable, on title for purchase transactions, as well as discharge any and all existing mortgages or secured lines of credit registered on title on a property in which you are selling.