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Escalation clauses aren’t worth the risk

Escalation clauses aren’t worth the risk

by MarkWeisleder | Jul 12, 2017 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues

“I will pay $5,000 more than the highest offer received.” This is what is known as an escalation clause and it has been developed to give a person in a bidding war an advantage over the other bidders. It usually will also include a “cap” such that the maximum price to...
Should escalation clauses be banned?

Should escalation clauses be banned?

by Bob Aaron | Jun 28, 2017 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues

The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), which represents 70,000 real estate agents and brokers in Ontario, has become involved in a public spat with the real estate industry regulator over the use of a controversial provision in purchase agreements known as an...

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