Seller-Property-Information-Statement-Update-2011-2013
Seller Property Information Statement – Update 2011- 2013
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2013 Toronto Star Columns
CBC Marketplace – You’re Not Covered – Tom Harrington (guest appearance: Bob Aaron)
CBC MARKETPLACE - YOU'RE NOT COVERED - Tom Harrington (guest appearance: Bob Aaron)
Homeownership is not always about crunching numbers
Bob Aaron bob@aaron.ca Sometimes, even the experts get it wrong, or maybe not entirely right. In her new book, Money Rules, financial guru Gail Vaz Oxlade says that buying a home is not for everyone. Her No. 1 rule: Renting is not a waste of money. "Home...
New research tool invaluable to home buyers
Resale home’s history now available through HomeVerified – Raises privacy concerns
Innocent landowners responsible for environmental cleanup, court rules
In one of the scariest court decisions of recent years, the Ontario Divisional Court has ruled that innocent landowners can be held responsible to remedy contamination caused to their properties by a neighbour. Back in December, 2008, Thompson Fuels filled the fuel...
Disclosure statement meant buyers recovered damages, but listing agent escaped liability
A Saskatoon real estate agent and his brokerage have escaped liability to the purchasers of a home with a wet basement in a misrepresentation lawsuit. Although they recovered their damages from the sellers, the unhappy buyers were ordered to pay the agent’s costs out of their own pocket.