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...
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...
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...
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 –...
by admin | Aug 4, 2000 | 2001 Toronto Star Columns, Toronto Star Property Law Columns
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 4, 2001 Draft real estate law flawed Changes strengthen cabinet, weaken democratic process STEVE RUSSELL/ TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO QUESTIONS: Norm Sterling, consumer and business services minister, faces the media at Queen’s Par The...
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...
