by Bob Aaron | Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Legal Issues
A fair ruling or is it just downright batty? A colony of bats discovered by purchasers inside their home sparked a dispute that ended in a B.C. court with Judge Judith Doulis pronouncing it “an archetypical case of buyer’s remorse.” Emmeline and Kevin Van Geemen...
by REM Editorial Team | May 13, 2021 | Featured, Letters to the Editor
Would you sell a house built in the 1940s to your mother without a home inspection? Would a happy buyer and the potential of repeat business be of higher importance and morally just, rather than a quick commission? One would think so, but it’s not always the case. The...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Dec 4, 2019 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
Nothing dampens the excitement of a sale like the sudden realization that you’ve made a mistake. In Vandenberg v. Wilken, the Ontario Court of Appeal provides a strong defence against partial summary judgment motions for the enforcement of Agreements of Purchase and...
by MarkWeisleder | Apr 19, 2017 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
A major issue arising in bidding wars is when a buyer regrets their purchase decision almost immediately afterwards. Or worse, when their lender appraisal says that they paid too much and will not lend the buyer enough to close the deal. Here are five lessons to learn...
