Class action suits expected to multiply

by admin | Aug 25, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 25, 2001 Class action suits expected to multiply Four class actions now wending their way through the judicial system may be the tip of the iceberg for a whole new method of suing builders and developers of new home and condominium...

Vendor mortgage issue draws reactions

by admin | Aug 19, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 19, 2000 Vendor mortgage issue draws reactions Readers fear original borrower on hook if buyer takes over loan. A recent column on Brad and Jennifer’s taking over their vendor’s mortgage must have triggered some hot buttons in a number of...

What lies beyond your walls?

by admin | Aug 18, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 18, 2001 What lies beyond your walls? When buyers of new homes or condominiums examine floor plans, model suites, and agreements of purchase and sale, they are typically concerned more with everything inside the house or condominium unit...

Wild West tactics must be corralled

by admin | Aug 11, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 11, 2001 Wild West tactics must be corralled Imagine a Canadian metropolitan area where 40,000 homes and condominiums are sold every year, representing more than $12 billion in consumer spending. Now imagine that the vast majority of...

Seller’s existing mortgage can be superb marketing tool

by admin | Aug 5, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 5, 2000 Seller’s existing mortgage can be superb marketing tool   When sellers and their agents list a property for sale, they often overlook an item that’s a superb marketing tool and that could add thousands – even tens of thousands –...