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Pazder Law Corporation

For over 25 years, our lawyers at Pazder Law have proudly represented thousands of satisfied clients throughout British Columbia.

We have comprehensive understanding of transactional real estate law with more than 90,000 successful files completed for clients so whether you are buying, selling or re-financing a mortgage, it’s our job to make this process easy to understand and navigate.

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Purchase of Real Estate
Purchasing a property can be a stressful endeavour but it doesn’t have to be. You should contact your lawyer as early as possible in the buying process, especially before you sign a Purchase Agreement.

Sale of Real Estate
When you are selling your property it is is a good idea to have a real estate lawyer from the very beginning. Have the peace of mind of knowing that your lawyer is taking care of all the details and preparing the documents you need.

Mortgage Re-financing
Refinancing your home should be a fairly straightforward process. When you refinance, your existing mortgage is paid off and replaced with a new, usually larger one. 
We are here to answer your questions.

Other Legal Services
As the founding member of British Columbia’s first online lawyer-to-lawyer referral network, we now have the opportunity to provide you with high quality legal services in many additional areas of law.

We support and advise you every step of the way to make your transaction a smooth, transparent and reliable process. Contact us to discuss and schedule an appointment.

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Phone: (604) 682-1509
Email: plc@pazderlaw.com

Find Us

DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER
1410-800 West Pender Street

Vancouver, BC
 V6C 2V6.

Kenneth Pazder
Lawyer
604-682-1509 ext. 245
604-694-2214
plc@pazderlaw.com

Sita D. Sharma
Senior Conveyancer
604-682-1509 ext. 236
604-694-2213
sitas@pazderlaw.com

Melissa Valana
Lawyer
Tel: 604-682-1509 ext. 258
Email: melissav@pazderlaw.com

Jenny Situ
Junior Legal Secretary
Tel: 604-682-1509 ext. 221
Email: jennys@pazderlaw.com

Recent Posts

  • WHY NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
  • Taxing your Principal Residence – Is it in the Cards?
  • Strata Corporation Insurance Issues – Controlling the Cost of Premiums
  • Vancouver Real Estate: Is it the right time to buy?
  • “Best terms pricing” for strata insurance –but best for who?
  • Making it harder to borrow: Is CMHC on the right track?
  • Tenants’​ Rights during the State of Emergency in BC
  • City of Vancouver finally extends its Empty Homes Tax Declaration Deadline
  • In the News: Canadian real estate markets hit hard by pandemic
  • Robbing Peter to pay Paul
  • Condo Owners Beware: Some insurers are declining to renew strata policies
  • More Smoke and Mirrors from the city of Vancouver on the Housing File
  • The Vancouver Empty Homes Tax isn’t helping housing affordability; facing legal challenges
  • Buying a Leasehold property in BC
  • Metro Vancouver home sales surge 45% this October. Are price declines coming to an end?
  • The Last Word on Stigmatized Homes in BC
  • Listing Your Strata Complex For Sale: Do You Need 80% Approval?
  • Testimonials
  • How long until I can flip my condo? Pazder Law Corp answers:
  • Strata Properties: “To Insure or Not to Insure?” That is the question

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WHY NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Canadian home prices have increased an average of 17% over the last year! This is despite the pandemic, months long lockdowns, high unemployment, ballooning federal… Read More »WHY NO ONE CAN PREDICT THE REAL ESTATE MARKET

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Taxing your Principal Residence – Is it in the Cards?

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • September 21, 2020October 16, 2020

For many Canadians, owning and eventually paying off their home represents the bulk of their retirement nest egg. Usually a home will keep up or… Read More »Taxing your Principal Residence – Is it in the Cards?

Vancouver

Strata Corporation Insurance Issues – Controlling the Cost of Premiums

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • September 13, 2020October 16, 2020

News articles over the past year have reported that strata insurance premiums and deductibles for many of BC’s 1,500,000 strata unit owners have risen dramatically.… Read More »Strata Corporation Insurance Issues – Controlling the Cost of Premiums

Vancouver

Vancouver Real Estate: Is it the right time to buy?

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • September 9, 2020October 16, 2020

It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future! Yogi Berra This is the inevitable question that comes up whenever there is a crisis or… Read More »Vancouver Real Estate: Is it the right time to buy?

Vancouver

“Best terms pricing” for strata insurance –but best for who?

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • August 4, 2020October 16, 2020

A recent article in the Vancouver Sun makes mention of an arcane practice among insurance brokers called “best terms pricing.” It seems that at the… Read More »“Best terms pricing” for strata insurance –but best for who?

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Making it harder to borrow: Is CMHC on the right track?

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • June 11, 2020October 16, 2020

Recently Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (“CMHC”), a federal crown corporation, announced that it would tighten rules for mortgage insurance starting on July 1, 2020… Read More »Making it harder to borrow: Is CMHC on the right track?

Vancouver building

Tenants’​ Rights during the State of Emergency in BC

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • June 5, 2020October 16, 2020

BC has extended the State of Emergency (“SOE”) in this province until the end of April 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would… Read More »Tenants’​ Rights during the State of Emergency in BC

Vancouver condo

City of Vancouver finally extends its Empty Homes Tax Declaration Deadline

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • May 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Vancouver resident, Jason Weselowski was unfortunately caught by the draconian “deeming provision” set out in s.7 of the Vancouver Empty Homes Tax Bylaw. Mr. Weselowksi… Read More »City of Vancouver finally extends its Empty Homes Tax Declaration Deadline

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In the News: Canadian real estate markets hit hard by pandemic

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • April 9, 2020October 14, 2020

“Across Canada about 65,000 homes traded hands in the first two months of the year, and many of those sales are now closing in a… Read More »In the News: Canadian real estate markets hit hard by pandemic

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Robbing Peter to pay Paul

  • by Kenneth Pazder
  • February 26, 2020October 16, 2020

The disingenuous Empty Homes Tax (“EHT”) was predicated on the theory that there were 25,000 empty homes in Vancouver. When the city’s own data revealed… Read More »Robbing Peter to pay Paul

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