by REM Editorial Team | Apr 16, 2025 | Boards & Associations, News
Ontario is facing an affordability and supply crisis. With increasing demand, rising prices and housing starts down significantly, the Ontario Real Estate Association argues that the province must look to alternative methods to meet its housing targets. In a new...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 11, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS In Dawood v. Popes Property Holdings Inc., the Ontario Superior Court held that an individual behind a corporation could not be held personally liable for a failed real estate transaction once the corporation had properly adopted the agreement under...
by REM Editorial Team | Apr 8, 2025 | Boards & Associations, Good Works, News
A Realtor dedicated to empowering underserved youth in her community has been named this year’s recipient of the Canadian Realtors Care Award. Kandice Henry with iPro Realty in Brampton, Ont., was selected from among 53 nominees, receiving the prestigious award at...
by James R.G. Cook | Apr 8, 2025 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a decision ruling that buyers who submitted timely requisitions to remove oil and gas leases from title had a valid basis to refuse closing. The motion judge had held that only requisitions going to the “root...
by Scott Andison | Mar 24, 2025 | Guest Columns
Like everyone living through the housing and cost of living crises in Ontario today, home builders have been struggling. Housing starts were down 16 per cent in Ontario in 2024, and in some municipalities, they were down over 35 per cent. In many cases, projects are...
