Pros and Cons to Consider Before Deciding Whether to Sell Your Existing Home Before Buying Your Next Home Buy First Buying first can make the house hunting experience more enjoyable.  There is no looming deadline approaching by which you must find a home to live in and move by a certain date.  If you make an offer on a property and it is unsuccessful, you keep looking until the right opportunity comes along. However, if you do make an offer, it should be conditional on the sale... [read more]

If you own a property with another person, title can be held one of two ways: Joint Tenants This is the most common way for legally married spouses to hold ownership of their home in Ontario. If one of the Joint Tenants dies, there is a right of survivorship and the remaining owner continues as sole owner. Probate is not required. Tenants In Common Each owner has a divided interest in the property. It does not have to be equal ownership. When one of the Tenants In Common dies, their... [read more]