SPIS ~ Alevizos and Nirula

Disclosure This is another Property Condition Disclosure Statement case. This case came before the Manitoba Court of Appeal for consideration in 2003. It is one the highest Courts to discuss this document, …

Front Yard Landscaping

Where is your front yard? Sometimes, this can be a problem. You want to landscape, but you are not quite sure where to put the brick lamppost and the blue …

Install Hardwood Floors

The interesting thing about hardwood floors is that it is one of the few improvements that you can make to your house where the resale value may exceed the actual …

Real Estate: The Calendar Cycle

By Brian Madigan LL.B. Year after year, we are faced with the same cycle, repeated time and time again. Let’s have a look at the last few years and see …

Unfair Business Practices

Consumer Protection Act The Business Practices Act was a very good piece of legislation, but not too many people knew about it, so in 2007 the Ontario Government replaced it …

Gas Shortage and Cottage Prices

You should have purchased in 2008 What is that going to mean for real estate? As this is published thousands of motorists in the GTA line up for gas. They …

Fix Up the Basement

Let’s assume that you have decided to sell your house, but you have never finished the basement. In the case of a two-storey house, one third of the potential living …

Money Grows on Trees

If I were to tell you that I have an investment for you that will provide you with a tax free return of over 1,000 per cent, you’d think that …