Real Estate Litigation Articles

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 28 2002 Turns out strange smell was due to straw builder hadn’t cleaned up Last fall I wrote in this column about a smelly cellar flood we had in our house when the sewer backed up due to blockage from tree roots. That column produced...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 28 2002 How homebuyer protection could be improved It would be an understatement to say that Greater Toronto Home Builders’ Association president Sheldon Libfeld didn’t like what I wrote about the Ontario New Home Warranty Program in...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 14 2002 eBay clicks with real estate Auction site’s foray into house market adds competition The face of the Canadian real estate market is poised for change with the launch of a new category on eBay, one of the world’s largest online...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca September 7 2002 Home warranty program behind the times Alberta Plan and U.S. proposal boost buyer protection In his Bricks & Sticks column in this section two weeks ago, Sheldon Libfeld, president of the Greater Toronto Home Builders...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 31, 2002 Residents heated up over transformer boxes   Walk down the streets of any reasonably new residential subdivision and every block or so you will come upon a large green metal box, three or four feet square. These are the hydro...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 24, 2002 In praise of caring builders Some go the extra mile to fix buyers’ problems Last week’s Title Page column told the story of Mark, the buyer of a $500,000 Thornhill home who received shoddy treatment at the hands of his builder....

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 17 2002 Why should buyer have to wait for service New owner’s story a lesson in how not to treat customers Mark is an unhappy purchaser of a new $500,000 Thornhill home. His story dramatically shows some of the weaknesses in the system...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca August 10 2002 There’s no place for racism in real estate   The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the body that regulates the conduct of real estate agents, has served notice on Ontario brokers and agents that it will not tolerate racial or...

Cottage buyer thought docks were part of deal. An interesting e-mail received from a reader last week highlights one of the perils of buying cottage property. At the same time, it underlines the important difference between fixtures and chattels when it comes to...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 27, 2002 Study shows mortgage renewers a loyal bunch Majority of repeat buyers stick with original lender Where do Canadian consumers look to get information about mortgage loans? Do they make full use of all the available information...