by Courtney Zwicker | Apr 9, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A closely watched dispute between Keller Williams and two of its former top Ontario operators has taken another turn, with a court denying their attempt to appeal an order blocking them from running competing Royal LePage offices. In a ruling dated March 27, the...
by James R.G. Cook | Aug 7, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS: The seller told the buyers that there were multiple competing offers. In reality, no other written offers existed. The court found that the buyers were wrongfully induced to overpay for the property due to the seller’s misrepresentations. They were awarded...
by James R.G. Cook | Jun 17, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues
QUICK HITS The seller misrepresented the $6.2-million property by failing to disclose a known unpermitted addition. The buyer relied on the incomplete disclosure statement, which was part of the contract. The Court of Appeal reversed the trial decision and ordered the...
by James R.G. Cook | Mar 25, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Columnists
(Canva) QUICK HITS The Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion by Ojohome Canada Ltd. seeking to restore its access to MLS data feeds from TRREB and CREA. The court found that the brokerage, which operated a referral-based business model, failed...
by Natalka Falcomer | Nov 7, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
QUICK HITS Sitzer decision: significant milestone in ongoing battle over real estate commission practices, involving allegations of collusion among biggest players – defendants must pay $1.78 billion in damages, trebled to a monumental $5.36 billion....
