by Courtney Zwicker | May 22, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A British Columbia real estate licensee is facing a fresh suspension after failing to co-operate with a provincial regulator’s investigation into allegations she defrauded investors, the latest disciplinary action against her in a tangled case that’s been...
by Courtney Zwicker | May 12, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
Local real estate agent Jason Machado has been charged by Hamilton Police with voyeurism following allegations involving the use of hidden recording devices dating back to 2007. Hamilton Police said in a news release last week that 40-year-old Machado has been charged...
by Courtney Zwicker | Apr 27, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A Winnipeg-area real estate agent and the office where he works are seeking to have a disgruntled homebuyer’s lawsuit dismissed, denying allegations that they grossly mispresented the square footage of a home they listed last spring. Chantal Desjardins purchased a...
by Courtney Zwicker | Apr 23, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A Cape Breton, N.S. woman who purchased a home only to discover the sellers had carved off a portion of the lot before closing has been awarded her missing acre of land. On Nov. 1, 2024, Renee Baron agreed to pay Louis and Michelle Ferguson $330,000 for a house in...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 21, 2026 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS An Ontario court has ruled that mortgage lenders can ask a court to remove a certificate of pending litigation — a legal notice registered on title — even when they are not party to the underlying dispute. The case involved a woman who claimed an equitable...
by Jordana Springgay | Apr 13, 2026 | Legal Issues
7780 Eperson Rd., Richmond B.C. (zolo.ca) A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of a Richmond homebuyer who refused to complete a $2.65-million purchase after the property flooded just days before possession, finding the seller breached the contract....
