by Freddy and Linda Marks | Jul 9, 2021 | Advice for Agents, Featured
In 1914 Robert Frost coined the phrase “good fences make good neighbours” and the statement holds true to this day. Historically the maintenance of “good fences” was part of the responsibility of citizenship. It maintained the fabric of the community, as landowners...
by Shaneka Shaw Taylor | Mar 3, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
The design of MLS listings strongly encourage real estate agents and their sellers to share as much information about a property as possible, including the measurements of each room and overall size of the property. By and large, the inclusion of property size...
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 Ralph Fox | Dec 13, 2017 | Featured, Guest Columns
As people call for greater transparency in the real estate industry and its practices, one of the anomalies that continue to slip beneath the radar is the reporting guidelines surrounding the square footage of a listed property for sale, especially in condominium...
by Bob Aaron | Jun 16, 2016 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
With cottage buying season underway, now is a good time to recall that a property survey is the single most important document in the whole process. If the cottage building is sitting on land owned by the Crown or a local municipality or a neighbour, the otherwise...
