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Manitoba changed its rent control rules in September 2026, and many Winnipeg landlords who thought their units were exempt no longer are. From January 1, 2027, a unit is only exempt from the rent increase guideline if its rent on December 31 of the previous year was $2,000 a month or more, up from $1,670. … Continued

Selling a Winnipeg duplex or rental property is a different transaction from selling the house you live in, and the difference is not mainly about price. It is about the people already living there. Manitoba’s rules on ending a tenancy because of a sale are specific, they favour the tenant, and they are the single … Continued

Most people facing a mortgage default in Manitoba ask about the house first and their credit second. That order is backwards. The house is one transaction, and how it ends is largely decided by the calendar. Your credit file is what you carry into the next five or six years of renting, borrowing, insuring a … Continued

Your listing agreement ran out and the house did not sell. Before the calls start — and they will, because expired listings are the most contacted list in real estate — it is worth spending an hour working out why it did not sell. There are only a few real reasons, they are diagnosable, and … Continued

Winnipeg’s 2026 market has been doing two things at once, and which one matters depends entirely on whether you are buying or selling. Prices keep setting records. Sales keep running below last year. For a seller deciding whether to list this fall or move faster, that combination is the whole story — and it is … Continued

A work relocation gives you a fixed date and a house that has to be dealt with by it, and those two things rarely cooperate. The decision comes down to three options: list it and hope it sells before you go, sell it fast for certainty, or keep it and rent it out from another … Continued

Downsizing is rarely just a real estate decision. It usually arrives attached to a health change, a partner’s death, stairs that stopped being manageable, or adult children who live somewhere else now. The house is the easiest part to solve. This article covers the parts that actually decide whether a downsizing move goes well: the … Continued

Yes. In Manitoba, one heir can force the sale of an inherited house even when the others refuse. Section 19(1) of The Law of Property Act allows joint tenants and tenants in common to be compelled to make or suffer partition or sale of land. But before anyone runs to court, there is a question … Continued

Missing one mortgage payment in Manitoba does not put you in foreclosure. Your lender charges a late fee, reports the missed payment to the credit bureaus after roughly 30 days, and starts calling. The legal process cannot even begin until your mortgage has been in default for at least one full month, and the point … Continued

Yes — you can stop a power of sale in Manitoba at almost any point before the sale actually completes. You can catch up the missed payments plus costs (called redeeming), refinance, negotiate new terms with your lender, or sell the house yourself first and keep your equity. The process typically takes 4 to 8 … Continued

Yes, you can sell a house with asbestos in Winnipeg. Asbestos in a home is not illegal, and there is no law that forces you to remove it before you sell. You have three realistic paths: test and professionally abate the asbestos before listing, list the house as-is and disclose what you know, or sell … Continued

In most cases, no — you do not owe capital gains tax when you sell your home in Manitoba if it was your principal residence for every year you owned it. Thanks to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) principal residence exemption, that gain is generally tax-free. Capital gains tax can apply, though, when you sell … Continued

If a job loss means you can no longer keep up with your mortgage, the smartest way to protect your equity and your credit is to sell before you fall behind on payments. You can absolutely list with an agent, but that takes time you may not have — a fast, as-is cash sale lets … Continued