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Slowing the market
May 18th, 2012

The Globe and Mail published this article a couple of months ago on the possible real estate bubble in Canada. Essentially, the author and those she spoke with raised concerns about the overall debt load of Canadians, and our ability to hold on to our homes when interest rates invariably rise. While... Read more »

Regulating estates lawyers
May 15th, 2012

I happened across this article in IFA Online the other day about regulation of estates lawyers in the UK. Essentially, their governing body has proposed making will drafting a “reserved” area of practice, so that only those lawyers with special expertise (and presumably added insurance)... Read more »

Buyer be aware
May 11th, 2012

I often read Mark Weisleder’s posts on the Moneyville website. This one in particular caught my attention: a realtor claimed an $11,000.00 commission from a couple after they signed a buyer agency agreement with him and then subsequently purchased a home through a builder. Buyer agency agreeme... Read more »

Fun facts
May 8th, 2012

Larry Bodine posted this article a few days ago over at the JDSupra blog called “Ten Things You Don’t Know About Estate Planning.” Among the more unusual: the first will dates back to ancient Egypt, and involved Uah leaving all to his wife, Teta; the record for the longest will is 1,06... Read more »

Survey says
May 4th, 2012

Someone asked me an interesting question the other day: what happens if there is a mistake in the survey and I don’t find out until after closing? 20 years ago, when you bought property in Ontario, your lawyer would have done a full certification of title. There would have been a dozen searche... Read more »

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