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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - You are trying to buy a home to live in. You have been reading headlines about negative gearing and capital gains tax, and you cannot work out whether any of it applies to you.Here is the short answer, and most of the coverage buried it.The tax changes do not apply to your home. The main residence exemption is unchanged. Owner-occupiers never had negative gearing to lose.But the market you are buying in changes - and it does not change the same way everywhere.This is the part almost nobody has explained to first home buyers.From 1 July 2027, investors lose negative gearing on established homes. But they keep it in full on eligible new builds, along with the choice between the old 50% CGT discount and the new regime - whichever produces the lower tax bill.So investor demand does not disappear. It has somewhere to go, and that somewhere is the new apartment, the house-and-land package and the off-the-plan development. Which is exactly where a great many first home buyers are looking.The reform plausibly works in your favour on established homes. On new builds, you may find yourself competing with investors who now have nowhere else to get those concessions. Nobody selling new stock has any reason to mention it.- What actually changed, who is grandfathered, and what the 7:30pm 12 May 2026 test means- Why the reform helps you more on established homes than on new builds- What Treasury's modelling really says - 75,000 additional owner-occupiers, prices growing around 2 percentage points slower, rents up less than $2 a week- What '2% slower' actually means, and why it is not a price fall- Should you wait The genuine case on both sides, without a verdict- Your state's grants and stamp duty concessions - frequently worth more than the federal reform, and available now rather than projected- The price cap trap that can cost you the whole concession- What you can actually borrow, and what quietly reduces it- If it has a body corporate: the records search that discloses the next special levy- Three situations worked through, a full glossary and a buyer's checklistWhat this book will not do is tell you whether to buy.Not once. It does not know your deposit, your borrowing capacity or your circumstances. Every decision point ends by pointing you at a mortgage broker, a conveyancer, your state revenue office or your accountant.Between now and mid-2027 the deadline will be used to sell you things. If someone is creating urgency in your purchase, ask them to name the rule that affects you. Frequently there is no answer.Written by someone who read the body corporate minutes before buying his own apartment, found a $15,000 special levy nobody had mentioned, and negotiated the price down. The buyers who skipped that step paid it after settlement.Information only. Not financial, tax, legal or property advice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sale died at week three, and it was never about you.The offer was accepted. The buyer was strong - good income, good credit, decent deposit. Then the lender came back and said no.Not because of the buyer. Because of the building.Conventional lenders assess the association, not just the borrower. If the project fails their standards, the loan fails - and in most cases the owners never knew a judgement had been made. You find out when a sale collapses.What changed in 2026On 18 March 2026 Fannie Mae issued Lender Letter LL-2026-03, with Freddie Mac matching it the same day. Three things matter enormously to you. Fast-track reviews were retired on 3 August 2026, so nearly every condo project over ten units now faces Full Review on every transaction, regardless of the deposit. The minimum reserve allocation rises from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on 4 January 2027. And baseline reserve funding is no longer accepted at all.Most associations were not meeting even the old 10 per cent.What is inside- What warrantable actually means, and the seven things that trigger a flag- The four dates between March 2026 and January 2027, and what each one does to you- The reserve calculation that takes five minutes and predicts most of your risk- The insurance decision that quietly made good buildings unfinanceable- How to find out your building's status - there is no public list, and this trips everyone- Where state inspection law collides with federal lending policy- What the association has to fix, and what you can do as one owner- Selling into it, and what portfolio, specialist and FHA financing really cost- Three buildings compared, a thirty-day plan, two template letters and a worksheetWritten for owners, not lendersThis is education, not advice. It will not tell you what to do with your money. It explains what the words mean, what the rules require, and which questions get useful answers - so the hour you buy from a professional costs you less.In one industry survey, 42 per cent of board members did not know whether their own community was eligible for federally-backed financing. Among those already ineligible, 64 per cent reported damage to home sales or property values.This is federal lending policy, not state law, so it applies in every state - and it can change without a legislature. Every figure carries a note telling you why it may have moved and exactly who to ask.Book One of The Condo Financing Handbook.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A large deposit used to get you through. It stopped in August 2026.Offer accepted. Inspection fine. Appraisal fine. Then around week three the lender says the project does not qualify - and everyone has already spent money.For loan applications dated on or after 3 August 2026, the fast-track review pathways were retired. Nearly every condo project with more than ten units now goes through Full Review - budget, reserves, delinquencies, insurance, litigation, special assessments, inspection reports - regardless of how much you put down.Buyers who have done this before, and agents who have sold condos for twenty years, are still operating on the old assumption.And a second date ahead of youOn 4 January 2027 the minimum reserve allocation rises from 10 per cent to 15 per cent of assessment income. Most associations were not meeting 10. If you buy into a building funding at 6 or 7 per cent, you are buying a problem with a date on it - either a substantial dues increase, or a building your own buyer cannot finance when you come to sell.What is inside- The five-minute calculation that predicts most of your risk, using two numbers from the budget- What Full Review examines, item by item- The ten documents to request, when to ask, and the four that actually matter- The master policy deductible cap that has caught well-run buildings- How to check a building before you offer - there is no public list, and this trips everyone- Where state inspection law meets federal lending policy- Timing, contingencies, and the questionnaire delay that kills transactions- What to do if the building you want is not financeable- Red flags ranked, three buildings compared, and a full checklistWritten for buyers, not lendersThis is education, not advice. It will not tell you whether to buy. It explains what the documents mean and which questions get useful answers, so that when you speak to your lender, your agent and your attorney, you already know what you are looking at.The single highest-value thing a condo buyer can do right now costs nothing: ask your loan officer to check the project before you make an offer. Almost nobody does, because until 2026 it usually did not matter.This is federal lending policy, so it applies in every state - and it can change without a legislature. Every figure carries a note telling you why it may have moved and who to ask.Book Two of The Condo Financing Handbook.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - No inspector. No fine. Just owners who cannot sell.Your association has a compliance obligation that no regulator will ever tell you about, that carries no penalty, and that determines whether your owners can sell their homes.There is no notice of violation. The only enforcement is that one day a sale falls through, and then another, and then owners start asking why.Nobody appointed anyone to own this. That is the whole problem.In one industry survey of more than 700 board members and managers, 42 per cent did not know whether their own community was eligible for federally-backed financing. Forty per cent acknowledged characteristics that could trigger ineligibility. Among communities already found ineligible, 64 per cent reported damage to home sales or property values.What changed in 2026Fast-track lender reviews were retired on 3 August 2026, so nearly every project over ten units now faces Full Review on every transaction. The minimum reserve allocation rises from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on 4 January 2027. And baseline reserve funding is no longer accepted - an association relying on a study must fund at its highest recommended level.Most associations were not meeting even the old 10 per cent. That is not five more points. For many boards it means roughly doubling the reserve contribution in one budget cycle.What is inside- What Full Review examines, and what actually trips it- The four dates, and what each one does to your association- Modelling the reserve increase properly before you put it to members- The insurance trap that has caught genuinely well-run boards- The questionnaire itself - who should complete it, and the answers that cause trouble- Finding out where you stand, and getting an adverse designation reviewed and removed- Getting the dues increase passed - the argument that actually works with owners- A compliance calendar, the recurring mistakes, and working with your professionals- Self-managed associations, three associations compared, and a handover packFor the volunteers holding this togetherThis is education, not advice, and it is not a substitute for your association's attorney, manager, reserve professional or broker. What it will do is make every hour you buy from them cheaper and more useful.This is federal lending policy, not state law, so it applies in every state - and it changes by lender letter, without consultation. Every figure carries a note telling you why it may have moved and exactly who to ask.Book Three of The Condo Financing Handbook.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is a period where you have the keys, you are living in the unit, you are paying the builder every month - and you do not own it.It is called interim occupancy. Your unit is finished, but the building has not yet been registered as a condominium corporation, so title cannot transfer. You move in anyway, and you pay the builder a monthly occupancy fee until registration happens.That fee is not a mortgage payment. It does not reduce your purchase price. It builds no equity. On a large project the wait can run well over a year.Almost nobody has this explained to them properly before they sign.And here is the clause to hunt for.During construction, builders routinely send amendments - extending dates, adjusting specifications, changing the deposit schedule. They arrive looking like routine paperwork, usually with a signing deadline attached.Many of them contain clauses that waive your delayed occupancy compensation rights under the Tarion addendum.Buyers sign them because after two years of waiting nobody wants to be the difficult one. Never sign a builder amendment without legal review. That is the single most valuable sentence in this book.- The two closings, and why interim occupancy exists at all- What the occupancy fee is made of, and how it gets reconciled against you- The statutory review period, and how to actually use it- Tarion and HCRA - two bodies, and which one you need- The warranty layers, and the compensation that is not automatic- The pre-delivery inspection - your one chance to document deficiencies- Closing costs of five to eight percent, which cannot be financed- Capping development charges, and why it is negotiable- HST, and why the treatment depends entirely on what you do with the unit- Assignment - the fees, the conditions, and the tax point people miss- Deposits, and how far the protection actually goes- What the builder is allowed to change without asking you- The corporation you are joining, and why first-year budgets are optimistic- Whether to buy pre-construction at allTwenty chapters in plain English, with a full checklist covering every stage from signing to final closing, a glossary, and template letters to your lawyer, your builder and your tax adviser.Every figure carries a note explaining why it may have moved and exactly who to ask - because Tarion compensation rules, HST rebate treatment and development charges all change, and the HST rules moved in 2026.Written by someone who has served on the boards that run apartment buildings since 2019, and who has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for seven other jurisdictions.General information only. Not legal, financial or tax advice. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your fees went up, or a special assessment arrived, and nobody has properly explained why.Here is what most Ontario condo owners never find out.Your corporation is required by law to have a reserve fund study, and to update it every three years. That document names the components. It names the years. It names the dollars. And it states plainly whether what the corporation is currently contributing is enough.So the analysis predicting your next special assessment already exists, it is never more than three years old, and you are entitled to it.Almost no owner asks.The other thing worth knowing. A board under pressure to keep fees down has one easy lever: hold the reserve contribution flat while operating costs rise. Fees look controlled. The reserve quietly falls behind. Nothing appears wrong for years - until a garage or a roof arrives and the owners who happen to be there pay for a decision taken by a board that has long since moved on.If your corporation is contributing less than its study recommends, that is the single most important fact about its finances. This book shows you how to find out.- Standard, common elements, vacant land, phased - which corporation are you actually in - If you own a freehold house and pay condo fees, why all of this still applies to you- Reading the budget, and the one line that predicts the next eight years- The reserve fund study, and the gap between what it recommends and what is paid- How a special assessment actually happens, and the five options a board has- Borrowing instead of assessing - the alternative many boards do not know exists- Your records rights, and the prescribed form that gets an answer- The insurance deductible, chargebacks, and loss assessment coverage- The Condominium Authority Tribunal - online, low cost, built for owners without lawyers- What a buyer will find in your status certificate when you sellTwenty chapters in plain English, with a one-page owner's checklist, a glossary, and template letters for requesting the reserve study, questioning an assessment, and reporting water damage.Written by someone who has served on the boards that run apartment buildings since 2019, and who has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Florida, California and New York. Researched against Ontario law, not adapted from somewhere else.General information only. Not legal or financial advice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Your board says the building is compliant. That is an answer about this year.Local Law 97 charges New York buildings a penalty for every metric ton of emissions above their cap - every year they stay over. It is not a one-off fine. It recurs, and it grows.Here is the part most boards have not modelled.The first compliance period was set at levels that caught mainly the worst performers, so most buildings came in under and concluded they had no problem. The limits beginning in 2030 are dramatically tighter, and reporting suggests they will affect roughly three quarters of covered buildings - including many sitting comfortably under their cap today.Only around a fifth of affected buildings are expected to meet the 2030 caps without significant work starting now. And that work - electrification, envelope, plant replacement - takes years to plan, fund and install. A board that waits until 2029 can end up paying penalties under two compliance periods at once.For a co-op or condo the corporation or association is the responsible party, so the penalty is a building operating expense. It reaches you through maintenance or common charges. You did not choose the boiler. You will still pay for it.- Whether your building is covered, and how the cap is actually worked out- The three penalties - emissions, late filing, and false filing- Why fuel oil, gas and grid electricity are not treated equally- Reporting, the Registered Design Professional, and what to keep on file- The good faith effort pathway, and what it is not- What buildings actually do, in what order, and why sequencing matters- Paying for it - reserves, assessment, refinancing and incentives- What a violation with no plan does to your apartment's resale value- A worked example, and the misconceptions that cost real money- What to ask your board, and how to ask it without a fightTwenty-one chapters in plain English, with a building compliance file checklist, a glossary, and template letters for owners, boards, engineers and buyers.Every moveable figure carries a note explaining why it may have changed and exactly who to ask - because Local Law 97 guidance has been revised repeatedly since the law took effect.Written by someone who has served on the boards that run apartment buildings since 2019, and who has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for six other jurisdictions.General information only. Not legal, engineering or financial advice.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Somebody nominated you. There was a show of hands. Now you are on the committee of a Northern Territory unit title scheme, and nobody has explained what that means.Start with the thing that catches almost everyone out.The Territory runs two Acts, not one. Which governs your scheme depends entirely on when it was created. Schemes from before 2009 sit under the Unit Titles Act 1975 - a corporation, a units plan, and articles as the rules. Schemes after sit under the Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 - a body corporate, a scheme statement, by-laws, and a management module underneath.Different vocabulary. Different default rules. Different processes. A committee member reading generic Australian strata advice, or a handbook written for Queensland, will get it wrong - and so will a good many of the people offering advice.And one more thing nobody mentions. Where a scheme has three units or fewer, every owner is automatically a committee member. Not eligible to be. Not entitled to stand. Already on it, with the duties that come with it. Darwin, Palmerston and Alice Springs are full of duplexes and triplexes whose owners have no idea.This book is the induction you did not get.- Which Act you are under, and how to tell in five minutes- Articles, by-laws, scheme statements and management modules- Why every owner in a three-unit scheme is already on the committee - and why decisions must be unanimous- Administrative and sinking funds, and the quiet decision that creates special levies- Cyclone cover - why it runs 30 to 50 per cent of the budget, and the mitigation discount most committees have never asked about- Reading a quote properly, and the Territory's single-contractor problem- Wet season maintenance, termites and cyclone preparation- Pool fencing, fire safety and the compliance calendar- Parking, pets, balconies and the shared spaces where friction actually happens- What counts as a dispute, and where they actually go now- How to behave on a committee - the part no legislation covers- Your first ninety days, and the six questions that tell you where you standTwenty-two parts in plain English, with a glossary, a first-ninety-days checklist, and ready-to-use wording for spending resolutions, conflict declarations, insurance enquiries and telling owners before a special levy.Every figure and process carries a note explaining why it may have changed and exactly who to ask - including the dispute forum, which has moved.Written by someone who has chaired a body corporate since 2019 and has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for every Australian state, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Florida, California, New York and Ontario.General information only. Not legal or financial advice.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. You are trying to buy a home to live in. You have been reading headlines about negative gearing and capital gains tax, and you cannot work out whether any of it applies to you.Here is the short answer, and most of the coverage buried it.The tax changes do not apply to your home. The main residence exemption is unchanged. Owner-occupiers never had negative gearing to lose.But the market you are buying in changes - and it does not change the same way everywhere.This is the part almost nobody has explained to first home buyers.From 1 July 2027, investors lose negative gearing on established homes. But they keep it in full on eligible new builds, along with the choice between the old 50% CGT discount and the new regime - whichever produces the lower tax bill.So investor demand does not disappear. It has somewhere to go, and that somewhere is the new apartment, the house-and-land package and the off-the-plan development. Which is exactly where a great many first home buyers are looking.The reform plausibly works in your favour on established homes. On new builds, you may find yourself competing with investors who now have nowhere else to get those concessions. Nobody selling new stock has any reason to mention it.What actually changed, who is grandfathered, and what the 7:30pm 12 May 2026 test meansWhy the reform helps you more on established homes than on new buildsWhat Treasury's modelling really says - 75,000 additional owner-occupiers, prices growing around 2 percentage points slower, rents up less than $2 a weekWhat "2% slower" actually means, and why it is not a price fallShould you wait? The genuine case on both sides, without a verdictYour state's grants and stamp duty concessions - frequently worth more than the federal reform, and available now rather than projectedThe price cap trap that can cost you the whole concessionWhat you can actually borrow, and what quietly reduces itIf it has a body corporate: the records search that discloses the next special levyThree situations worked through, a full glossary and a buyer's checklistWhat this book will not do is tell you whether to buy.Not once. It does not know your deposit, your borrowing capacity or your circumstances. Every decision point ends by pointing you at a mortgage broker, a conveyancer, your state revenue office or your accountant.Between now and mid-2027 the deadline will be used to sell you things. If someone is creating urgency in your purchase, ask them to name the rule that affects you. Frequently there is no answer.Written by someone who read the body corporate minutes before buying his own apartment, found a $15,000 special levy nobody had mentioned, and negotiated the price down. The buyers who skipped that step paid it after settlement.Information only. Not financial, tax, legal or property advice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A large deposit used to get you through. It stopped in August 2026.Offer accepted. Inspection fine. Appraisal fine. Then around week three the lender says the project does not qualify - and everyone has already spent money.For loan applications dated on or after 3 August 2026, the fast-track review pathways were retired. Nearly every condo project with more than ten units now goes through Full Review - budget, reserves, delinquencies, insurance, litigation, special assessments, inspection reports - regardless of how much you put down.Buyers who have done this before, and agents who have sold condos for twenty years, are still operating on the old assumption.And a second date ahead of youOn 4 January 2027 the minimum reserve allocation rises from 10 per cent to 15 per cent of assessment income. Most associations were not meeting 10. If you buy into a building funding at 6 or 7 per cent, you are buying a problem with a date on it - either a substantial dues increase, or a building your own buyer cannot finance when you come to sell.What is insideThe five-minute calculation that predicts most of your risk, using two numbers from the budgetWhat Full Review examines, item by itemThe ten documents to request, when to ask, and the four that actually matterThe master policy deductible cap that has caught well-run buildingsHow to check a building before you offer - there is no public list, and this trips everyoneWhere state inspection law meets federal lending policyTiming, contingencies, and the questionnaire delay that kills transactionsWhat to do if the building you want is not financeableRed flags ranked, three buildings compared, and a full checklistWritten for buyers, not lendersThis is education, not advice. It will not tell you whether to buy. It explains what the documents mean and which questions get useful answers, so that when you speak to your lender, your agent and your attorney, you already know what you are looking at.The single highest-value thing a condo buyer can do right now costs nothing: ask your loan officer to check the project before you make an offer. Almost nobody does, because until 2026 it usually did not matter.This is federal lending policy, so it applies in every state - and it can change without a legislature. Every figure carries a note telling you why it may have moved and who to ask.Book Two of The Condo Financing Handbook. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. No inspector. No fine. Just owners who cannot sell.Your association has a compliance obligation that no regulator will ever tell you about, that carries no penalty, and that determines whether your owners can sell their homes.There is no notice of violation. The only enforcement is that one day a sale falls through, and then another, and then owners start asking why.Nobody appointed anyone to own this. That is the whole problem.In one industry survey of more than 700 board members and managers, 42 per cent did not know whether their own community was eligible for federally-backed financing. Forty per cent acknowledged characteristics that could trigger ineligibility. Among communities already found ineligible, 64 per cent reported damage to home sales or property values.What changed in 2026Fast-track lender reviews were retired on 3 August 2026, so nearly every project over ten units now faces Full Review on every transaction. The minimum reserve allocation rises from 10 per cent to 15 per cent on 4 January 2027. And baseline reserve funding is no longer accepted - an association relying on a study must fund at its highest recommended level.Most associations were not meeting even the old 10 per cent. That is not five more points. For many boards it means roughly doubling the reserve contribution in one budget cycle.What is insideWhat Full Review examines, and what actually trips itThe four dates, and what each one does to your associationModelling the reserve increase properly before you put it to membersThe insurance trap that has caught genuinely well-run boardsThe questionnaire itself - who should complete it, and the answers that cause troubleFinding out where you stand, and getting an adverse designation reviewed and removedGetting the dues increase passed - the argument that actually works with ownersA compliance calendar, the recurring mistakes, and working with your professionalsSelf-managed associations, three associations compared, and a handover packFor the volunteers holding this togetherThis is education, not advice, and it is not a substitute for your association's attorney, manager, reserve professional or broker. What it will do is make every hour you buy from them cheaper and more useful.This is federal lending policy, not state law, so it applies in every state - and it changes by lender letter, without consultation. Every figure carries a note telling you why it may have moved and exactly who to ask.Book Three of The Condo Financing Handbook. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Your fees went up, or a special assessment arrived, and nobody has properly explained why.Here is what most Ontario condo owners never find out.Your corporation is required by law to have a reserve fund study, and to update it every three years. That document names the components. It names the years. It names the dollars. And it states plainly whether what the corporation is currently contributing is enough.So the analysis predicting your next special assessment already exists, it is never more than three years old, and you are entitled to it.Almost no owner asks.The other thing worth knowing. A board under pressure to keep fees down has one easy lever: hold the reserve contribution flat while operating costs rise. Fees look controlled. The reserve quietly falls behind. Nothing appears wrong for years - until a garage or a roof arrives and the owners who happen to be there pay for a decision taken by a board that has long since moved on.If your corporation is contributing less than its study recommends, that is the single most important fact about its finances. This book shows you how to find out.Standard, common elements, vacant land, phased - which corporation are you actually in?If you own a freehold house and pay condo fees, why all of this still applies to youReading the budget, and the one line that predicts the next eight yearsThe reserve fund study, and the gap between what it recommends and what is paidHow a special assessment actually happens, and the five options a board hasBorrowing instead of assessing - the alternative many boards do not know existsYour records rights, and the prescribed form that gets an answerThe insurance deductible, chargebacks, and loss assessment coverageThe Condominium Authority Tribunal - online, low cost, built for owners without lawyersWhat a buyer will find in your status certificate when you sellTwenty chapters in plain English, with a one-page owner's checklist, a glossary, and template letters for requesting the reserve study, questioning an assessment, and reporting water damage.Written by someone who has served on the boards that run apartment buildings since 2019, and who has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Florida, California and New York. Researched against Ontario law, not adapted from somewhere else.General information only. Not legal or financial advice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. There is a period where you have the keys, you are living in the unit, you are paying the builder every month - and you do not own it.It is called interim occupancy. Your unit is finished, but the building has not yet been registered as a condominium corporation, so title cannot transfer. You move in anyway, and you pay the builder a monthly occupancy fee until registration happens.That fee is not a mortgage payment. It does not reduce your purchase price. It builds no equity. On a large project the wait can run well over a year.Almost nobody has this explained to them properly before they sign.And here is the clause to hunt for.During construction, builders routinely send amendments - extending dates, adjusting specifications, changing the deposit schedule. They arrive looking like routine paperwork, usually with a signing deadline attached.Many of them contain clauses that waive your delayed occupancy compensation rights under the Tarion addendum.Buyers sign them because after two years of waiting nobody wants to be the difficult one. Never sign a builder amendment without legal review. That is the single most valuable sentence in this book.The two closings, and why interim occupancy exists at allWhat the occupancy fee is made of, and how it gets reconciled against youThe statutory review period, and how to actually use itTarion and HCRA - two bodies, and which one you needThe warranty layers, and the compensation that is not automaticThe pre-delivery inspection - your one chance to document deficienciesClosing costs of five to eight percent, which cannot be financedCapping development charges, and why it is negotiableHST, and why the treatment depends entirely on what you do with the unitAssignment - the fees, the conditions, and the tax point people missDeposits, and how far the protection actually goesWhat the builder is allowed to change without asking youThe corporation you are joining, and why first-year budgets are optimisticWhether to buy pre-construction at allTwenty chapters in plain English, with a full checklist covering every stage from signing to final closing, a glossary, and template letters to your lawyer, your builder and your tax adviser.Every figure carries a note explaining why it may have moved and exactly who to ask - because Tarion compensation rules, HST rebate treatment and development charges all change, and the HST rules moved in 2026.Written by someone who has served on the boards that run apartment buildings since 2019, and who has written handbooks on shared-ownership housing for seven other jurisdictions.General information only. Not legal, financial or tax advice. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …