Local real estate insights for Toronto and the GTA from Jatin Dua, Realtor at RE/MAX Quantum Realty. Want this applied to your own situation rather than the market as a whole? Send me your address or your budget and I will run the numbers for you. Call or text 833-330-1925, or send me a message.
Toronto’s 2026 rules for adding units — legal basement apartments, laneway and garden suites, and fourplex-as-of-right. Ceiling heights, egress, parking, development charges and what actually gets approved in Etobicoke.
The Toronto Vacant Home Tax is 3% of assessed value and the declaration deadline is April 30 — miss it and your home is deemed vacant. Plus the new graduated MLTT rates on high-value homes effective April 1, 2026.
What interim occupancy really costs pre-construction buyers in Toronto — how occupancy fees are calculated, why none of it pays down your mortgage, how long the period lasts, and how to budget for it.
A plain-English guide to assignment sales in Toronto — how they work, what builder consent costs, the HST trap that catches almost everyone, and why the 2026 assignment market is so difficult.
Every cost of selling a home in Ontario in 2026 — commission, the 13% HST on commission, legal fees, mortgage penalties, capital gains and the property flipping rule. With a free calculator.
A plain-English guide to the five overlapping GST and HST rebates on new Ontario homes in 2026 — federal FTHB rebate, Ontario FTHB rebate, Ontario Enhanced New Housing Rebate, ONHAP and the legacy rebate. Exact amounts, exact dates, and how they stack to $130,000.
A plain-English guide to the Ontario T6 Tenant Application about Maintenance — when to use it, what it costs, how to build your evidence, and the option to pay rent to the Board instead of your landlord.
A plain-English guide to the Ontario T2 Application about Tenant Rights — what it covers, what it costs, how to file through the Tribunals Ontario Portal, and where to get free legal help.
A plain-English guide to the Ontario N12 notice — ending a tenancy because the landlord, a purchaser or a family member requires the unit. Compensation, bad-faith risk, and what buyers of tenanted properties must know.
A plain-English guide to the Ontario N4 Notice to End your Tenancy Early for Non-payment of Rent — how it works, what it costs to follow through with an L1, and the mistakes that get applications rejected.
