by Gerald Tostowaryk | Oct 11, 2024 | Columnists
No surprise to most of us, the Competition Bureau (CB) is investigating the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA)’s MLS commission policy requiring a commission be paid to buyers’ agents, and the Cooperation Policy requiring all listings to be on the MLS within...
by Gerald Tostowaryk | Dec 19, 2022 | Advice for Agents
Very early in my career, I listed an acreage property, the home of an acquaintance of mine and his family. Sure enough, one day I got that fateful anonymous phone call in which the caller informed me that the seller had problems with their septic system freezing up in...
by David Greenspan | Mar 3, 2022 | Advice for Agents
We talk a lot about the professionalism in the industry and about how we can make it better. We also often wonder whether or not that social media post is real or not…is that really them, do they actually own that, is that really who they are? Well, the two go...
by Avi Rosen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured, Legal Issues
A real estate agent contacted our office seeking legal advice on how to handle a complaint against her to the Real Estate Council of Ontario. The following is how our office handled the complaint and proved her innocence. She explained she had been married but...
by Barry Lebow | Nov 26, 2021 | Columnists, Featured, Legal Issues
Too many court cases involving agents are a result of one common denominator – not doing due diligence. Based on cases that I have dealt with over the years, here are some recommendations on how not to get sued by doing a proper job when buying or listing. One that I...
