Residential Real Estate Conference-2010

This book is essential for: all lawyers with a practice in residential real estate.

Current to: December 2010

Issues — Impacts — Ideas. Your Annual Update.
Prepared for our third annual Residential Real Estate Conference, this set of course materials is a useful resource for education and reflection on the challenging issues facing BC residential real estate practitioners. Topics include: pre-sale contracts, legal tools to protect areas of natural and cultural diversity on private land in BC, and property transfer tax issues.

Course Materials Coordinator
Mary-Jane Wilson — Greig, Wilson & Rasmussen LLP, Surrey

CONTENTS

• pre-sale contracts: a matter of "statutory complaince"—using the REDMA to effectively advise purchasers of development units; representing developers in pre-sale contract disputes
• legal tools to protect areas of natural and cultural diversity on private land in BC
• property transfer tax issues: tips and traps for the unwary
• additional materials: list of links to "GIS" (geographic information systems) and other land/real estate related information sites; avoiding pitfalls in challenging times—list of resources