by Mario Toneguzzi | Feb 28, 2024 | Legal Issues, News
Recent new client verification requirements for real estate lawyers in Ontario are good news for the industry, say experts. Tim Hudak, CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA), puts this into context: “Stories of homes being sold without the owner’s consent...
by Emma Caplan-Fisher | Feb 5, 2024 | Legal Issues, News
Last week, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) sent industry board and association leadership information on the recent class-action suit, McFall v. CREA et al., filed on January 18. The suit names CREA along with several board, association and corporate...
by Natalka Falcomer | Jan 30, 2024 | Legal Issues, News
In a recent legal development, another lawsuit — Kevin McFall v. Canadian Real Estate Association et al — has been filed against various real estate boards, franchisors and brokerages, echoing last year’s Sunderland case. In an exclusive interview with competition law...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 26, 2024 | Legal Issues, News
The real estate industry is in for another lawsuit very soon. This new case pulls on similar legal claims made in the Sunderland case, which alleges price-fixing conspiracy among industry players. You can learn more about it here and here. Find out more next week, as...
by James R.G. Cook | Jan 26, 2024 | Legal Issues
QUICK HITS The Pennys built a home and lived in it without issue for four years. Their new neighbours got their property surveyed and found most of the Pennys’ garage and a corner of the house extended onto their property. With the neighbours not expecting to use the...
by REM Editorial Team | Dec 20, 2023 | Legal Issues, News
Yesterday, the Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) announced a settlement to all outstanding and ongoing legal disputes with the Real Estate Council of Alberta (RECA). RECA’s board of directors has agreed to pay AREA $900,000. A joint public statement...
