by Martin Rumack | Aug 31, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
I am often asked by sellers to advise how much (or how little) information they must provide to potential buyers. It’s never an easy answer. Although the time-honoured saying “buyer beware”’ still holds, in law the seller has a legal obligation to disclose what...
by Natalka Falcomer | Apr 8, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured, Legal Issues
Do you know the No. 1 reason driving Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) complaints and successful lawsuits against Realtors? It makes sense to believe the answer must relate to the most difficult part of an agent’s role: drafting written documents and knowing the...
by MarkWeisleder | Feb 12, 2016 | Advice for Agents, Featured
What do sellers and salespeople need to disclose when selling properties? Mark Weisleder presents some key lessons. MarkWeislederMark Weisleder is a senior partner, author and speaker at the law firm RealEstateLawyers.ca LLP. Contact him at
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by REM Editorial Team | Dec 16, 2015 | Boards & Associations, News
The Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) says it is “taking steps… to look at the issue of residential property measurement.” The move came after an Edmonton Journal article reported on fines levied on real estate salespeople by the Real Estate Council of Alberta...
by Matt Maurer | Nov 11, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
The Ontario Superior Court has once again underscored how completing a seller property information statement (SPIS) can be a risky move for vendors. When it comes to the purchase and sale of real estate the starting point for any analysis is “buyer beware”. For those...
