Should homeowner pay off mortgage or invest in RRSP?

by admin | Feb 8, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 8, 2001 Should homeowner pay off mortgage or invest in RRSP? It’s RRSP season, and, judging from the avalanche of promotional hype, it may seem there’s only one choice for Canadians: invest as much as you can afford into a Registered...

Who’s liable if dog bites?

by admin | Feb 2, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 2, 2001 Who’s liable if dog bites? Home or auto insurance should cover legal damages In the 25-plus years I have been living in the same house, no four-legged creature ever crossed the threshold – until last month. Succumbing to a...

`Oklahoma swindle’ is just plain real estate fraud

by admin | Jan 26, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 26, 2001 `Oklahoma swindle’ is just plain real estate fraud Inflating purchase price on home sale is illegal What should you do when your real estate agent suggests something that sounds just a bit suspicious? That was the dilemma Mike...

In pursuance of plain English, forthwith

by admin | Jan 18, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 18, 2001 In pursuance of plain English, forthwith It’s time for lawyers and contracts to use plain English One of the worst examples of outdated legal writing style today is the document most familiar to the home-buying public – the...

What if your house was sold out from under you?

by admin | Jan 11, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 11, 2001 What if your house was sold out from under you? How would you feel if you woke up tomorrow morning to find out that someone had placed a fraudulent mortgage on your house, let it go into default, completed a phony foreclosure,...