Builders, vendors ignore feng shui at their peril

by admin | Aug 26, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 26, 2000 Builders, vendors ignore feng shui at their peril Many buyers take ancient principles seriously when house hunting. Does your home have steeply pitched roof lines? Does it face north? Is there a large pole or tree blocking the...

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...

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 –...

City’s gouging home buyers with hefty fee hike

by admin | Jul 29, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 29, 2000 City’s gouging home buyers with hefty fee hike   In a blatant cash grab last month, the City of Toronto instituted a 30 per cent fee increase for its tax certificates from $50 to $65 without any notice to the real estate bar. For...

Hallelujah! Land transfer tax refund here to stay.

by admin | Jul 22, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 22, 2000 Hallelujah! Land transfer tax refund here to stay. Good news and bad news arrived from the Ontario government in recent days. First, the good news. The Taxpayer Dividend Act, making permanent the land transfer tax refund for...

Purchaser cancels deal and gets deposit back

by admin | Jul 15, 2000 | 2000, 2000 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 15, 2000 Purchaser cancels deal and gets deposit back But future buyers who attempt same thing will not be as lucky.   What happens when you sign an offer to buy a new house to be constructed by a builder but change your mind and cancel the...