I know many stories about neighbours not getting along, but the recent decision of the Ontario Court in Desjardins v. Blick is quite remarkable [...]

Who really knows the future?  When it comes to comment, I am not one to make fearless predictions.  But I am able to look at the prese [...]

Last night I tried bidding for an item on E-Bay for the first time.  I saw the sale price and bid up an increment.  But I was outbid r [...]

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court balanced the rights of a condominium owner against the power of his own condo corporation. Who w [...]

Anyone in the housing market is interested (often anxious) about the national economy. For that reason, I commend a blog written by the BBC's Ec [...]

"This year seems certain to bring nasty surprises for some of the 23,000 people who have to close on the new condominiums they bought two or thr [...]

House buying is tough the first time and it only gets more challenging in subsequent transactions.  When buyers purchase their first home, [...]

The Mortgage Asset Research Institute of the US reported that mortgage fraud has been on the rise with a dramatic increase of 26% in the last ye [...]

When a couple purchases a home with a mortgage, a common question is what happens to the mortgage if one of the owners dies before it is paid of [...]

Depending on the economy, the questions I am asked about the legalities of buying a condo vary from how to make an offer in a bidding war to que [...]

When real estate is sold, the ownership of the property passes to the new owner(s). There may be one owner or multiple owners. The owners may be [...]

The recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court in 1261053 Ontario Inc. and Pesing v. 1510846 Ontario Inc., Plain, Blevins and Thunder Valley [...]

Buying a home is a major investment -frequently the major investment- for a first time home owner. Financing it can be a challenge. Frequently f [...]