by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Jan 20, 2020 | Featured, Legal Issues
Receiving a commission is every agent’s expectation when their efforts result in the lease or sale of a property. In Ngai v. Fufa Limited, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decided that notwithstanding the agents’ efforts in attempting to negotiate a deal, the...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Sep 4, 2019 | Featured, Legal Issues
What do you do when your purchaser refuses to close on an Agreement of Purchase and Sale (APS) because the driveway is smaller than they originally thought? That was the central issue that the Court of Appeal grappled with in Himidan v. Farquharson, 2019 ONCA 575. The...
by Natalka Falcomer | Mar 25, 2019 | Featured
Caveat emptor – translated to “buyer beware” – is a legal concept that doubles as a popular warning used by real estate salespeople. The reason for caveat emptor’s popularity is because it’s an important legal rule in resale real estate transactions. Generally, caveat...
by Natalka Falcomer | Oct 6, 2017 | Advice for Agents, Featured
As a lawyer, manager of a brokerage and a member of the Real Estate Institute of Canada (REIC), I’m surrounded by rules of professional conduct and codes of ethics. All my actions – whether they’re related to my work or not – are filtered through not only the Law...
