by REM Editorial Team | Dec 12, 2024 | News
Real estate services dominated consumer complaints in British Columbia last fiscal year, according to the inaugural Consumer Complaints and Investigations Report 2023-2024 from the BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA). Real estate services complaints by the...
by James R.G. Cook | Oct 29, 2024 | Columnists, Legal Issues
QUICK HITS A Realtor misrepresented the location of a new-build property to buyers, leading them to believe it was in Brampton when it was actually in Caledon, three kilometres away. After discovering the mistake, the buyers sued, and the Ontario Court of...
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...