by Bobby Vakili | Aug 31, 2026 | Guest Columns, Legal Issues
There is often a misconception in the real estate industry that an “as-is” clause operates as a shield and provides absolute immunity to sellers who sell their properties and include “as-is, where-is” language in the agreement of purchase and...
by Hilary Angrove | Aug 26, 2026 | Guest Columns, Legal Issues
The views expressed in this column are solely those of the author. The title to the property answers the question: who owns this property. Ontario’s Family Law Act answers a different one: who shares its value if the relationship ends. Buyers tend to...
by Courtney Zwicker | Apr 27, 2026 | Legal Issues, News
A Winnipeg-area real estate agent and the office where he works are seeking to have a disgruntled homebuyer’s lawsuit dismissed, denying allegations that they grossly mispresented the square footage of a home they listed last spring. Chantal Desjardins purchased a...
by Brett Surbey | Aug 29, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Legal Issues, News
On Aug. 7, a five-year-long legal battle between the Cowichan Tribes and the Attorney General, the City of Richmond, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and other First Nations groups ended in a monumental decision handed down from the B.C. Supreme Court. For the first...
by Courtney Zwicker | Aug 26, 2025 | Advice for Agents, Legal Issues, News
As pressure from the public and real estate community mounts on Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO) to take action in the iPro Realty. Ltd. fiasco, the industry watchdog has frozen the defunct brokerage’s account and undertaken an independent audit. RECO’s board...
