Real Estate Lawyer in Scarborough & Toronto

What's Included

Our residential real estate practice covers the full transaction from offer to keys:

• Agreement of Purchase & Sale review (pre-signing or post-acceptance)
• Residential purchases — resale and new build
• Residential sales and discharge of mortgages
• Refinancing with all major Canadian lenders, private lenders and credit unions
• Title transfers — adding or removing a spouse, parent or family member
• Pre-construction condo and freehold closings (interim occupancy & final)
• Assignment transactions, including HST and Tarion considerations
• Title search, title insurance and lender requirements
• Land Transfer Tax, Ontario non-resident considerations and adjustments
• Remote signing across Ontario where eligible

Residential Real Estate Law in Scarborough, Toronto & the GTA

Buying, selling or refinancing a home in Ontario is one of the largest financial decisions most people ever make. The legal side of the transaction — title, mortgage instructions, Land Transfer Tax, adjustments, status certificates, Tarion warranties, HST treatment on new builds — is what determines whether closing happens on time and whether you actually own what you think you own. Jonathan Mak has built his Scarborough real estate practice around getting that side right, every time, with transparent flat-fee pricing and direct lawyer access from the first call to the post-closing package.

Purchases, sales and refinancing across Ontario

We close residential purchases and sales for first-time buyers, move-up families, downsizers and investors across Toronto, Scarborough, Markham, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Vaughan and the wider GTA. For owners staying in their home, we handle straightforward and complex mortgage refinances with the major banks, monoline lenders, credit unions and private lenders. We coordinate with your mortgage broker so the funding flows on time and the discharge of the old mortgage is handled cleanly.

Pre-construction, assignments and title transfers

Pre-construction condo and freehold closings have their own rhythm — interim occupancy, final closing, Tarion warranty, HST rebate eligibility, builder adjustments and development levies that often arrive as a closing-day surprise. We review the builder's Agreement of Purchase & Sale, calculate the true closing cost, and protect you from inflated adjustments. Assignment transactions add HST and consent layers we walk you through before you sign. Title transfers — adding a spouse, removing an ex, moving a property between family members or into a trust — are completed with the right tax, Land Transfer Tax and mortgage-consent analysis up front.

Flat-fee pricing and on-time closings

You'll receive a full written quote that includes legal fees, title insurance, registration, Land Transfer Tax estimates and all expected disbursements — no surprise line items on closing day. We use modern conveyancing software, communicate with your realtor and lender proactively, and offer in-person signing at our Scarborough office or remote signing across Ontario where the file qualifies. Request a closing quote and we'll respond within one business day.