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Yes, a pre-listing inspection means you have to disclose. Get one anyway.

Yes, a pre-listing inspection means you have to disclose. Get one anyway.

by Karen Yolevski, CEO, Carson Dunlop | Sep 8, 2026 | Guest Columns

Raise pre-listing inspections with a room full of real estate agents and the objection arrives inside of 90 seconds. If the inspection finds something, I have to disclose it. I’ve handed the buyer a list of reasons to come after my price. Better not to know. I...

B.C. buyer awarded $300,000 deposit after seller’s disclosure misstep

B.C. buyer awarded $300,000 deposit after seller’s disclosure misstep

by James R.G. Cook | Jun 17, 2025 | Columnists, Legal Issues

QUICK HITS The seller misrepresented the $6.2-million property by failing to disclose a known unpermitted addition. The buyer relied on the incomplete disclosure statement, which was part of the contract. The Court of Appeal reversed the trial decision and ordered the...