Ontario hikes land transfer tax on new houses

by admin | May 6, 2006 | 2006 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 6, 2006 Ontario hikes land transfer tax on new houses Buyers will pay on total, not base, price My dictionary defines “grinch” as one who spoils the pleasure of others. The derivation, of course, is the principal character in the Dr. Seuss...

Finders not keepers in real estate deals

by admin | Apr 29, 2006 | 2006 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 29, 2006 Finders not keepers in real estate deals A Quebec judge has written the final chapter in the case of the $100,000 in cash found in a house once owned by a missing member of a biker gang. It all started last June when a couple in...

Durham Region Police 2006 Grow-Ops

by admin | Apr 24, 2006 | 2006 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Durham Region Police 2006 Grow-Ops (pdf download)

Toronto Police Service – 2005-6 Scarborough Grow Houses

by admin | Apr 24, 2006 | 2006 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Toronto Police Service – 2005-6 Scarborough grow houses (pdf download)

House title thieves can wreak havoc

by admin | Apr 22, 2006 | 2006 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 22, 2006 House title thieves can wreak havoc Fraudulently signed mortgage can be valid, court rules Homeowners can face eviction, huge legal bills When the Ontario Court of Appeal decided last November that a forged power of attorney could...