On Nudists, Convicts and Ghosts – How Much Must a Seller Disclose to a Buyer?
I am often asked by sellers to advise as to how much (or how little) information they must provide to potential buyers. It’s never an easy answer: Although the time-honoured […]
To the relief of Co-ownership Buildings created after 1998 but before 2008, and the individual unit owners, the submission to the Ontario Ministry of Finance has been successful. A group of property tax experts consisting of David Fleet, Peter Milligan, and David Gibson were retained by […]
By definition, real estate professionals are on the front-line of the home-buying process with their clients: They are called upon to explain the process, to find them the right home, and then – alongside the involved lawyers – to help shepherd them through the actual legal home-buying […]
Those of you who have mortgages may know that the federal Interest Act contains a section that expressly governs post-default mortgage interest rates. Specifically, section 8 of that Act prohibits a lender from imposing a “fine, a penalty or a rate of interest” that has the effect […]
