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...
