In Ontario, a Power of Attorney for Assets is a legal document that allows an individual, referred to as the “grantor” or “donor,” to appoint someone else, known as the …
Personal Power of Attorney and the Risks
While a power of attorney for personal care can be a useful and important tool for ensuring your wishes are respected, there are some risks associated with granting someone else …
Power of Attorney for Personal Care (2)
In Ontario, a power of attorney for personal care is a legal document that allows you (the “grantor” or “donor”) to appoint someone else (the “attorney” or “decision-maker”) to make …
Spousal Consent: Keep the Spouse Updated
Question: My client has owned her condo for over 20 years. She got married almost 2 years ago. She is now selling her condo and they will purchase a new …
Awkward and Confusing Terminolgy
Reproduced below is an advertisement used by some Ontario based real estate Brokerages. The problem is that the set out 10 words and go on to define them, but they …
Confusing Advertisement of Confusing Real Estate Terminology
Recently, there are some Real Estate Brokerages advertising and publishing explanations of confusing real estate terms to the public. The only problem is they got all their information from other …
Referrals and Unethical Conduct
The following statement was recently published on a Facebook Group dealing largely with real estate agents: Post Let me teach you how referrals work. Agent A who works and specializes …
Power of Attorney for Personal Care
A Power of Attorney for Personal Care is a legal document that allows an individual (the “grantor”) to appoint another person the “attorney-in-fact” or “agent” or “attorney” to make personal …
Power of Attorney for Assets
A Power of Attorney for assets is a legal document that allows an individual, known as the “principal,” to appoint another person, known as the “agent” or “attorney-in-fact,” or “attorney” …
Commissions Upon Cancellation of Listing
There are many times when a property is listed for sale but it really “never gets sold”. And, that was expected! So, how does the Listing agent get paid? The …