by Nina Doiron | Jun 14, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
One of the questions that professional stagers are most often asked is “Who should cover the cost of staging? The agent or the homeowner?” It depends on what kind of agreement you have negotiated with your client, your fee structure and your marketing strategy. The...
by MarkWeisleder | Jun 13, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
Due to the rising cost of purchasing or renting a home, unrelated buyers and tenants are getting together to either buy or rent a home together, to get more for their money. In a recent newspaper article, I read about four young professionals who were able to rent a...
by Paul Pimentel | Jun 11, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
With media reports and international policy-making bodies pointing to Canadian real estate as a high-risk area for money laundering, and the promise of increased enforcement by regulators, it may be time for real estate brokers to review their compliance programs to...
by Joseph Richer | May 28, 2018 | Guest Columns
Late last year, Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) representatives had the pleasure of interacting with nearly 200 real estate industry leaders in seven regions around the province for our first town hall tour. The discussions were thoughtful, candid and respectful...
by Harry Fine | May 16, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
It should never have happened this way. It’s true that written tenancy agreements for Ontario’s residential landlords have been confusing and inconsistent. Many leases are jam-packed with illegal clauses, confusing provisions and in some cases, there is no written...
by Penelope Graham | May 11, 2018 | Featured, Guest Columns
The plight of the millennial Toronto home buyer has been a turbulent one; for this generation, the search for the perfect abode has been defined by downsized expectations, sky-high prices and steep competition. While some chalk up millennial financial misfortune to...
