by REM Editorial Team | Jun 2, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Martin Rumack Last year I wrote an article on the essentials of agreements for commission (Commission agreement basics, REM, July 2013) that outlines the fundamental points all agents need to know about legislative requirements, format, payment structure and...
by REM Editorial Team | May 28, 2014 | Legal Issues
By Don Lapowich An application was made by an elderly mother and grandmother. The grandmother, her son and her grandson were co-tenants of a 23-unit residential apartment building and owned one-third “undivided interest” in that property. The grandmother was concerned...
by Chris Seepe | Apr 24, 2014 | Legal Issues
Unlike the “Do Not Call” legislation intended to stem the flood of faxes in the late 1990s, the Canadian Anti-Spamming Legislation (CASL) that comes into law on July 1, 2014 has teeth and it could bite many unwary or unconcerned real estate professionals and...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 10, 2014 | Legal Issues
In a decision in Alberta, a husband and wife, the owners of a condominium unit, required a live-in caregiver. One was blind and the other suffered from dementia. After the caregiver was hired, the condominium corporation brought an application for a declaration that...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 4, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Christine Duhaime Last September, Global News reported the biggest real estate transaction in Canadian history – the sale of the top three floors of the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel in Vancouver. The price? A cool $55 million, paid entirely in cash according to the...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 25, 2014 | Featured, Legal Issues
By Ben Hanuka Non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, which are “restrictive covenants”, are used to restrict one party from competing with the business of another, usually during and after the termination of a business relationship. In the real estate...
