Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca March 2, 2002 Inspect home before listing to correct any minor flaws Unhappy buyers backed out of $1.5 million deal When an offer to purchase is conditional on home inspection, does the home purchaser have to act honestly and reasonably if he or she wants to get out of the deal? Or […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 23, 2002 Property title fraud strikes a nerve Recent case horrifies readers who wonder why it was so easy Is the scam behind the fraudulent transfers of titles to five Richmond Hill homes part of a much larger operation involving properties all over the Greater Toronto area? Why is it seemingly […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 16, 2002 Home office tax breaks Montreal doctor wins right to deduct costs of second office in house If you are self-employed, can you deduct home-office expenses from your taxable income if you have another office elsewhere? That’s what Dr. Thomas Vanka of Montreal wanted to do, and he took the […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca February 9, 2002 Stolen dreams York fraud artist easily obtained titles to homes of unwitting victims Imagine what it would be like to wake up one morning and discover that you no longer own the house you’re living in it was apparently sold to someone and then re-mortgaged without your knowledge. You […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Bob Aaron Recent decision does little to dissuade dishonest realtors Real Estate Council should have yanked agent’s licence The Real Estate Council of Ontario (RECO), the governing body of the province’s real estate agents, has served notice on the profession that it will not tolerate real estate agents who artificially inflate home […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 26, 2002 Home insurance policy not all that reassuring You may be surprised by what isn’t covered When their son had an accident in his motorized go-kart, a southwestern Ontario couple found out the hard way what was, and was not, covered in their home insurance policy. Their expensive experience provides […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 19, 2002 Living in Shuster’s house I’ll always treasure the aura the late comic left behind as the original owner of my house You could say the recent death of Canadian comic legend Frank Shuster hit me where I live. Emotionally and literally. You see, the place I call home was […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 12, 2002 Couple wins fight over new house Bottom falls out of plans for their dream home after sales mixup Paul and Joanne learned the hard way about the problems that might arise when buying a new home from a builder who is not “buyer-friendly.” After their painful experience, they e-mailed […]
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca January 5, 2002 Woman loses `squatter’s rights’ case Judge critical of attempts to `take over’ another couple’s property Tracey Murray owns the property at 7255 King St., in Caledon. She and her husband bought the house and land with two partners back in 1990, and then bought the partners out in 1994. […]