by admin | Mar 3, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 3, 2001 Why racist restrictions no longer apply in land deals < Today, anyone can buy a house, but it wasn’t always that way When London, Ont. lawyer Edward Richmond died in January at the age of 80, he left behind a a legacy which...
by admin | Feb 24, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 24, 2001 Beware the `Oklahoma’ swindle Buyer rebate scam is not legal Last month in this column, I wrote about the “Oklahoma” swindle, a scam where the purchase price of a house is artificially inflated by a device like a...
by admin | Feb 17, 2001 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 17, 2001 Cement case hard to work out For 137 people in eastern Ontario, the purchase of their homes was the realization of a dream. For some it was their first home, and for others it was their retirement home. None of them could...
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...
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...
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...
