Builder offers can conceal surprises

by admin | May 4, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca May 4, 2002 Builder offers can conceal surprises Make sure your lawyer checks it out Despite constant advice from lawyers, real estate agents and the Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association, a significant number of new home and condominium...

Tenant-homeowner tax inequity must stop

by admin | Apr 20, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 20, 2002 Tenant-homeowner tax inequity must stop Renters in Ontario pay four times more property taxes Most Ontario homeowners are likely unaware of it, but their property taxes are being heavily subsidized by tenants in multi-unit...

Fraudulent title transfer takes costly toll

by admin | Apr 13, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 13, 2002 Fraudulent title transfer takes costly toll Owner, title insurance company out money When Isabel Simoes went with her husband, Laurenio, on a family visit in Portugal in the fall of 2000, she had no idea it would be the beginning...

Oklahoma flip tosses lawyer

by admin | Apr 6, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca April 4, 2002 Oklahoma flip tosses lawyer Properties simultaneously purchased, flipped but mortgage lender wasn’t told The Law Society of Upper Canada has sent a clear message to the legal profession that lawyers who participate in real estate...

New York real estate still strong after Sept. 11

by admin | Mar 23, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 23, 2002 New York real estate still strong after Sept. 11   I suppose the main reason I went to New York City for a few days last month was to see the site of the World Trade Center, but I have always found the city to be an exciting place...

Nightmare ending for victims of fraud

by admin | Mar 16, 2002 | 2002, 2002 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 16, 2002 Nightmare ending for victims of fraud Assurance Fund pays some costs but no money for business losses Ontario’s deputy director of titles has just released a written decision that marks the end of the Durrani family’s horrendous...