by Bobby Vakili | Oct 22, 2026 | Guest Columns, Legal Issues
Under TRESA, you can become someone’s representative without ever signing a thing. The paperwork does not decide who you represent. Your conduct does. Most agents think representation starts with a signature. A buyer signs a buyer representation agreement, a seller...
by Koby Smutylo | Oct 21, 2026 | Guest Columns, Legal Issues
A broker-owner who sells the brokerage’s shares to a corporation owned by an adult child can, if the shares qualify, claim the lifetime capital gains exemption ($1.275 million for 2026) on a sale that stays inside the family. Until 2021, the Income Tax Act...
by Jordana Springgay | Oct 15, 2026 | Legal Issues
The Thomas D’Arcy McGee Building in Ottawa is home to Canada’s Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. (Source: SBSA) QUICK HITS Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal released a decision on Oct. 13 unanimously dismissing appeals by CREA, TRREB...
by Harry Fine | Oct 14, 2026 | Advice for Agents, Guest Columns, Legal Issues
For a client, part of the value proposition when evaluating a Realtor is the depth and quality of advice they can provide. Good advice makes for successful decision-making. On legal issues, the right move is generally to have them speak to a lawyer or...
by Bita Di Lisi | Sep 25, 2026 | Guest Columns, Legal Issues
A seller wants to move back into their rental unit. A buyer wants the tenant out by closing. The two situations sound alike, but under Ontario’s newly amended tenancy rules, they are not treated the same way. For Realtors, knowing the difference can decide...
by James R.G. Cook | Sep 16, 2026 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS Being named in a trust doesn’t necessarily mean you own the property. An Ontario mother registered farmland in trust for her two young daughters in 1996, but nearly 30 years later, the court found she remained the beneficial owner. One daughter said years...
