by MarkWeisleder | Apr 20, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
This has already been a very busy spring for buyers, sellers and real estate agents in many parts of the country. In order to ensure that your deals close in an orderly manner, without any additional costs, expenses or aggravation for you and your clients, take care...
by Heath Applebaum | Apr 10, 2015 | Boards & Associations, Featured, Legal Issues, News
The Competition Tribunal re-hearing of the Competition Bureau’s complaint against the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), originally scheduled for May, has been delayed. TREB was granted an adjournment until Sept. 21. The ultimate decision regarding the residential MLS...
by Donald Lapowich | Apr 1, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
I note a very interesting case in Arizona called Desert Palm v. Petta. At the trial stage a disgruntled patient was found liable in defamation and libel for an article she posted online about alleged unprofessional behaviour and incompetence of the plaintiff doctors....
by MarkWeisleder | Mar 25, 2015 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
There continues to be debate across the country about whether real estate agents should use a buyer representation agreement (BRA) prior to working with buyers. Some agents say that they would never sign one and have long relied on the trust and the relationships that...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 16, 2015 | Legal Issues, News
The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) says it is happy to see the re-introduction of legislation intended to bring fairness to the tax treatment of Ontario Realtors. Introduced by Prince Edward – Hastings MPP Todd Smith, the Tax Fairness for Realtors Act, 2015...
by Donald Lapowich | Feb 26, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
In a case heard in the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, the seller and purchaser entered into a standard form contract of purchase and sale for residential property in an amount just over $2 million. The buyer made a deposit of $100,000 but failed to complete the...
