by REM Advertorials | Apr 30, 2025 | Sponsored
Tarion, the organization responsible for administering Ontario’s new home warranty program, is taking new steps in the fight against illegal building and selling practices. Beginning July 1st, 2025, purchasers of new freehold homes will be encouraged to register their...
by REM Editorial Team | Sep 3, 2024 | Boards & Associations, News
Recently, the Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA) revoked Mariman Homes’ license to build and sell homes in Ontario. This is the strictest action the authority can take against a licensed builder. What happened Due to complaints from...
by REM Editorial Team | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Ontario’s new home regulator “favoured the interest of builders over homeowners” with the result that thousands of requests for help from new homeowners were dismissed, says a report by Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk. “We found that the strong presence of homebuilders...
by Howard Bogach | Jun 15, 2017 | Guest Columns
As a real estate agent, when helping your clients buy a newly constructed – or even recently constructed home in Ontario – an important part of your service is making sure they know about the statutory warranty on most new homes that are less than seven years old....
by Donald Lapowich | Jan 6, 2015 | Featured, Legal Issues
Every month, real estate lawyer Donald Lapowich, Q.C. writes brief summaries of some of the most significant legal cases pertaining to real estate in Canada for REM. In a significant Ontario Court of Appeal decision (Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2095...
