Real Estate Litigation Articles

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 –...

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...

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...

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...

Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca July 8, 2000 Up-to-date survey is vital It can save a lot of confusion. With the growing popularity of title insurance in recent years, there seems to be a widespread misconception that it is no longer necessary to have a survey for a...