by Don Procter | Jul 24, 2017 | News
Pending legislation in Ontario has cleared the path for real estate salespeople to take advantage of a new pension plan that for the first time offers many of them health care benefits – and even coverage for their dental bills and medical drug needs. Called the...
by Tracy MacCharles | Jul 14, 2017 | Letters to the Editor
People across Ontario understand the importance of real estate in this province, both as an investment and as a place to live and raise their family. This past spring, the Ontario Government presented the Ontario Fair Housing Plan as a part of the 2017 Budget. The...
by Tom Arndt | Jun 1, 2017 | Featured, Legal Issues
The saga of the contorted definition of “real estate” under the Ontario’s Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (REBBA) continues. In 2013 I wrote an article about my win in Geofre v Ki Kit Li. In that case, Li hired Geofre, his accountant, to find a buyer for his two...
by Tony Palermo | May 30, 2016 | Boards & Associations, Featured, News
What do Ontario Realtors really think about their mandated commission protection insurance and what can boards and associations across the country learn from Ontario as they consider whether commission protection insurance is a good fit for their membership? REM...
by Tom Arndt | Aug 15, 2013 | Columnists
In 1951 the Supreme Court of Canada restricted the reach of Ontario’s Real Estate and Business Brokers Act (REBBA) when it decided that REBBA does not apply to the sale of shares of a business. The Supreme Court found that the legislation was artificial and greatly...
