by Jeff Mowatt | Jun 8, 2021 | Advice for Agents
Ever borrow something and then realize weeks or months later that you forgot to return it? Since they haven’t mentioned it, you might assume they’ve probably forgotten about it. So, you decide to hang on to it. If they do bring it up, you can feign innocence, claim...
by REM Editorial Team | Mar 31, 2021 | Letters to the Editor
I thought I’d take this opportunity to state my grievances about our current real estate industry. I’ve read some of the REM articles and felt compelled to send this to you. I have forwarded my ideas to CREA, OREA and to the real estate brokers and business ministry,...
by James R.G. Cook | Dec 14, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
A misrepresentation by the seller and real estate agent as to the square footage of a residential property in Stouffville, Ont. resulted in the rescission of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) and the return of the $50,000 deposit. (Issa v. Wilson, 2020 ONCA 756...
by Sohini Bhattacharya | Sep 8, 2020 | Featured, Profiles
In 2018, British Columbia passed legislation to restrict dual agency – a practice that allows a single agent to represent both the buyer and seller in a real estate transaction, or two agents from one brokerage to represent the buyer and seller. In Ontario, it’s still...
by Joseph Richer | Jul 28, 2020 | Columnists, Featured
The past few months have highlighted a serious issue that is endemic, and which requires urgent attention. It is tragic that this awareness has come at the high price of lives lost, great sorrow and anger. The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) believes in a fair...
