by Courtney Zwicker | May 12, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
Local real estate agent Jason Machado has been charged by Hamilton Police with voyeurism following allegations involving the use of hidden recording devices dating back to 2007. Hamilton Police said in a news release last week that 40-year-old Machado has been charged...
by Courtney Zwicker | Apr 23, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A Cape Breton, N.S. woman who purchased a home only to discover the sellers had carved off a portion of the lot before closing has been awarded her missing acre of land. On Nov. 1, 2024, Renee Baron agreed to pay Louis and Michelle Ferguson $330,000 for a house in...
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 Courtney Zwicker | Mar 25, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A Manitoba homeowner is taking the listing agent who sold her a property and his brokerage to court, alleging the home was substantially misrepresented in size, advertised at nearly three times its actual square footage. In a statement of claim filed in the Court of...
by Brian Madigan | Mar 12, 2026 | Columnists, Legal Issues
Unlimited liability in residential real estate transactions — why? Who knows. It’s not the case in commercial real estate deals and it’s not the case in most other contractual relationships. In just about every other contract, there is a limitation on the...
